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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1914.
WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO KNOW-THINGS THAT INTEREST MAID AND MATRON
ELLEN ADAIR SEES
BOTH SIDES OF LIFE
ON LONDON NIGHT
She Gets Glimpse of Dere
licts by Thames Em
bankment and Witnesses a
Romance in Restaurant.
REV. DR. ANNA SHAW AGAIN
CAMPAIGNS FOR SUFFRAGE
IV.
A certain tender radiance dings about
London summer evening, when Mip
loar of the traffic Is hushed, and the sk
Is slowly changing In n long and plea
lint twilight. The streets nt 7 o'clock
no longer teem with busy moil, the tinin
hove carried these to long-drawn hapn.
even'tigs on (he hundred golf Units which
suirrouml tho great c-iti to guy little ten
ids . lubs to quiet backwateis, when
mna of pally decorated houseboats lm
Mm old tlier Thames. The punts and
.klfrs ot Hampton I'otirt are filled witli
1mpp ill if tins couples, mid moored be
iM'bin the oierhailging willows the whlte
Unnneted lives oiitli H courting tin-white-clad
KnsllsD river girl. Oh. hapiK
uiitr iJear Hampton Court! The oM
ie,l pnlnoo in its stately Ellrnbetha i
l-aut ever; summer witnesses Hie ant
r.ld ernrs as In thoe stately dtis -M.
eais aRi when Anne IJoIomi conunt-d
with Hie nnioious King Henry, and !dK
lit if ted, a hnppv Queen, In her -snort ioe
iiream on the vlver Thames.
That .TuH evning. the night before T
failed for America. Is still so frwh with
1 i in i mind. Wc drove around tit! Lon
don streets, the little old lawyer man
mid I. perched h'gh on the great motor
V And nlnr.led ultll the patti uf rn
inent loss. m lonely present, and m;.
,a-HP uncertain future. I felt a stiange
la'lmi Pel I was setting forth on the
liif.it Adventmc.
Mi-. Vdulr " said tuy companion sutl
imilv noiiTc a fine little sltl. jnd I hate
1 thin''. "( 3.0U clearing off HKo this,
villi no one to help ou. I hope that
uncle of ours over In Philadelphia 13 a
t-afo pioposltloii. Toil wrote him last
week didn't oll? He'll probabb come
10 N"w lurk to meet jou. 1 wish I could
suw hrre In town to see you to ur
tiain iomoirow mouiins but I cant.
1 e tmu up a Pood boarding-house In
Kensington, anil thej've pot a room for
ou tlnre tonight. And tomorrow just
tai over to Waterloo Station, and a por-i-i
will book you .uid our lussiue right
through to Southampton on the ciily
lir.at-ttain. Got your ticket all right?
v - Indeed," said I hurriedly, for I
did -Hit like to meditate on the fact that
: Muvelins steerage It was all I
co !' : fluid.
MIT. S DKl'.i:LtOTrf IN LONDON.
S r ,.nrneed niaiu mllus In silence, out
h ii' rhiimes Embankment, when the
r.v -... reddening In the west-pa-st those
iHiie J:,nbankment scats which hold life
tl rehi t. i-ust up from God knows where
the in lnmdioly army of the Might-Ilave-
" Vee those poor souls ltting yonder."
r-akl the little lawyer huskily, "life 3
fi.it-ii-i. drifting rudderless. And many
or t'li-m better men than I'"
Il.ii .nose are down and out." I alu.
mil hiu's like trumps and beggar?:"
-N. in.fti-i," s.iid the little man. "thev
ohm were ercat, tliey unco wrn fine. On
voi-.in lonely seats have often t.at the
Kieatuat geniuses of the age-shabby--
liuntu s nogle Hed misunderstood. 1 he
Immortal Dr. .lohniou often came here,
-l'-,f c-a '.upper In Ills pocket. Hero
"un'v. fie shadow uf Westminster and the
TJi.ii-i' of Parliament he sat alone, itul
c-.ln', on the old .Thames, meditated on
.ni'.t. of all earthly nopes. u, ii..,...
i it urn how true that Is."
don t believe US true. cucu
islVntl' "for life Is surely what we
in ilce lt ! hate that dull philosophizing
-h. path of glory leads beyond the
ci live. ,md amhow should Include a very
plr j-.mt l.fe in this world. I mean to
make the ory roost ot my life."
'Vuu liaie the couraso of south.' said
t ie little lawyer in his kindly voice, "and
mi.v tint the hours arc slipping by, shall
,. retuin to dinner? Frascall's In the
Strand is a famous place."
:nl liter we arrfed there In f.-ont or
t ... u -eat restaurant a lung line of taxis.
Isiidiiuletteii, electric brougham ms as-rembi.-d
it was now nino o'clock and
Ft ill daizht. And we walked in to
ptl.er. throuKll the i-heerfut eutrdnce
ball. to .1 veritable Aladdin's f'avc bc
i.jiid. In niy country inexperieiu-e. I
thoucht a new heaven and a new earth
had opmed-lt was all so jn.iRnl.icent.
fiieat bs.nb of hut-houne llowcis mintr
hd sweet tnlors with exotic perfumes of
fie u.ist, ttreat palms towered far above
our heads u the vaulted roof, the glitter
of i thousand liKlits sparked In one great
chandv'.ier beneath the dome,
INTl.rKNOE OK Ml'SU".
