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Evening star., 1924-08-31

Halle and Madelaine and Madelaine-
goes in strongly for the high waist,
little puffed sleeves and the rest of
the picturesque details of the Direc-
toire mode. But, on the other hand,
there are other designers who are
There is nothing remotely like unan-
imous approval of the Directoire note.
X
A ND just to confuse the situation
"A in the mind of the fashion OBJ
server who is trying to get something
definite out of all this tumble of
fashion palaver. along comes the 1890
Silhouette Patou does much with
this idea. producing a silhouette that
slopes up from the front to the back,
introducing spiral founces that fare
below the hips.
No one who goes about with eyes
open to the way the younger women
are dressing can have failed to no.
tice the fact that waiStlines are riS-
ing. There seems to be something
spontaneous in this desire to depart
from the very low placed waistline-
disposition to show the natural
slenderness of the body that comes
above the hips. Here, at least, young
women seem to be frankly tired of
going around as IL they were all
shaped Like animated holsters. You
may have noticed it all along the line
this rising of the waistline. FrockS
that were made few months ago to
be worn with belt or girdle placed
about the hips are worn with the
same belt or girdle drawn in a few
inches higher. The millionaire's
daughter at the exclusive country
club, the young motion picture ac-
tress. the girl IN the suburbs in town
to buy the necessary clothes for
college or boa riding school, the stem
ographer in the business Of
flee. the sprightly young trained
nurse on an outside case, all reflect
the tendency to take in and to raise
belts and girdles trif1e,
Most young women with what they
choose to designate as clothes
sense" just take this for granted.
So it is interesting-is it MOTTO OBJ
serve that the French designers are
not at all unanimous about their in
dorSement of the raised and diminish
ed waistline.
They seem extremely cautious
the French dressmak ers-in this mat
ter of changing the waistline. Some
times they compromise by making
two horizontal lines. one at the hips
and one a trifie above the normal
waistline. Most ingenious is Renee.
one of whose most talked about mod
els for the autumn is a sheath frock
with four diagonal lines. one at the
hips, one just below the bust in the
true Directoire and Empire position.
Evening star., 1924-08-31

French importations. In fact, for years
the American commentary on French
frocks has always been either how
short" or chow long"
Any one who is looking forward to
real, literal revival Of the picturesque
mode of the Directore period in France
is bound to be disappointed. We could
no more bring back that fashion as 1t
really was than we could bring back
TO life Napoleon or Josephine Beau
harnaise, Queen Louise of PRUSSIA.
Princess Frederika. Recamier, Lady
Hamilton and the rest Of the women
who made that mode what it was.
Picturesque though it certainly was
the chances are that we would flee
from it in something like horror were
we to find our dressmakers and clothes
shops presenting hats and frocks and
wraps and accessories that were literal
copies of the real Directoire period.
Even a vague revival Of Directoire
fashions seems somewhat uncertain,
and for every French designer who
shows influence of this sort there is
another who ignores it entirely.
The high waistline. if it is making
progress at all is doing so on very
uncertain ground. And the Directoire
influence at present seems to be felt
more in the introduction of double
breasted coats, wide reverS and Guns,
small shoulder capeS on coats and
street frocks than in raising OF the
waistline.
Here and there one of the influential
designers-notably Anna. who has
recently united the houses of Jeanne
Evening star., 1924-08-31

Escaping Wreck By a Sniff.

sponsibility of driving a passenger
train.
The reason for this long training
is that the engineer must be so care
fully schoo1ed and become SO accus-
toned to the locomotive through the
years of practice that he is able to
sense danger and act quickly with
almost a sixth sense which tells him
what to do.
neer on a Western road who saved
his train through the use of his high
ly developed sense of smell, devel-
oped as a result of his years on the
road.
One foggy night he was driving
his train along at his usual high rate
of speed, and everything was ap-
parently going well. Suddenly, to his
fireman's great surprise. he slowed
down the train and began creeping
ahead cautiously. The fireman could
see nothing alarming on the track
ahead.
Then out of the fog doomed the FED
tail light of caboose. A train ahead
was travelling slowly. If they had
not stopped just in time they would
have run ipts9it and there would
have been serious wreck. The
train ahead, as they afterwards dis
covered, had got it's orders mixed and
had no business there at all.
Sense of smells what saved u.s."
the engineer explained briefly. 81 got
a sudden faint whiff of engine smoke.
knew it couldn't be from my own
engine, because the stack is high and
the smoke travels straight back, so
as soon as I got that Whit l jammed
on the brakes. If l hadn't done that,
by the time | saw the tail light it
would have been too late to save the
train'
Evening star., 1924-08-31


