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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Lovely Russian Tunic
Makes Welcome Return

The Russian tunic. more radiant. re-
splendent in simmer and color. and
as sophisticated as the most cosmo-
politan of world beauties. is with US
again. Few women are going to at
tempt to resist Its appeal. although
only the divinely slim. and we might
add the equally divinely tall. can
wear it with the dash and nonchal-
ance that 1t deserves. To appreciate
It at its full value you should see 1t
scintillating in metallic sheen and
ablaze with color, the scarlets and the
Colds, with sprinklings of equally "a
diant tints.
When one of the metallic brocades
is not selected, the choice invariably
falls upon brocaded or printed vel
vet, the printed Chim-ring, or richly
mapped fabric deliberately embroi-
dered. Like the coats of the season.
1t runs to great depths. for 1t is at
knee depth that the generous band Of
fur adds its swirling finish. There Is
more of the fur banding the short
sleeves and occasionally collar
across the back at the neck. And you
girdIe 1t or not as the fancy and the
wearer's figure may demand. Show 1t
with black velours or velveteen skirt
and you have the costume of the hour
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Magical Touch of
Ribbon for Gowns
Combination Of Gay Strands
May Be Used to Obtain
Winsome Effects.

Every woman should have silk
uegligeeS adapted to her personality.
They are simple and easy to make.
A pluin one-piece pattern Is used to
cut 1t out. After that everything de-
pends on the application of trimming
at the right places. A wide. Powered
satin ribbon may be draped over the
left shoulder, coming to low waist
line ON the right side and tying In
huge bow. II the material of the
kimono Is a coral silk the ribbon
should have the coral color us a back
ground, but could also show tones of
blue. green and gold.
A bertha made Of the wide. soft
satin ribbon would be equally as eff
fective. especially If decorated at
opening with few colorful ribbon
flowers.
panel OF wide, soft ribbon may
reach from the shoulder TO the floor,
The last foot lying on the floor and
ending In a heavy gold tassel. This
panel hangs free from the negligee
and. being on the side back instead of
the center back, may be draped over
the arm becomingly
There are moderately priced plain
silk negligees and kiInonos in the
shops that could be treated with rib
bon and turned into a thing of beauty
instead Of being merely a practical
garment.
The combination of number of
ribbons is feature of dresses. There
Is such variety Of beautiful ribbons,
exquisitely shaded or shirred or seal
loped, that an infinite variety Of com
binations Is afforded. In combining a
number Of ribbons, It Is not necessary
that the colors match. but they should
be 30 selected as to afford harmony
either through the blel ding or the con-
trast Of colOrs and Of texture.
For instance, a deep bertha, which
adds modish note to any frock. may
be made as follows:
First, an almond green ribbon. three
inches wide. is used. It should be
the kind of ribbon that has gath
ering thread along one edge and Is
scalloped along the other The gath
ering thread is pulled just enough to
ct the neckline of the dress and. to
allow the scalloped edge to lie fiat.
| The next ribbon used should be a
green plise, shade lighter than al
mond and six inches wide. One edge
Is attached to the first ribbon just
under the scalloped edge. The ribbon
falls over the shoulder but does not
fare. On the contrary 1t hugs the
shoulders closely, the shirred center
allowing room for the curve of the
shoulders. A green ombre ribbon.
three inches wide, is next attached.
It should have a scalloped edge or a
gold edge.
Instead Of using shades of one color,
two or three, or even four, pastel
shades might be combined Or two
colors, such as gold and blue would
be effective.
The ribbon bertha on a dress re-
Quires another ribbon touch either al
girdle or bottom of skirt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Beading Is Combined
With Ribbon on Frocks

On the tide of the demand for ribbon
trimming has come like demand FOR
beading, since charming embroidery
effect can be attained by It's use on
dainty frocks without the actual bother
of doing the embroidery. This Is espe-
cially popular for children's dresses.
Rows of beading may encircle the skirt
and yoke. Through this beading mar
row ribbons are run, tying in miniature
bows at odd places. Several pastel
shades are used effectively on light
frocks. while black velvet ribbon is ap-
propriate for any kind of dress.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Laurel Garnishinss.