Arid the people' At softy-shaded, lamp
lit tabb-b there they sat and oh! the
Iwiutv of the women! 1 Know I saw
them all thruustli rone-colored sUnes
that niRht. to me It was all Couleur-de
in and the strains of a dear Ilun-
iT MBEri&' Mi--' iha K
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FRESH MEATS KEEP
THEIR HIGH PLACE
IN HOUSEHOLD LIST
Dealers Anticipate Rise in
Prices Next Week Mar
ket Basket Quotations
Show Little Change.
'"SilS
REV. DR. ANNA SHAW
Is rs'ow Traveling in "Northwest States, "Where Question of Voles
lieu "Will be Fonghl
the Next Election.
for "Women "Will be Fought Onl at
The prices of meats, poultry, fish, but
terycggs, vegetables and seafoods at tho
closing- of the week remain unchanged
ojid no advanco in prices is anticipated
by the retail dealers except In the casa
of fresh meat. Higher prices may ba
asked for next week.
Mutton and lamb chops are retailing
, nt 13 to 30 cents a pound. Logs of mutton
is cents and lamb 25 ccnls. Shoulders of
' mutton are 1Z cents. Sirloin steak Is
bringing .15 cents a pound uid round
steak IS cents. Beef llvor Is 14 cents and
calf's liver 40 cents. Hams coat from 17
to i'S cents a pound. Stewing veal can bo
had at from 15 to "0 cents a pound.
White potatoes a to retailing nt CO cents
a basket and sweet potatoes CO cents a
half peck. String beans cost 13 cents a
half peck and green peas 40 cents. To
matoes aro 13 cont.s a hnlf peck. Corn la
bringing S3 cents a dozen cars and cauli
flower costs 6 to 35 cents each. The
lowest prloes quoted on peaches Is 13
cents a box. Blackberries are IS cents a
box, huckleberries 18 cents and rasp
berries 10 cents a box.
The boat eggs aro 40 cents a dozen. Tub
butter 3S cents a pound and print butter
43 cents a pound. Chickens are bitnglng
from 23 to 22 cents a pound.
Fish and seafoods ore comparatively
cheap. Htcak cod can bo had for 13 centa
a pound. Ilnllbut Is 20 cents. Brook
trout Is 70 cents and sea bn&3 Is selling
as low as V! cents a pound. Calllsh is 18
cents and flounders and buttorflsh aro
selling for 12 cents a pound. Sixty cents
a pound Is asked for fresh mackerel and
the best oysters aio not selling for more
than $1.50 a hundred.
VI i
That valiant - hearted.
worker In the woman's cause, the Ttcv.
Dr. Anna Shaw, Is once more out upon
her travels, and undergoing as arduous
a campaign as any soldier In the time
of war. For she is no longer young, and
her plan of action Is as strenuous and
exhaustive as any man could ever hope
to undertake.
Kvery night, from September 1 till No
vember 1. she has addressed, and will
continue to addres", large meetings, und
here comes tho salient point In a differ
ent town every night. For she Is cam
paigning through seven States, First, In
South Dakota, with all Its towns; then
North Dakota, llontutia. Nevada, Nebras
ka. Missouri and Ohio. In all those States
tho great question of woman's suffrage
la to be submitted to the voters, and
sometimes Ml?s Shaw speaks as often
as six times In one day.
On her arrival at one town, the follow
ing arduous program awaited her. She
had arrived in South Dakota at 10 o'clock
In the morning, somewhat exhausted after
her four and a half da s' train Journey,
and was Informed that she was to ad
dtess iho high school students at 12
o'clock, to attend a larse luncheon party
at 1 o'c'.uck, to address the Women's Club
at 3 oVloclt, a street meeting at 7 o'clock
and later on a largo meeting in tho Opera
Hous.
After a tout and a halt days' luurney
such a program inlsht well fatigue many
a ounper man or woman. But Miss Phaw
enjoyed herself thoroughly, and came
through with flying colors.
last week she hsu, spoken In three differ
ent towns In one day, and on more than
one occasion 3lx times on the same day.
Tha career of the Itev, Dr. Anna Shaw
is so well known to the Philadelphia
public that It needs llttlo detailing. She
H an englishwoman, a graduate in medi
cine of Boston University, a graduate
from tho thoologlcul department of Bos-
Di-
confeirU the desteo of Doctor of
inliv.
