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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Brief Fashion Notes
Of Interest to Women

Chrysanthemums, which previously
were associated with the football sea
son and house decorations, are now be-
ing worn on all occasions in minia-
ture form. They come in all colOrs
and lend a tone to the costume.
Gift flowers are being shown on
evening dresses of black, brown, gold
and some Of the pastel shades Flat
silk pansies are new note in flowers
and are particularly suitable for
shoulder wear, as they can be worn
under a coat or wrap without being
crushed
A homeless and garterless corset Of
silk and elastic should prove Of in
terest to many women. 1t is made
id the "step-in" effect and cut to fit
the figure. having two bands about
the thighs which hold 1t in place. This
corset is particularly desirable for
the woman who needs support Of some
kind but who objects to heavy boning
effects
Paris reports that, In spite Of all
forecasts to the contrary, beaded
gowns and jeweled ornaments are
more fashionable than ever. Stones
are now artistically used in all
milady's accessories from jeweled
headdress to gem-studded heels.
A new kind Of long sports coat"
in rough tweed is trimmed around
the bottom with a wide band Of fur.
of pony and muskrat, in a violently
geometrical design. which Is repeated
in two shades of brown wool en-
broidery on the body and sleeves. II
Is fantastic and is expected to appeal
to the smart American woman
Silver lace will be used a great
deal on the newest bridal gowns, all
Of which will have long lace sleeves.
Where hats are concerned feath-
ers are completely dead. Not one hat
In twenty now boasts any kind of
feather trimming On the twentieth It
is always the same kinda very thick.
bushy osprey OF the same color as the
hat, worn, usually. downward, sweep
ing away from the face.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Fuller Skirts Find an
Eager Audience Waiting

The tailored frocks, the circular
f1ounced and godeted dresses that give
such a coQuettish ripple about pretty
slender ankles. find d large and eager
audience waiting The straight sIlhou-
cite. the chemise f'rock and concealing
overblOuse have made life very graft
flying for several seasons. until II
seemed as II nothing but q slip
over or an uncarved garment would
ever be called a dress For the young
and slim, or even the slim. there was
raison d'etre But the most militant
spirit. the most stole endurance. failed
to translate the chemise model into
a becoming costume for any but that
perfect SO" Of shadowy outline. How
ever, little by little. women Of ali
types, ages and sizes surrendered to
the vogue. and gradually incongruities
ceased to shock.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Ancient and Modern
Systems of Currency

In the early days of our civilization,
when mans fiocks and herds were
his only possessions, they also consti.
tuted his money, and when metal
coins were first introduced many had
cattle stamped on them.
The Latin for cattle is ''pecus." and
it Is not far stretch from this to our
word ''pecuniary," which is usually as
ISOLATED with money.
Again, the word cattle" is derived
from capital" the origin Of which is
the Latin word "caput," meaning q
head, ana from the very earliest times
beasts have been spoken Of as so much
per head.
1t is curious, too, how agriculture
has indirectly affected our system OF
currency. When man found it easier
to dig win a bronze or iron spade
than with wood. it was not long be-
fore iron and bronze coins came into
use. Later, when gold and silver were
discovered, they were quickly adopted
for currency.
The word salary" comes from
saline" When the Romans dom
mated Britain they took possession Of
a great many of the salt mines. be
cause salt was then a valuable com
modify; n addition, workmen in the
salt mines were frequently paid witt
salt, and it was not long before this
form Of remuneration became known
as salary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
SilkIUOrnss Lose Little
Time Beginning Work