One is therefore often obliged to do
without them, no matter how welcome
they would be. But there Isl another
resource that can take the place of
cut flowers to some extent-branches
of laurel or punches of laurel twigs.
Laurel is cheap and good guam
tity can be purchased for very little
money. Placed In jars or sase- of
water it will last long time. If the
water is changed frequently, 1t will
not only keep fresh for weeks at
time, but will sometimes throw forth
new shoots.
In this wsy, at an Insignificant cost.
one can add to any room the grac
and interest that only living, ranch
ing thing will impart. Use jars or
vases of agreeable color and Of a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Adaptations of Home
Electric Light Shade

The shade or globe that covers an
electric or even a gas light when re-
placed by newer design can be
used as flower holder. Merely in
vert the shade and place tumbler
in the middle actually to hold the flow.
ers or ferns. The bowl has an at
traciye shape. If the shade is made Of
frosted glass It can be decorated with
water-color paint. Little flowers
grouped in dots. each dot composed Of
one color such as pink and blue and
mauve, give a dainty decoration In
such a receptacle.
Frosted-glass electric light shades
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14

no chance for his getting away with
out our knowing it. We had our men
about here all the time"
"Your menw Meager laughed scorn-
fully. "Those greasers; they would
only be playthings for Manuel. HI.
man you and your gang couldn't even
keep your eyes on Frisco"
HE sure told me one d-n straight
story. He seemed to know about all
was going on. I'd heard lot about
him, knew he was a friend of yours,
and supposed him all right"
"And spilled all you knew-d--n a
Mex, anyhow"
"Well, amt hef"
Saint he what? He amt nothing
just now. 1 did run with him bit.
of course. down below the line. But
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14

he wasn't invited into this game, and
his being with Garrity was just an &C.
cident. At least took it that way at
first. Now sorter reckon 1t maybe
was all put-up job. Amt exactly
made up my mind what the guy was
up to-just suspected something was
going on. and decided to butt in. l
reckon. But, after he got out here
shopping around, there wasn't nothing
to do but put him out O. the way
specially after he stole my horse"
II amt so sure he stole your horse"
"What do you mean?"
"Just what told you before. You're
so bullheaded nobody can tell you
nothing. / never did think that fellow
you shot was alone He was talking
to somebody when we crept up-I
heard him."
Talking to himself; you never saw
nobody but him."
"No, I didn't; he was up on that
rock against the sky. but there might
have been somebody else out o. sight
on the ground You was in such a
d-n hurry to get to Casebeer, you
wouldn't do anything else"
Course, 1 knew the Kid was alone.
and after that tumble he took wouldn't
bother no more. We had to get Case
beers gang out Of here before day
light"
81 don't know why. You haven't
told me much. Why didn't you let the
outfit go on? What did you want to
unload the mules here for, and then
send them back?'
IT didn't get any chance to tell you.
It was after you left last night that
got the DOPE That's why I had to
ride out here myself. by Cd, on my
wedding night" He laughed out loud.
"Say, Sanchez, there's some real girl.
let me tell you. Thinks she's knocked
me out; raped me with gun when
I was drunk. and got away. Did If
she didn't, the little vixen. I'VE got
to go back and show her what kind Of
herman l am when I'm SOBER"
"She got mad at you?"
Rather that. | thought she was
the soft sort. but she's wildcat. Got
me the first swipe. but she'll never
finds me so dead easy the next time.
I'll teach her who's boss when get
this job out of the way. What was it
| you asked?
"Why you stopped Casebeer"
"That's what Clarity came to tell
me. He'd got on to something. There's
leak somewhere. We couldn't get
the stuff through tonight-a bunch of
cavalry are up In Box canyon"
I'll! What brought 'em there?"
"The judge didn't know. He got 1t
from somebody at the post. The out
fit started south, but that's where
they were bound"
"You don't suppose they know"
"Sure not-only suspect that stuff
| is 1being run through again along this
trail. All we got to do is lie low
awhile"
mo one has seen Gomez"
"He hasn't put his head out of this
hole. You haven't seen him yourself,
Juan Come on; he must be back in
there asleep somewhere now likely.
Keep one hand on the wall"
"Shall strike a match. senor?'
mo. not here: wait till we turn the
bend; then it will not show outside.
Can't be long now till daylight comes"
Kelleen. silently pressed into the rift
| Of the rock, the dead man at his feet
could mark the passage Of the two
clearly by the scraping Of feet as they
| CROPPED their way along the stone fi6br.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
The jungle Froek.