McCandlish.
n n A TURTLE was peeling pota-
;sss f.: ;.': !: ] +; :s:::: =
Judge Bears chickens out of
the back yard. Ma Turtle kept
sharp eye on her vegetable garden,
and at intervals she would drop her
potato pairing, seize d sawed-off han
die of a broom, and sally forth after
any stray chicken that dared to tres
pass on her garden patch. After
each such sally. Ma Turtle became
more and more indignant. There was
the fire of righteous Indignation in
her eye as she resumed her seat after
her fifteenth unsuccessful attempt
to catch the chickens and wiring their
necks.
The chickens. on their part, kept
wary eye on the back porch and
the slightest movement from that
quarter was enough to send them
flying back to the safety of the main
highroad, which was neutral ground
a sort of No Mans Land for all
parties.
Ma Turtle sat down heavily, and
mopped the perspiration from her
face. Il declare to goodness" she
remarked to herself. IF dem good
for-nothin' chickens don't plum drive
me wild! l allow l gwine to 'nihi-
late couple Of 'em, If it takes my
last bref!'
Tommy Turtle entered the yard at
this moment. with a smile on his
usual cheerful countenance and a
brace of water trout slung from a
fishing pole.
''Howdy. ma" said Tommy Turtle.
How r you bearin' UP under d. hu-
midity of d. atmospheric
Ma Turtle rolled her eyes up wear
lily toward the skies and made ges-
ture like Patience smiling at Grief.
I'm plum flabbergasted!" said she.
Dem chickens of Judge Bears done
plum drove me to distraction. Seem
like dey amt been a moment sence 1
set me down to peel p'taties but what
I got to get me up and chase dem ras-
cally, maraudin' pests outen my
yardw
Tommy glanced in the direction of
the truck garden in time to see two
pairs Of long yellow legs and a pair
of red combs just emerging from the
direction Of the snake" fence. For
a moment Tommy remained in deep
thought while he watched the bob
bine heads as they neared the farthest
cabbage patch. Then he turned and
walked of in the direction of the
woodshed. Leave d chickens to
me"' he called back over his shoulder.
IT done had mo'sel of luck today,
landin' brook trout, an I reckon I'll
just take a fling at fishin' for hens"
said he. Ma Turtle breathed q sigh
OF relief; for she had great faith in
Tommy's ideas.
About a half an hour later Tommy
emerged from the woodshed; hurled q
block of wood in the direction Of the
cabbage patch, which block neatly
caught the flying figure Of a Ply
mouth Rock in such = way that 1t
Evening star., 1924-08-31
Strange Moon Rays.

DUISSEUX. the distinguished selen-
ographer of the Paris Observa-
tory, some time ago observed that
the curious rays, or bands, extending
in straight lines away from many
lunar Craters, such as the celebrated
tycho, are produced by the deposition
of volcanic ashes carried to great
distances by the winds that hap
pened to prevail at the time the
eruption occurred.
He accounts for the relative mar
rowness of these bands, which are
never more than 80 miles broad,
although their length is sometimes
many hundred miles. by supposing
that only the central axis of the
deposit has remained, the less dense
borders having been destroyed by
the denuding forces of the air
when the moon had a considera BILE
atmosphere.
Evening star., 1924-08-31
A Costly Carpet.

