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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10

always conservative in matters of
dress, did not feel the appeal of the
fashion, and it has never become even
SO much as a fad among the fad
ists' of that nation. The same is
true of the Italian and Spanish women.
They show something of wondering
amusement that any one should want
to wear any garment-not to mention
fur one-that is not a strict neces-
sity in weather such as Americas
summers produce.
Here, on the other hand, the most
recent estimates state that no less
than $50, 000,0 900 have been spent this
year on our summer furs and add that
this has been the garments most sue
cessful season thus far both in Paris
and America.
1t is only natural to wonder where
all the pelts come from that are an
nually made up into the fluffy little
pieces that adorn our feminine threats.
About half the skins we use each
year, the furriers say, are supplied by
animals from our own forests and
mountains, and the rest are imports
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
How to Eliminate the
Needle Complex
New York, Saturday.

n A OST of US associate needles
MI with trouble. Perhaps we
subconsciously picture the rich
man trying to get into heaven while
the poor camel is vainly attempting K
negotiate the eye of a needle or, pos
sibly. we are remembering the Stitch
stitch, stitch" In the immortal Sons
of the salrt"
To eradicate this complex one could
do no better than to pay a visit to-, the
Needlework Shop. run in connection with
the Y. w. c. A. There you will find the
manageress, Mrs. Edith P. Hershey
smiling away as though 1t were the
greatest fun on earth-this needle bust.
ness.
AT first" said Mrs. Hershey. who
has not been there long "I thought /
couldn't stand the sad things that
come UP. But there's such lot OF
joy mixed up with it. too, and char.
acter construction. People get such
lot out OF overcoming fate"
Then she pointed out case Of dolls
and took several out to show the ex-
quisite work in their clothing. These"
she said, ARE all dressed by an old
lady of rs, who supports herself en-
tirely and at the same time reaewsNheT
youth 1t is almost like making things
for babies again"
Everything about these play chill
dren'' showed the greatest attention to
detail-little knitted shoes for the babies
and nursing bottles, with more grown
up things for the rest. The old lady was
spending day upon day in happiness
with her little people.
The work of another old lady who hae
been very rich in other days was shown
1t consisted of very beautiful layettes for
real babies-the most lovely needlework
upon everything q baby could need, in.
GLIDING eiderdown quilts, pillows. etc.
The designer and maker OF these things
is also well on in the seventies and sup.
ports not only herself but her aged sister
There are others besides "old girls ir
this Christian association who do won,
derful things. Indeed, among 400 con
signors there are even men who are
helped to dispose of their clever wares
One, in whom Mrs. Hershey was greatly
interested, Is a Russian nobleman who
went trough the world war with the
rank of colonel. He has been supplying
some very beautiful oil cloth table sets,
painted In elaborate and exclusive de-
signs. These are in demand and are
filling sad gap in life and supplying
necessities for very plucky man who
is exalted enough in spirit to know that
work is ennobling,
One girl, who tolls in bank all day.
puts in the evenings in dressing teeny-
tiny dolls and making toys of various
sorts to help support an invalid mother.
Another, a very vivacious French girl,
supplies the most fascinating doll bags
for bathing suits, tennis shoes and other
purposes.
All in all the shop is a wonderful op-
portunity for persons who can't have
shops Of their own. 1t is also a find for
those who wish to buy things reasonably.
There's a jam and jelly counter in tho
home cooking department there's a
bookshelf and puzzle exchange: there
are frocks for old and young lamp and
candle shades, trays. desk sets--in fact.
what isn't there?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
Where and How to Serve Refreshments
Customs Differ in Various LocaIities-The Occasion
Determines the Kind of Refreshments to Be Offered