Although the animal-applique gowns
of a famous designer have made a
sensation. a still greater one has been
caused by the new jungle frocks The
Jungle frock has not only appliqued
animals, In silk, velvet and leather; 1t
has also an appliqued landscape for
their background.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
CHAPTER XIV
The Light Goes Out.

Kelleen waited in an agony Of sus-
ense, his thought with the missing
trl. rather than on his own peril. or
he nearness of those men cropping
indy toward him in the darkness.
1Qt they were surprised. startled at
being greeted by Gomez was plain
tdenced from the first gruff utter
reaching his ears.
here the hi is the fellowY'
exclaimed angrily. II told you
him from up above and got
ser Now. by G-di he isn't
IN here"
here all right There was
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14

used to come to him when he needed
him-he was too d-n smart for the
judge. That was what / came up here
for. and mostly the reason why
grabbed the ranch-see Clarity fixed
things. because he knew Manuel had
hi of lot O. spoils stored away.
We wanted free hand. When come
up l fired every American, and took
on Mexicans l knew. We run just
cattle enough so as to get an excuse
for exploring the desert. We knew
the d-n slippery cuss was hid around
here, but couldn't get onto his hole"
"Well. go on"
CTo BE CoNTINUED.) \
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14

proper shade to give support to the
laurel. The green of the laurel leaves
Is of virtually neutral hue and will
look well with any surroundings or
silhouetted against any background.
Placed on Il table before mirror, or
against gray, yellow, blue or buff
wall, for example. the laurel will fully
justify its presence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Earrings Large.

The struggle for mastery between
hoop earrings and pendants still goes
merrily on. One style is as fashion
able as the other. The prime neces-
sity is that, whatever the style. colors
or material, the earrings must be as
large as the face can bear
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14

in plain white may be made more at
tractive matched to the color scheme
by a painted border. Bead fringe.
which can be purchased by the YARD
and glued on, also adds a great deal
Of style to simple frosted-glass shades
Any color can thus be brought out to
emphasize the color scheme Of the
room.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Linlnus Match Costume.

One Of the smar, est things you can
do this season is to line your cape or
coat with the same material as the
frock over which you will wear it.
This Is particularly effective If the
gown is of figured silk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Decorate Your Rooms
With Laurel Branches

Everyone realizes the great decora-
tive value of cut flowers, and how
much their presence adds to the charm
of room. Unfortunately. observes a
writer in the Portland Oregonian, at
certain times of the year, cut flowers
are expensive and do not last long.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
SILK Junners.

Hand crocheted jumpers and those
of silk crepe, bound with braid. ara
developing wing sleeves thu; are most
attractive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
Saying illustrated.

"Hard lines r. murmured the student
when he couldn't translate passage
in Homer.-New Haven Evening Reg
lister.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14
White SIR aao

A white silk bag has many rows of
white petals.
Evening star., 1923-10-07
All riding ana no polishing |
Henry q dull car.
Americanitis and Gas.

The automobile offers such. con-
venient means of getting from one
place to another quickly and mex
pensively that the country is already
carrying il to extremes. Restlessness
has reached a high peak, and the
great advantages of the motor car are
being misused in an effort to keep
moving.
Physical examination of Is per cent
of the folks who go out riding Sunday
for pleasure would reveal complete
fatigue. The bulk of the motoring
population selects the most crowded
bouievards and highways. breathing
nothing but exhaust fumes. seeing
nothing but spare tires and feeling
nothing but nerve jolts."
Resort hotels are losing what ID
known as the permanent guest-the
person who spends his vacation in
one place SO that he can do one thing
at a time and do il properly. The
new habit is to travel as many miles
as possible per day and visit as many
resorts as there are days in the al
nerve-racking procedure that is not
helping the business. social and phys
Zeal life of the people of North
America.
Ine feVer TO, move on mas redcneu
such limits that motor tourists do not
even wait for lunch at hotels. prefer
ring to tear off 200 miles during the
day rather than a modest and enjoy
able seventy-five miles of driving I'm
the afternoon: They reach their des-
tination too tired to enjoy the even
ing. and leave so early in the morn
ing as to miss every attraction the
place may have to offer. This proc
ess actually urges some tourists to
go home as soon as they have made a
few stops. merely because going home
again would be moving on"
It's one of the most serious prob
Icms of the day. ''Americanitis" sort
of popped up with gasoline,
Evening star., 1923-10-07
Soft Tire Advantage.