WHAT is undoubtedly the most
w wonderful carpet in the world
is that owned by the Ma Maharajah of
Baroda. 1t measures four square
yards. and it contains rubies, dia-
monds and pearls interviewer to form
a scintillatinE pattern. 1t is eSti-
mated that these gems are worth
about s4,0OO.00O. The manufacture
OF the carpet gave employment to
numbers of weaVerS and jewellers.
and it took four years longer than
had been estimated to complete the
task.
The Maharajah of Baroda also
owns the most famous diamond COL
lar in existence. 1t contains 200 dia-
monds and is valued at more than a
million dollars
Evening star., 1924-08-31

strings, carrying such touching mes
sages as: why don't you keep your
chickens at homer Feed the poor
birds, and keep them of your neigh
bors' property" "a hungry hen
knoweth no boundariesw Personal
regards from the Old Hen Hawk" and
so forth.
Judge Bear put in a solid hour with
the pruning scissors, separating his
hens from the shipping tags. He
looked perplexed, outraged and cir
cumnavigated.
Upon my word" said the Judge
Indignantly. IF some folks don't
seem to be entirely devoid of any
neighborly feelin'!" And then he
clipped a tag which read: Hunger
driveth me to roam, in search Of gen.
uine Southern hospitality"
Evening star., 1924-08-31

sent her sprawling-and then-when
the field was cleared of possible
eavesdroppers-Tom began sowing
a number of corn kernels, which had
holes neatly drilled in them. and were
dextrously attached to pieces of
cardboard by means of pieces of
string. When this was done, Tommy
and Ma Turtle retired to a point Of
vantage back of the corn crib, leav-
ing the field apparently cleared for
the enemy to advance.
X X X
When Judge Bear arrived home
that evening ne went as usual to his
hen roostery to collect the eggs. What
was his surprise to find each one of
his priced chickens trailing a long
string dangling from ks bill, with
cards attached to the ends of the
Evening star., 1924-08-31

An attractive favor for each guest
at a party is candlestick. You can
make the base and holder the same
color you are featuring in your other
decorations, or you can make all of
your candles different colors.
Cut two squares of colored paper
inches square. Use one for the
base of the candlestick. snip off the
corners to make round and mount it
on lightweight cardboard. If de-
sired, leave all the bases square, or
vary them by making some square
and some round.
Divide the other square in half and
Evening star., 1924-08-31
How to Make Favor Candle.

use one half for the socket. Rule
this off into 10 squares, as in the
figure. cutting into the vertical lines
of the bottom squares. Fold on the
dotted lines and paste "A" over "E."
Center the holder on the base of the
securely.
Double the remaining piece of pa
per lengthwise for. the handle and
paste it on as shown in the illustra-
ton. With a sheet of yellow paper
Az inches in depth make a roll for
the candle. Place into this some
cottonwood and insert a small piece
of red tissue paper for the flame.
Evening star., 1924-08-31

"Do look after Stella IL you can
possibly keep her on your mind.
She's always into everything, you
know" Hazefs mother looked wor-
ried as she finished packing the
basket for the two girls.
IT don't see what you want to let
Stella go for" objected their father
grumpily. You know how Hazel is.
She's so dreamy and absent-m minded
you can hardly trust her to take care
of herself"
Hazel took it all silently. There
was no denying that she was un-
Evening star., 1924-08-31

would reflect the image as one-half
it's size. At that time it was the
fashion for women to carry small
hand mirrors of polished metal in at
tractive carved ivory boxes with
elaborate designs.
In Chino and Japan mirrors Of pol
ished metal were first used. as early
as the; ninth century, and even now
are preferred to any modern mirrors
because of their religious significa nee.
In every household. poor as well as
rich, the large bronze mirror plays
an important part, as it "is believed
that the first Japanese mirror was
given at the foundation of the empire
by sun goddess.
Evening star., 1924-08-31
Hazel Looks After Her Sister.

trustworthy. She remembered with
shudder the time Stella had cut
her hand because Hazel wasn't
watching her, the time Stella had
spilled paint on her hair for the same
reason, and Hazel sighed.
All during the picnic Hazel was
right on Stella's heels. She watched
everything the little sister did.
Lets take a last swing" called
Stella.
'T don't like you to go on those
swings" worried Hazel. The swings
were great favorites with the boys
Evening star., 1924-08-31
Things

An engineer of a passenger train
doesn't get his job in one bound. He
comes up to it gradually. He usu
ally begins as a fireman, and most
railroads, when they select a fire
man. look him over very carefully
for they are thinking Of him not as
q fireman, but as future engineer.
Evening star., 1924-08-31

and two at intervals between. But
even Renee keeps the majority of her
frocks with the established single
low waistline. Patou clings to the
unbelted straightline frock, Chanel
is said to have gone in almost ex-
Evening star., 1924-08-31
BY MARY MARSHALL.