Sometimes the question comes to us
from young women asking whether or
not it is in good form to offer young
men callers in the evening some sort Of
refreshments. Now where the call is
more or less formal no refreshments
should be suggested, save possibly a
dish OF bonbons.
Sometimes in the Evening.
However. If the young man has been
invited for the evening to take part in
a game of cards or other family pastimo
then among our American young women
It is customary and quite appropriate
to serve some heartier refreshments.
Sometimes it even takes the form of a
light superb welsh rabbit, savory
sandwiches and coffee or chocolate, or
some dish Of hot oysters. But to offer q
casual caller such elaborate refreshments
would be decidedly out of place, I'M
less he happens to come when for other
guests some such repast has been
planned.
One thing remember anent this mat
ter Of offering things to eat: Never give
child anything to eat without first
asking its parent. Sometimes mothers
do give between meals to their own
children's playnates without knowing
whether there would be parental ap-
prevail or not, and this is really incon-
siderate. Even the smallest bit of
candy should not be offered.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10

With the coming of long trousers his
woes increase threefold. He waits
everywhere-at her house, on street
corners, in theater Hobbies, In automo-
biles. And then comes the longest Ito
him) and most agon1zing wait of all
those trern bling seconds when he stands
at the altar while the bride comes
down the aisle on her fathers arm.
Waiting, after this, becomes rou-
tine thing. The monotony OF 1t is no
longer relieved by the spice of variety;
he can tell beforehand just where and
when he will wait and for how long
He is thoroughly trained; he has alb
sorbed and digested all the lessons of
his long course Of study, with the re-
suit that he now waits automatically
and unthinkingly. Though he has his
hat and coat on, ready for the theater
and the taxi outside at the curb is
steadily churning up charges, he does
not get angry when his wife calls down
to him, Horace, will you come and
hook me up, please, dear?"
It is doubtful that Noah started the
Ark on time. Mrs. Noah probably left
something in the house and had to go
back for it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10

THERE was once time when a
hostess would have been re-
garded as downright inhospltapie
who did not offer guest or caller solne
sort Of refreshment at whatever time sie
CHANGED to pass under her roof. NOT olily
was it hospitable to offer refreshments
but among our grandmothers II WAS
regarded as the part Of courtesy TO IN
sist on the acceptance of such refresh
mentS.
In the Morning.
Peonle at the present time indulge
less in between meals than they used T.
and so the old custom is dying out &c
some extent. Now unless a caller comes
around tea time-from 4 to 6-we do
not feel it appropriate to offer after
noon refreshments. In very few
households the custom prevails dur
ing the cold months and where a late
luncheon is served of having hot clloco-
late or bouillon at about II, and if this
is the custom, then your guest who hap
pens to make a morning call at the
time should be included in the refresh
ment.
In Russia and elsewhere among
northern Euroneans it is as customary
to drink tea late at night as it is in the
afternoon in England. and there the
evening caller is always proffered a dish
of tea. With us, however, no one
thinks of serving tea at that hour.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
Viewing the World
Through Eyes OF Prejudice

them to building up paying business
rather than to scolastic study and re-
search. He looks upon magazine and
newspaper writer's as shallow. pander-
ing to popular taste-and the popular
writer in turn looks on the professor
or is apt to--as something of an old
fogey, lacking in knowledge Of the
world. The man in Wall Street, no
matter what his position, regards him
self as a budding financier-a possible
money king, and to be a money king,
thinks he, is to hold the ropes. that pull
the world.
This, at least, is the attitude of many
persons in many professions. Isn't it
true of yourself to a certain extent?
Don't you look at the other mans kind
of work as inferior to your own? Per-
haps you do this only occasionally and
probably you do not let this attitude
interfere with your social conduct to-
ward other people. But beware of let
ting this attitude dominate YOU And
remember that the men at the top of
any profession or calling are usually
the ones who best realize the limitations
Of that calling or profession.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10

the feeling with which we greeted the
idea 1t did seem queer. How stupid! ;"
some of us said. Others of us muir
INJURED to ourselves, well, why not?
Especially if it's being done in Paris
think I shall try it." 1t is safe to
say that the idea left nobody cold.
You couldn't be Indifferent to a fash
ion that upset so completely all the
time old conventions Naturally the
reformers didn't like the idea and had
much to say on the subject, but to no
avail
The fashion stuck, not for one sea-
son but for several, and now the sum-
mer fur, at least one pelt, is an ac-
copied part of every woman's summer
wardrobe. Hats are selected with a
view to their conforming with the
furs that are to be worn beneath them.
Gowns are cut in lines that will set
the fur off to it's best advantage. The
fur has thus become not only an adj
junct but a necessity.
1t is fashion, however, that is con-
fined almost exclusively to Paris and
the United States. The English woman,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10