The secrets of rearing silkworms
have been handed down among Chi
nese farmers from father to son for
hundreds of generations The Chinese
farmers buy silkworm eggs in the
spring. These are very minute and are
sold on sheets of stiff paper each con.
tanning 2OC 900 to 24OOOO eggs.
The egg sheets are placed in clean
basket in a small rearing room, and
charcoal fires in earthenware braziers
are used to keep the temperature at
80 degrees day and night for nine
days.
Then the eggs turn green. A day OF
two after this the worms hatch. Fol
the first two or three days the young
worms must be fed every two hours
day and night
Fresh, soft mulberry leaves are
shredded very fine and sprinkled over
the lewly Matched worms; their jaws
are too weak to chew much of the leaf
but they can suck out the juices.
The worms reach their full growth
in 1S days, says a writer in the Scien-
tific American Some idea Of their
ravenous appetite can be gained from
the fact that a group Of 100000, the
number Matched from one egg sheet
about one foot square, eat a ton and
a half Of mulberry leaves in a little
over fortnight On the eighteenth
day the farmers transfer the worms
to a bamboo rack, and almost imme-
diately they begin to spin their
cOcoons.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Plisse Effects Seen
in American Fashions

Where the straight silhouette ap-
pears in this seasons fashions it does
not have the uncOmpromisingly severe
lines of last year, but is given a GER
tain fluid grace by cleverly concealed
godets and plaitings. Plisse effects,
which always have been featured In
French frocks but which recently only
have been made an integral part Of
American fashions. frequently are
seen.
One reason for this is that since
the plisses are usually put In by hand
it Is a long and tedious process. But
designers have found that the results
more than justify the time taken in
making them
Many are extremely intricate and
suggest hOneycOmb effects or smock-
ing. while in others there is an ap-
pearance Of diagonal or herringbone
stripes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Meant as "SIann" at Author?

What might be called a readers
prize" was recently awarded a London
book collector under conditions Of the
most perfect impartiality.
The reader in question, who is an
inveterate hunter for bargains in first
editions, had invested in an old copy
of paul and Virginia. which he was
attentively perusing. He read through
the book and, somewhere toward the
end. discovered that two pages were
stuck together. Separating them with
a penknife he found between them
several French bank notes totaIing
5000 francs and the following note
penciled on the margin Of the page I:
Earnest reader and friend Of this
book who hast read thus far. thou dost
merit this reward. From La Bull
garie, Sofia. Translated for the Kan
sas City Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Measuring IN Tons

Two men were disputing as to the
weight Of an inch Of rainfall. Il read
somewhere that it is 101 tons of water
to the acre" said one. No" said the
other, 'Tm positive the correct figure
is 113 tons" The weather bureau of
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture says that both are right. The
rainfall in tile first instance was reck-
oned by the long ton, or 2.240 pounds,
the common ton in Great Britain. The
long ton is used for some purposes in
this country, but the short ton Of q
900 pounds, which gave the second re-
suit, is more usual here.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
No Longer Satisfied
With Looker-On Role

Bobby, age five, sitting with maJes-
q Ia the BARRIERS chair, gazed with
scOrn upon his sister, age seven.
4 asked for you to come with us, ="
he remarked haughtiIy, $50 you could
look at me while l have my hair cut.
And you are not lookingr'
Oh, but there was accusation. dire
Feproach In his youthful fury.
Il am tired of looking I don't
want to look any more. I want my
own hair cut" shifted sister. 1T Is
your turn 10 look at me-"
Bobby's lip quivered. Traitorous,
Jealous sister. Say, just wait
ell he got her home. He'd pull her
hair.
It's happening all over the world in
every age, In every walk Of life. Sis
Ter is tired Of looking.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Hints on How to Make
Footwear Comfortable

Buckled shoes are sometimes loose
round the instep. If the portion of
leather to which the buckle is sewn IS
unsewn and firmly stitched a little
further back inside the shoe this will
tighten 1t. and give greater comfort
20 the wearer.
Shoes a little too big and which rub
may be made comfortable by fixing a
small length OF narrow ribbon velvet
IN the heel of the shoe with seccotine
or pair Of little fixtures sold at most
shoemakers for the purpose.
If q patent shoe pinches any part Of
the foot a rag soaked in boiling water
should be placed over the part while
the foot is In the shoe, and the leather
viii soften to the shape Of the foot
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28