" EN- to twelve inches from the
ground is the right skirt line
as seen through the eyes of
French dreSSmakerS who
have recently shown the
world their ideas for new autumn
clothes. Georgette is among those
who favor the ten-inch length.
while Chanel goes to the eX-
treme of twelve. The result is that
wherever any new imports have been
shown in this country the murmur
''how short has always been heard
Last winter the same sentiment was
expressed by Americans seeing the
Evening star., 1924-08-31
Too Far.

Taxi Driver-Five dollars, please.
Broke-Back up to SO cents. It's
all I've got -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10
GIANT TREES CENTURIES OLD
Sycamore Near Long Island City Be-
Iieved to Be Good for Many
More Years of Life.

"Old Sycamore" a giant tree at
Wheatley, L. l., was born only 81
years after Columbus landed at San
Salvador, in 1892. 1t was eighty years
old when Hendrick Hudson first saw
Long Island.
!. This is the opinion of experts who
have. examined the giant sycamore,
Its age is estimated between 300 and
400 years. more likely 1.-The latter, it is
said. The trunk near the ground is
"A feet in circumference and some of
the limbs. half way up even, are
larger than the stgunks ofymany trees
which claim to be patriarchs.
The height of "Old Sycamore" has;
not; been ascertaihed, but it. towers
over the landscape in 1ordly fashion.
Ninety years ago the place was used
by the county Butcher as his home
His beef when slaughtered" was hung
on chains from "Old Sycamore's
limbs. -,
The tree is said to be in splendid
condition, and good for century or so
more. j..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10
LONELY
BY Harold D. Hill

Somewhere a man and a wife sit,
sad,
And, speeches., look into the fire;
But the warmth on the hearth brings
no warmth to the heart
Filled with loneliness, dismal and dire.
Pleasant their home-warm, well fur
nished and clean,
And Fortune, it seems, has smiled;
But over it all the thought persists
IF only we had child"
Somewhere a child's pale face looks
out,
Forlorn, on a world that is cold,
Dropping in mouth and pathetic in
eye,
Expression half childish, half old
Back of that look is strong sad wish
AS outward the stray thoughts
To the things that the best in the
whole wide world
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10
COUNTY AGENT NOTES
Why Soft Corn?


Soft corn is favorite topic of dis
cussion in many localities at the pres
ent time. In almost every state the
crop failed to mature as farmers ex-
pected that it would. The dry weather
during October and the early part of
November permitted the corn to dry
out thoroughly, and farmers who
thought that their corn was maturing
found out later to their disappoint-
ment that it had really only gotten
dry and loose on the cob.
Much advice has been given of late
as to methods of storing and feeding
soft corn, but little has been said con-
corning methods of producing sound
corn. It is in this connection that fer
tilizers, especially those containing
phosphoric acid and potash, play
most important part. This fact has
been well established by many exper-
iments, and the experience of thous-
ands of farmers this year furnishes
added and convincing proof.
No doubt there are number OF
farmers in Grant county who have
noticed this effect of fertilizing in
ripening the crop and in producing
sound corn of good market or feeding
value. If you have had such an ex-
perience this year, we would like TO
know it, in order that we may pass
the good word along to others. Surely
those farmers who have been able TO
produce sound corn in 1924 have had
some experiences that will be worth
repeating.
Have You a SOil.ImprOVement
A definite program of soil improve
ment is important not only for every
county and every state but also for
every farm. The reason for this is
plain but frequently overlooked. Good
crops are one of the essentials OF sue
cess in any type of farming, no matter
whether it is dairying, fruit growing,
truck raising, or just plain general
livestock or grain farming. poor
soil will not produce good crops OF
fruit or vegetables nor will 1t support
much livestock, for good supply of
feed is necessary to success in live
stock farming.
Farmers have often been told in a
sort of Observation-Disclosures fashion
that the mere keeping of animals will
improve the soil. This is not true. 1t
is not even half truth, for the sue
cessful production of crops must come
before livestock raising or dairying
can be profitable on the average farm.
OF course where considerable COM
mercial feeds are purchased each year
this will help to build up the SOIL The
real truth is that livestock or dairy
farming will help to maintain the fer
tility of the soil provided, of course,
that good cropping system is fol-
lowed and the manure carefully saved
and applied to the land.
A program of soil improvement for
any farm must provide for the fol-
lowing:
IA good cropping system includ-
ing legumes.
2-Saving of all manure and crop
residue and the growing of green
manure crops where necessary.
3-The use of lime or limestone, if
accurate tests show that the soil is
too acid for the crops to be grown
1.-The judicious use of fertilizers
of correct analysis and in amounts
sufficient to give profitable yields and
to maintain fertility.
Let us talk over your soil-manage-
ment.-J. B. keenan,, County Agent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10