Gone are the days of the stiff, heavy
white window curtain. Light fabrics
and gay colors now give us at once more
air and more beauty at our windows.
Many decorators prefer to use a very
sheer white or cream net for glass cur
tains all over the house, then inside
draperies of bright cretonne silk or other
color-fast material But there is surely
strong tendency toward color in the
nets themselves.
The smartest New York shapes are
showing heavy German nets in colors,
such as red, Jade, green, orange, Copen
blue and violet. One hesitates, however,
to use these directly against the glass,
for they do make the outside of the
house look rather like Joseph's coat,
especially if different colors are used in
different rooms.
Perhaps a happier solution of the
color problem is to select some dainty
net Of natural cream or deep ecru tone.
sucn as an Oxford cross net, and choose
one which has tiny bits of color In de-
sign The color scarcely shows from the
outside, but inside the room these bright
spots of rose. blues or gold, on the sheer
surface Of the net, CLEAN like jewels and
add much interest and decorative value
to the window treatment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10

And as yet he is almost entirely I'M
aware of the fact. He will deny that
he is influenced by women, because
they have been careful not to let him
know it.
His mother gives him pretty much
hiF own way when he is q baby thus
helping to rid his mind of any sus-
picion that he will not always have
his own way. He grows happily until
boyhood before the screws begin to
tighten, and then understands only
partly the meaning of what Is happen
ing to him. Deas to his plteous appeals,
mother tries on hats in the millinery
department, fingers silk stockings in
the hosiery department and looks at
dresses IN the clothing department I'M
til finally young Horace breaks out
with law. Ma, how much longer you
gonna wait wanna go home"
From now on life, with Horace, is one
continual wait for women. He waits
after school for Alice, to carry her
books for her, he waits for sister to
come home so he can leave the baby
and go out and play with the fellers,
and he waits for Aunt Kate to stop
talking at the dinner table so he can
ask for another helping of ice cream.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
Psychology Tales

tTNHERES room waiting for you,
ran the invitation; "the house
will be full OF your friends,
and there1l be something to do every
minute. Come" She put down the let
ter and turned to her husband, her eyes
swapping with imagination. Isn't that
wonderful p she cried II couldn't wait
to write 1 wired our acceptance" But
I'm glad to have you enjoy yourself,
even il 1 can't" he began. 1T was
very kind to think OF us, and you must
go and have good time. / don't like
to do things on the spur Of the mo-
ment, you know; haven't heard who
else will be there yet; 1 may not be
feeling like excitement when the time
comes. :"
How do we get like that? His wife
was geared high and he was geared low
that was ALL Each of us has a low and
a high in his speed limit, but this man
ran habitually on second with his foot
on his perfectly unnecessary brake.
What are the low gear signs IN our
selves and our acquaintance?
A low gear is never to be caught in
expressing a definite opinion; low gear
suspects every one of trying to get ahead
Of him: a low gear can never do any,
thing without first chewing all the life
out of it In minute planning of details
months ahead Of time; a low gear gives
indefinite invitations continually and then
fails to follow them up a low gear bor-
rows books and returns them conscten-
tiously years afterward when the owner
has forgotten his fondness for them a
low gear hates to give away last years
spring hat to a poor relation who can
turn it into an Easter bonnet more styl-
ish than it was originally; low gear
forgets other peoples birthdays and likes
to have his own remembered. Low gears
avoid people more clever than them
selves, the feelings of low gears are pre-
ternaturally sensitive. low gears never
admit themselves 10 be in the wrong, are
likely to enjoy things more in anticipa-
ton and retrospect than actually. A
low gear likes to hold the center of the
stage, but hates to exert himself and is
sulky when his opinion isn't consulted.
A low gear would like to reduce every
one else to a standstill in order that
twenty miles an hour may seem dare
devil pacei
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
Trend of Fashion