The most intelligent variety Of
kangaroos live in trees and are found
only in north Australia, according to
a writer in the Sydney Bulletin. "Sci-
entists say the 'roos came from Asia,
then connected with Australia" says
he. THE tree-climbing roo boards in
north Australia only and is exceed
ingly intellectual, having developed
the art of thoroughly and prettily
clothing himself. He understands the
benefit Of living In little communities
and intelligently chattering about the
weather, and is so physically de-
veloped that he can live In trees bet
ter than on the ground"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28

signed for general wear with a va
riety Of dresses. resulting in a variety
Of costumes. And designers of coats
playing up to the ensemble idea-have
made individual selection enticingly
easy.
The warning-New coats feature
materials with soft, rich pile And
there will be a deal Of velvet, If fash
ion displays have been any indication.
The woods and velvets alike are re
markably supple and easy to manip-
ulate.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Con AIways Do That

Bin-You know, when ! get 50 old
and feeble that l can't do anything but
eit around / want TO die Off.
Bang-I don't want to live Just
as long as possible.
BiH-What do you think you'll get
out Of life when you get old like thatT'
Bang I'll get big kick out Of
just sittin' around and crabbin' about
how the younger generation is going
to the bOw-wows
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Transparent MetqLs

Dr. Kari Mueller Of Berlin claims to
have discovered a process by which 1t
10 possible to reduce metal folls to a
thinness 81 one 21s-millionth Of an inch
while retaining their elasticity. The
process can be used with all kinds
g metals. including gold, and. Of
course, renders them transparent.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Separate Coat in
New Winter Modes
Garment Should Be Chosen
With Future Costumes
in Mind.

Always excepting the new hat, or
the new little frippery that is needed
70 add a piquant air to the plainness
Of the costume that Is q legacy from
the season past, the separate coat is
far and away the most important ac-
QUESTION Of the new mode. Against
its background-of fabric, color and
line-will be built the costumes that
the season TO come will demand.
And these separate coats differ very
little, if al all, from the ensemble coats
bought as part Of a costume suit
They fall, naturally. into the same di-
visions Of the suit. some model Of
which is possible for every occasion
Of the day ffrom early morning until
late evening-or early morning again!
For they are militarian sports, semi
formal and formal, with a generous
representation of tailored types
It will be readily seen that the sep
arate coat is an economy, since it may
be chosen with future costumes in
mind, and its color may be. in way.
dependable one, against which gay
ETY. and brightness and unusual shades
may be silhouetted. If it is to be real
ly servieeable, it must not be chosen in
one Of the off shades-Iet the frock
be chosen thus-but in a tone that will
harmonic with many other tones.
Since ones first impression Of the
it may truly be said that the outfit
viii stand or fall by the coat of it
And the very fact that more of these
costumes are made up Of contrasting
fabrics than all of one material adds
appreciably to the value Of the sep
arate coat. For the cloth coat may
have a dress Of any fabric, and velvet
combines with cloth. crepe or silk.
And popularity Of the ensemble or
Of harmonizing colors, is another fac
t0r in the success Of the coat de-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28

AZ one Of the religious celebrations
In Morocco spiked balls are thrown
into the air and allowed to fan on the
throwers' heads. He who appears the
most injured and fpr0cious IL consid-
cred the most truly religious
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
Eosy Figuring

See how count. mamma" said lit
tie Artie. There's my right foot. that's
one. There's my left foot. that's two.
Two and one make three. Three
feet make yard and | want to ~ ont
and play in 4. Boston Transcript.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-11-28
RoRinr Y Dopn

n takes forty pounds Of beef IN
make one pound Of meat extract.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-23
Ring Advocates Redistribution of
Husbands on Common Sense Basis