\ woman used to make, up her
mind before she went out. Now she
makes up her face.
It must be awful to work in a
bank and count so much money and
get so liff1e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10

The Kiwanis club. entertains the
football squad at a banquet at Grant
land club rooms Thursday evening,
beginning at $50.
Mrs. Harriet Stockert, aged 40.
wife of John Stockert. of Potosi, died
at Mercy hospital, Dubuque, Sunday,
after an illness of two weeks. Funeral
was held yesterday with burial at
No. Buena Vista. Iowa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10

A local party asserts there is q
first time for anything. A so-called
citizen was heard to make the re-
mark the other day that "all OF those
old saloons are still selling booze.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10

The girls who look as if they
have been using the powder puff.
There is no doubt about our be-
ing home-loving people. The last
time we elected president 81 per-
cent of the voters refused to bulge
from their firesides.
Lots of women run machines these
days. So did our grandmothers, but
they were sewing machines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10

A father, a mother. home.
Need more be said, or isn't it clear?
For now that the sun is begun,
Why should I work out the problem
here
Just the adding of one and one?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10
j. S..OCONNOR
OPTONETRIST

Eyes tested and glasses correctly fit
ted. Come in and get your glasses
Strengthened. No charge.
At WRIGHT HOUSE, Room 10
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec.
10. 20 and 81
At 0Stermeyer Hotel, PotOsi, Mon
day, Dec. 22.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
AN TI-;CATHOL|C
SPEECH .ST|RS
GERMANY
Vatican Expected to Answer
General Ludendorff's
Accusations. -

BERLIN, March 9.-General Lud-
endorff's speech against the Cath
olic Church at the treason trial has
produced the greatest indignation in
all Catholic circles. even the nation
alistic societies considering It a re-
grettable and embarrassing mistake.
Dispatches from Rome predict
that the Vatican win issue an en-
ergetic answer to Ludendorff's &C
cusatiOns and will probably publish
certain important documents.
The newspaper Nuncios In Berlin
requested to make a, complete re-
port Of the speech will probably
send several Of its representatives
to Rome.
Government TO Act.
The German government Is also
expected to issue statement in an
attempt to counterfeit the impress.
sion abroad. The Vatican is re-
ported to regard Ludendorff'S at
tacks as an undoubted insult to
sovereign power. which however,
will not stop the Vatican's efforts
toward International Cancellation. In
Vatican circles It is pointed out
that during the war the Pope was
sometimes accused of having pro-
German sympathies. The Vatican
however, has no interest in backing
Separist movements in Germany as
the friendship Of little Bavaria
would be a poor exchange for the
hatred such policy would arouse in
Northern Germany.
DIR. George Helm, the most proni.
nent politician accused by Luden-
dorff issued from q sick bed a
categorical denial Of all the charges.
Center Party Speaks.
The Center or Catholic party
through it's organ Germania says
'"The Catholic part Of the people
cannot calmly accept such insults
from the mouth Of a man who
himself contributed so much to loos-
ening the ties of the Reich"
Nevertheless, the very sensation
of Ludendorff's speech produced the
proof of his hold on the tmagina-
ton of large masses who see him
still as a military genius. IL an
unskilled politician.
When the trial is resumed to-
morrow, the other accused, besides
Ludendorff. will be heard. Kahr,
Lossow and Scissor are more guilty
of treason than Ludendorff. accord.
ing to the popular view. They will
testify Wednesday.
Violent clashes are expected BE-
tween the accused and their alleged
''betrayers."