Knowing that soft tires are a slight
waste of power in ordinary running,
the motorist will perhaps be surprised
to learn that in hill-ciimbing tests
professional drivers usually make the
grade with comparatively low tire
pressure. The theory of 1t is that
with the tires soft there is greater
tire area in direct contact with the
road and thus more traction for the
wheels. The tires, in other words,
afford a sort of clawing action. I'm
Guestionably certain amount of
power is lost through less free rolling
of the car due to the fiexing Of the
softer tires. but this is considered
preferable to loss of power and speed
through the bouncing of the wheels
over road inequalities. which Is the
case when the aires are pumped up to
the required pressure for normal
driving
Evening star., 1923-10-07
Women NoD Race
Autos Like Best
OF Male Driuers

That ancient wheeze that women
can't drive motor cars may have
to be laid away with some other
ones in lavender and old lace.
Women are even entering the
racing feid--and conquering. The
dizzy speed at which the worlds
fastest drivers nowadays circle
speed tracks to victory Is not too
fast for them
Several women competed In
100-mile race at the famous Brook
lands track. at London, recently.
One Of them. Mrs. Grace Duller,
won. with an average of more
than 80 miles an hour, faster than
the winning average at the inter-
national 500-mile classic at Indf-
annapolis Memorial day last.
The winner drove British car.
Evening star., 1923-10-07
when All Else rails.

The following suggestion is not
recommended for all motorists. but
IT has worked occasionally and Is
therefre worth considering when
everything else has failed:
Should the car develop a chronic
squeak and greasing Of every part OF the
chassis falls to remove II, the chances
are that the wood framework OF the
body has dried out. This is especially
likely to happen to q car which Is sell
dom washed. provided 1t is seldom out
In the wet. Under these circum-
stances 1t Is advisable to remove the
seat cushions, tools and the floor
mats and wash the car inside and
out. This method, while rough, has
been known to remove many per-
sistent squeak. It does not have to
be done In such a way as to damage
the trimmings or the mechanical units
OF the car, simply enough to elimt-
nate the dryness from woodwork.
Downright 1923
Evening star., 1923-10-07
Opportunities Wasted.

These advertisements on the spare
tire covers are getting to be a bit tame
of late; and the possibilities are too
good to- waste. The words, "Aonther
Fool in place Of Another Slicker,"
for example, might put q lot of other
drivers on their guard and save trou-
BILE. On penalty Of having the thing
done to death by Advertising wizards
some one has suggested. What To ft?'
ton. If tire covers told the truth.
however, they would read, "$400 down
and ten payments to CO."
Evening star., 1923-10-07

while travelling 40 miles an hour?
along with him on SUNDAYS and per.
mitted him to run It.?
II he discussed his golf score with
the fireman and missed q number OF
signals along the way, even Though
nothing happened?
He'd lose his fob, IL not his life.
But the engineer" ola motor car is
supposed to be different" He IL ex-
cused on grounds that he ought to
know better
Evening star., 1923-10-07
Shift Before Descent.

!. When planning to use second gear
In descending a steep hill always
make the shift before descent Of the
hill Is begun. II you wait until the
car has gone over the crest Of the
hill 1t will gain SO much speed while the
that the shift il made 100 per cent
more difiicult. You will either have
to race the engine or apply the
brakes until the gears will mesh in
your calculations as to the relative
speeds Of car and engine are not upset
by the sudden acceleration of the car
during the shift.
Evening star., 1923-10-07
Did You Know