Genevieve screams when Harry
drives the car and vice versa.
Harry talks golf all the time and
bores GenevicVe stiff. Genevieve
discusses out loud the relative mer-
its of Otto and Mr.. Shirley as hair
dressers and the topic don't seem
to give Harry no big thrill.
THE MARITAL CATECHISM.
Genevieve drinks a couple of cock
tails at parties to insure herself vs..
going to sleep before it's time to go
home. Harry takes all they will
give him so he won't waste no time
laying awake when he finely does
q get home.
Now, friends, cases like the
above named is galore in every COM
munity and accounts for pretty near
100 per cent of all the unhappy
marriages. And since they seems to
be a prejudice VS.. trial marriages
and besides that would not do no
good to people all ready marred,
why I would suggest 2 things, "a
that all existing marriages where
either or both parties amt contented
be declared off by presidential
proclamation and follow this up by
a entire redistribution Of husbands
and wifes based on similarity of
tastes and (2) that before unmarried
couples be allowed to marry, each
party be obliged TO fill out n ques-
tionaire reading something like as
follows and If the answers to 0 out
Of the 10 questions is not the same,
to forbid the bands.
!. Can you read?
2. When you double 2 bid do
you mean business?
8. Can you make coffee?
4. Can you handle your liquor?
8. Are your relatives all right
mentally?
8. How do you feel about the
radio?
Z. Who are your favorite com
zeal cart0onistg?
8. What does a green light
mean?
0. Is this your first visit to the
Falls?
10. What's the right time?
RING LARDNER.
Copyright, 1925, by the Bell
Syndicate, Incl.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-23
Explaining Just How Dumb the World Is
BRUNO LESSLVG-------------

AIOW that we are in the middle
~ of the summer we shall give
the students of our Course of Edu-
cation by Correspondence, a week
off. This will give them a chance
to rest and to prepare themselves
for the new course which begins
next week and which will tax all
off their resources that the in
come tax collector has overlooked.
In order to pass this day in a
light and pleasant manner and
not annoy such Of our students
who obtain their mental board and
lodging from our course of instruc-
ton, we shall while away the time
by explaining just how dumb the
world is.
If you should doubt any Of the
statements that we make, you have
only to write US letter enclosing
SIS bill and we will give you
proof of our aspersions. Young
ladies of the female sex, between
the ages of eighteen and eighteen
and one-half, should enclose photo
graphs and, If possible, telephone
number. (If you have no telephone
the drug store on the corner will
do).
The world Is not as dumb as It
looks. 1t is infinitely dumber. Ask
a peanut pedlar who discovered
geometry? You will be dismayed by
his ignorance. Ask yourself the
same question, and you will be
dumbfounded when you realize that
you never even knew that geometry
had been lost. '
How many wives know where their
husband are when their husbands
are not where the wives think they
might possibly be? And vice versa.
Particularly the latter.
Many q case is thrown out Of
court for lack of evidence because
the blond hair on his overcoat
might have come from a horse. And
with the streets full of forty-horse-
power autos, how can one distin-
guish between a blond and a bru-
nette horse?
HOW TO MAKE BEER.
Who are the national heroes?
Babe Ruth, Charles Chaplin, Henry
Ford and some young lady in the
Middle West who shot her grand
father because he would not let her
bob her hair.
Who knows anything about Pro-
fessor Swift, the discoverer Of the
Appalachian theory which has Civ
en- US all our thyroid glands? Who
has ever heard of DIR. Barzdell, the
famous inventor Of the Razaza, that
wonderful machine which records
what the girls are thinking? Not
one in a million. We are honest
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-23