AFTER on the debutante will hold
the center of the social stage
- but at the moment it is her
xyounger sister who comes in for most
of the attention. This is the season
when the boarding school and college
girls have their innings and for them
are displayed the most delightful new
fashions.
Everywhere one goes one runs across
these attractive young persons shopping
in groups of two or three, accompanied
by mothers. AS rule they are excel
lent shoppers, for they have a definite
idea of what they want One reason is
that they know exactly what sort OF
clothes will be needed at school or
college.
A number of boarding schools have
certain specifica tions as to the type Oh
clothes to be worn by their students, but
most of them are content to state that
only the simplest frocks and suits Will
be permitted and these are limited in
number.
The suit is an essential of both the
boarding school and college girl This
fail several extremely attractive new
models have been brought out
Very new are those made of wide
stripes or checks, which are In sub
dued tones on a ground of brown, deep
ferent from anything seen heretofore
and are immensely smart. The collars
are of fur.
Sets in colored stones of bracelet,
earrings and necklace are becoming and
smart Sometimes Jet and crystal are
combined, sometimes jade or amber is
used, sometimes blue or green or yellow
stones or glass beads. Usually the neck
lace is of the short, choker sort.
Another version of the tailored suit
which is considered appropriate 20 the
girl Of the boarding school age is a
skirt of brown wool plaided in tan and
gray and a coat of plain brown with a
small collar of the plaid.
Irish lace Is a good deal used for
trimming fine white handmade lingerie.
Then there are the new deeply seal
loped handl1erchiefs. The scallops are
square and deeply indented, worked
In fine buttonhole stitch in white on
colored handkerchiefs. Sometimes there
is an additional decoration of finely
worked dots on the scalloped sections.
White silk bags embroidered quickly
aud heavily with steel beads are really
striking in their attractiveness. The
beads are used sometimes in an allover
design. so that the white silk shows only
at the edges of the bag; sometimes in
design which gives glimpses of the silk,
| Other bags are made with silk
foundation and then covered with deep
bead fringe that completely covers the
| foundation. Colored crystal beads
matching the foundation silk in color,
are used for this.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10

Seven or eight years ago Paris, out
of her ever insistent eagerness for
the new and different note in dress,
evolved the idea Of wearing furs in
the summer time.
And the mannikins went forth with
fluffy lengths of light colored fur
thrown over the thinnest of summer
frocks through the hottest months of
the year. 1t was indeed startling, and
perhaps for that very reason it took.
With the speed with which many
Partisan inspirations become fashions
the summer fur became a part OF the
mode not alone in the French city
but in her neighboring city across the
Atlantic.
New York, just as fond of the ex-
otto as Paris, Immediately recognized
the wearing of furs in the warmest
part of the year as one of the most
out of the ordinary things she could
possibly do, so she lost no time in
adopting the style.
All of us can remember distinctly
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
What May Be Done
With Apples That
Are Not Ripe
TT natural taste is based on bodIl,