That the fiexing Of the springs has
an effect on the adjustment of the.
brakes? This Is particularly notice
able when the brakes are applied in
descending a steep hill over q rough
road. In Hotchkiss drive design.
wheelbase to a slight degree. this
variation of brake adjustment is even
more pronounced. If the wheels, are
bouncing irregularly. that Is. not in
in adjustment accordingtoly. While
this tends to produce 4 skid when the
roads are wet the qualities of the
road surface automatically prevent
machine. however. is likely to slide
forward for the reason that whenever
spring ,nexes and a wheel locks
traction is lost. The way out of this
ing to exert the greatest braking
effort when smooth sections of the
doYngrade are encountered.
That occasional cleaning of the fan
more tightly adjusted? In oiiing the
grease or oil gets .on. the pulley and
is conveyed by the belt to the pulley
ns IS ena sneaxh OF the Of snsss ss to shaft
courage little slipping of the belt.
It's also a good plan to reverse the
belt occasionally.
lHdL II NHcIc 10 HO pEONtSiOH
holding up the hood on your car. and
you are constantly troubled by having
1t slip off the f1ange of the cowl where
you hopefully brace 1t. the solution
is OF punch a small hole through the
fange, insert a nail and brace the
hood against it? The nail can be
easily removed when the hood is
lowered and kept in some handy
place where 1t is on hand for the next
engine. inspection
That some OF the knocking in the
engine may be due to too lean mix
ture?With too lean q mixture for the
load an engine must labor, thus re-
sulting In knocking of it's weakest
and loosest parts. This may be in the
form of a piston slap. a pistin pin
knock or bearing knock, depending
upon the condition of the engine.
When it is seen that to this disad-
vantage must be added the fact that
laboring serves to infiict further wear
on the engine the saving in gas
through using a lean. mixture may
prove to be very costly in the long
run.
ing where Ii Is more economical from
the standpoint of the gasoline con-
Evening star., 1923-10-07
Watch Car in Rear.

1t isn't necessary to go through
contortions when parking, or ask
where near the curb. Just keep an
eye on the car that Is parked In back
of your space. You are pretty sure of
having made a good landing" IL the
line of your left tenders lines up with
the other cars. and better II your
tenders are little nearer the curb,
enough to the curb
Evening star., 1923-10-07
Braking Down Grade.

Don't be afraid to use the brakes
when descending hills. A determine
tion not to burn out the Innings leads
altogether. with the result that they
do not operate very effectively in an
emergency. 1t should be remembered
that a little burning in of the brakes
now and again is an advantage, for
this roughs up the lining and primes
the brakes for a quick stop when
they are used again. II the brakes
Evening star., 1923-10-07
The Sunday Motorist
A. Ahr;dg.a M.~.,;n. Co. r. f,,.,.r.
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN
An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners.

tion that you paid about $3.50 less for
But Is this fair? Why should the
man who buys the car In the first
place pay all the taxes and delivery
charges. 1nd yet not be able to pass
accepts the car in trade or to the in
divftual who buys II outright. There
Is something wrong with the process,
and possibly there would be some Inn
provement in the used car market 10
motorists were not SO willing to part
with their old cars without demand
ing something to cover q portion OF
the surcharges. When man has
added S100 worth of extra equipment
to his car he expects a better price
for 1t when he comes to sell.
Price of Uniformity.
With the Inauguration of the mid
western conference OF motor vehicle
administrators 1t is evident that mo-
torists can look forward to greater
similarity In the motor laws of the
various states. Working with the
eastern conference. which. like the
state OF California, represents the
legislation and regulation, the mid
western conference will cause the
motorists of the middle west quite
some concern. Those car owners
who have shouted loudest for uni
formity will suddenly realize that
this ideal state of affairs necessitates
acceptance on the part of millions of
motorists of such laws and regula-
tions which have proved satisfactory
In the more advanced or model"
states. This Is precisely the reason
why more progress in uniformity
hasn't already materialized.
The motorist has complained be-
cause the lack of uniformity has and
continues to cost him heavily; he
must not complain, therefore. IL he
has to make certain sacrifices In or
der to obtain even a reasonable form
of uniformity. When he Is asked to
invest in a new set Of headlight
lenses he should recall the possible
cost to him in fines were he to risk
using an unapproved lense in passing
through another state.
Uniformity. as experts have fire.
quently said, Is long and costly
procedure, but the car owner should
regard IL as an investment, or pre-
MUM, to insure him against the
greater cost of an illogical cpngiom-
ara fipn nf Iawe
Evening star., 1923-10-07
Law Of Compsnsation.

The law of compensation has fur
ther proof In the matter OF roadbuild-
ing. 1t Is frequently observed that
In the process OF building new road
the material has to be transported
by motor trucks over that portion
tion. This becomes q process of wear
Ing out the roads to build them. Pos
sibly IL lighter vehicles were. used
the law of compensation would take
effect in wearing out the carriers
instead Of the roads.