ITO the editor:
L If a person goes around from
here to there and back with their
eyes open it won't be long before
they find out that though a mans
or a WOmans spouse is often re-
ferred to as their mate, why some
husbands and wifes amt no more
mates than Pussyfoot johnson and
Sophie Tucker. These couples who
l refer has little or nothing in COM
mon and you amt alone with Meth
er party more than 3 seconds when
you are told verbatim that he or
she to who you are listening is mis-
understood.
The lease bit Of sympathy showed
towards one of these confiders and
they will follow you around all the
evening adding details till finely you
even know whether their wife's or
husbands tooth brush is soft, hard
or medium.
HARRY WON'T DANCE.
The whole trouble seems to be
that the boys down in Washington
has overlooked the amendment TO
the constitution, namely a amend
ment legalizing trial marriage, and
the result is that thousands and
thousands Of ladies and gents
launchs their frail skift on the salty
sea Of matrimony before they can
spell each others names and ad-
dresses. It don't take them more
than a month or 2 to discover that
the consort TO who they have yoked
themsclf up should ought TO Of been
put out Of their misery in child
hood, but now they are tied TO them
and must remain so unless they have
grounds for divorce and the patience
and means to enjoy same. A trial
marriage would Of showed them the
serious discrepancies and one Of
them could Of just packed up and
left the joint without paging the
Lambs club for Dudley Field Ma
lone.
So as to make my point more
clearer leave US take the case Of
typical couple who we will call Mr..
and Mrs. Claffert. IN the first y
weeks Of their welded bliss they be-
come aware Of the following hia-
fuses:
Mrs. Claffert likes to go home
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-23

kEISS ABBIE HATCH has writ
AVA ten to me in great distress. 1t
is abvious that Miss Hatch isn't
wildly enthusiastic about columns
like mine, but her sisters-in-laws are
and she hopes thereby to reach
them. For the last three years
those sisters-in-law have been a big
problem in the Hatch family. Be
fore that everything was serene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hatch, Abbie and her
two unmarried brothers, Ralph and
Justin, lived in the old family home.
Aunt Julia and Uncle Ray lived
almost next door, with their three
children. Cousin Theodore and his
wife and her sister were only twenty
minutes ride by the street car, other
cousins, first and second, were
within phoning distance and Grand
ma and Grandpa Willis Mrs.
Hatch's parents) still lived on the
old ranch ten miles from the city.
An ideal arrangement! The whole
family could get together easily for
holidays or anniversaries or in any
crisis. They were always visiting
each other or 'phoning each other.
No one dreamed Of taking any de-
cisive step without consulting the
Family. OF course, there were little
tiffs and MISUNDERSTANDING now
and then. Some of the relatives
were rather difficult. But, on the
whole, it was a wonderful situation,
one rarely found in these heartlesS
latter days.
And then Ralph and Justin mar
ried within three months of each
other. Everyone was delighted.
Annette, Ralph's wife, had been an
interior decorator. Rose, Justin's
wife, was private secretary to one of
the biggest lawyers in town. 1.-THE
boys couldn't have chosen better"
said mother Hatch and The Family
echoed her opinion. Then they all
got busy planning for the two new
homes, deciding which would be
the most suitable place to live, etc.
etc.
Right there the trouble started
BANG! Both Mrs. Justin and
Mrs. Ralph proceeded to pick out
apartments for themselves MILES
AWAY FROM ANY OF THE
FAMILY AND WITHOUT CON
SULTING A SINGLE RELA-
TIVE! Nor was that all. They
went ahead and furnished those
two apartments without seeking adj
vice and began TO entertain just as
il such a thing as The Family
didn't exist!
OF course everyone was amazed
We're they angry at something?
Didn't they understand that The
Family stood willing to help? As
soon as The Family got its breath
IL called. It was quite plain that
the girls weren't angry at anything.
No hostesses could have been more
charming. Even when old Aunt
Julia, who IS edgy, came right out
and asked them why they hadn't
let any one help, they smiled sweet
ly and said they were so grateful
but they really hadn't needed any
heip. thank you.
No one could pick the slightest
flaw in their conduct and yct-the
horrible truth was that they treat.
ed The Family EXACTLY LIKE
OUTSIDERS! And they are still
treating them rs such! They didn't
consult anyone when Ralph's boy
was born and no one has seen