TT natural taste is based on bodily
needs then apples must be Of all
fruits the most wholesome From
the time the first windfalls appear in
the fruit market there Is steady de-
nand for apples this time of the year.
Even the greenest of them seem to
compete for favor with luscious peaches.
pears and all the fruits of midsummer.
And quite often If you shop late in tho
day your fruit dealer will say, Sorry.
ma am, but the apples are all gone. We
took all the farmer brought In to-day.
but they were snapped UP hrst thing"
The apple in various forms is I'M
doubtedly the favorite fruit OF child
hood. Willis green apples are anything
but wholesome taken raw, they make
apple sauce that Is perfectly safe.
Sometimes you may notice that apple
sauce made from the very first OF the
apples seems to be rather dry and
even a trife "mealy." IL this is the
case add a little more water while
cooking, and add some sugar before re-
moving the apples from The fire. II the
apples are very small and full Aof
cores" try this method: Wash them
thoroughly and remove the stems and
any bad spots. Now cut them in halves
or quarters-any shape pieces that may
be fed into the mouth Of the meat
chopper Grind them through this
cores, skin and all, and turn into the top
Of double boiler with a little water.
or set in a slow oven. When the mix
ture is cooked soft put 1t through the
vegetable press. The skin and cores
give flavor to the apple sauce. Tits
seems like good deal OF work but It
takes much less time than peeling and
coring small hard apples and Of course
there is considerable saving since there
is no waste
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
The Woman
Who Sees
Pride Before a Fall

The Business Girl stepped foI :, one
bright morning with that feeling of
poise and knowledge that she was well
dressed and looked smart. She felt just
a little cocky as she stole glance at
her reflection in the store windows. The
vision was reassuring one from the
top Of her correct felt hat to her well
fitting shoes. Her suit was perfectly
tailored. Yes, she was well groomed
young person. and she felt just a little
patronizinT as she looked at her more
gaudily dressed sisters-but pride go
eth before a fall. AS she was crossing
the street a breezy young .truclman
winked at her and called out. Hello.
Rosie! Where's your red shoes?" Her
dignity took a rapid drop as she hur-
ried on. and though she was amused,
somehow her morning was spoiled.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
Covers.

From the covers of the magazines !
see,
AS amble UP and down life's giddy
way,
Blond and brunette charmers always
stare at me,
Though I'm really rather old and
quite passe.
That they shock me 1 am ready to
confess,
Though I've seen a thing or two in
LIES mad whirl;
Though the girl is on the cover, as
you guess,
There's so very little cover on the
girl.
EDGAR DANIEL KRAMER
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
Too Much Good Cheer Sends
FarewelIs Off at Tangent

It was his first trip abroad and all
his friends were down at the boat TO
see him off. Each Of them had brought
along a flask. from each Of which they
insisted he take drink as token Of
piled willingly enough, 1t must be adj
mitted, then clambered up the gang
plank.
His friends assembled at the end of
the pier to wave him a final farewell,
and royalty he waved in return. 1t was
only after he received his first letter
abroad from the gang. however. that
he learned his parting wave was a
little out of the ordinary
The letter read: ut sure was great
waving you were doing, Bill, and we
appreciated 1t, but you were pointed
\ rong."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
Reflection.

Spring
And Night goes whistling
Like a dark boy, debonair,
In his coat boutonniere,
Apple blossoms I declare!
Spring
And that means Youth;
Yet from the dark quite suddenly,
Where daytimes stands our apple tree,
A white haired man looks in at me.
Spring
And the whole world mating,
And yet soon, like a quick, late snow,
The apple blossoms will all go
Whittier? Only God will know.
FLOYD MEREDITH.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
Experiences.

New Boarder-How can you tell an
old chicken from a young one?
Veteran-By the teeth.
n. B-Aw. quit your kidding; chick
ems haven't any.
Veters4-But I have.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10


thoroughly dissolved. $500 n
Heavy furniture is out of place in a
small apartment.
People who possess valuable carvings
are sometimes at loss to know what
Is the best treatment of them. Accord
ing to an expert the best finish for
carving, especially IL of value. is to oil
It with raw linseed oil, TO which one
eighth part of American turpentine has
been added, and brush occasionally with
soft brush.
If a dark tone of oak is required
fume with ammonia placed in saucer
in an alright chamber previous to oil
ing. II already polished use anilins
stains in methylated spirit, applied with
camel hair mop brush. w
Plain walls with figured hangings
are better than figured wall paper with
plain hangings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
Mans Life Spent Waiting for Women
Mother Starts His Training and He Keeps 1t Up Till
He Reaches Crave

realize well ne is
trained imagne changed little since
the Of his the suffrage have made virtually no
people used to debate about