Miss Siiaw would haie mad. a sp.en
did Uwyer, fur Mi pos s s ?iedt pow
ers of .iratoi.t. a stniri;; Hiue ,f isti e
and a real gif in M..ti Mtb.i i-'h i
ton University and president of the Na-
ganan melodv were drifting from floor to , tlonal &utfrago Association ot the Unlt.,-d
gall.- and dome, .v pompous wanei states- upon her the KansaB University
waved us to a uny uwiv. ij-;--fj..vw...
r-f-lit- minors, mirrors everywhere, ami
loiiked stiangalv shabby in thnt guy
r.nwd.
nd then tho red-coated leader .if the
o i ne3lra stepped forward and the music
manged Tt began with a vagu sigh
It g uf the wuid-inatrumenta. like the
rirl. stirrings in a wood in autumn,
wl.en four-footed furry tittle i features
pre stealthilv stalking over the fallen
Inaveh I could smell the pines and tha
bog-nivrtle, and f'el the frenh keen tang
of autumn in tne air and hon ii
..tripnc di-enened as the "cellos softly
caurflit the melody. It was all tt breatK
a shadow, su softly did lhy mart Aro i
then my heart leaped stranBly. f"r tli.' '
violin obllgato dwelled loudrr. It was. th
prt:at 'Barcarolle" of uffenbach, tint
vl'd vwi'v' ire'iwlv ha W- Iho tn
the heart-throbs of a unlivise! At flrn.
It .-.oft!) i os- and Ml. io(. and Ml. w.tr
a tender lilting cadt-nre that refused t..
i lungi- tnneath th surface u things, b .t
that held that gay crowd In tho hush
of a sudden silence. 1 could still hear tl
autumn stirrings In my Knellsh fon-.t.
and see the quiet unfolding of the littl-wood-sorrel
as It raised Its pink face and
lender foliage to the morning sun
And then, on a sudden sobbing breath,
the music rose on a higher key no words
of mine could give Its patslon and Its
pain -nor yet its wild exultant beaut'
Uw through the glittering gallery, up
through the loft palm trees anil tl e
great archod loof it drifted, I think t.
the very gates of heaven' It filled i o
with a earning and a pain, and c-t a
strange new ecatacy 1 could not fathom
Beside us at the nearest tablo sat a
slender lonely girl in a rose-pink gown.
and by her side an eager boy, a tpkal
Ixndon youth, with a keen, clever f a. e
and flue dark ojes. As the melody rote
and fell, rose and fell, I saw him sud
denly grasp her slim hand in hii big
strong, sunburnt one. Higher and higher
the cadence rose, and In It was the love
that many waters cannot quench, and
jiany floods can never hope to drown.
Chen suddenly, on one breathless note
vibrating with a tender passion, the mu
blc paused and on that passionate note
the boy leant forwaid. "Leonora,
Leonora!" said he breathlessly.
1 turned my head away, for I felt I
was rudely treading ou holy ground.
'Miss Adair,' said the little, old lawyer.
"You have not even touched the hors
a oeuvres yetand I wonder why our
vetty eya have tears In them!"
indefatigable J suffragist, she is far fiom being a mili
tant, and, indeed, thcio is no necessity
for militancy, for no suffrage campaigner
has ever been lefuscd an audience at
Washington.
During her present tour, in addition to
her lecturing In towns. Miss Shaw gives
speechei fiom the rear platform of the
train at the different railroad stations
the train may pause at en route. band
is frequently engaged to play nt such a
stopping place, so that Miss Shaw may
have a fair sized audience waiting for
her. pnd although tdie often has only
lime fm a thice minutes' address cn
thtts'asm is always great and she gets
a cordial welcome. In this way she fre
quently Includes thtce or fojir minor
towns in a single journey.
The votn has broil granted to women
in tin dhfeiont States now, and It is
hoped that this ycir will Include many
other States.
Mls3 Shaw came to America from Kng
land with her parcnts-at the ae of four.
They were shipwrecked at ijueonstown
and had to put In to Spike Island, where
the ihild witnessed a curious and de
prrslns sight, which was ever after to
Influence her future lifo and work. Doz
ens and dozens of weary prisoners spent
the long day in drawing water up from
the soa at one side of tho Island, then
walking across and emptying their buck
ets into the sea on the other side of the
Island. This drnadful waste of energy,
this purposeless oul-kllling activity,
deeply impressed the little girl, and in
later years her great interest In prisoners
ai.d prison work was the outcome of this
caily enlsode
In character Miss Shaw 1? simple and
unaffected, with a strong love for her
home and her friends. She enjoys noth
ing better than the entertaining of joung
and merrv peuple, and in her beautiful
home at Media man pleasant parties
take Placi This domestic side in the
Within the i brilliant woman's character makes it
lery hard for bur to have to leave her
home so otten and for such long periuds.
Her love of gardening Is another tie to
hom life, aid her present great regret
Is that the tour she lias now embarked
upon will pievent her seeing thu ripening
of her fruit tre.es a. d the beauty of the
Media orchHid In fall.
uf Miss Shaw's strong sense of humor
many good talcs are told. When she llrst
started In collegfl she wore her hair cut
short, and once at a Chautauqua gather
ing a pushing young man said to her:
We were just discussing nnd wondering
why some women wear short hair. I am
sure. Miss Shaw, vuu would not wear
curs ."n without some very good soacun.
Won t e.u tell mo what that leason Is?'
To which Impertinence thf ladv replied :
"I fe. ! ei sensitive about II but. since
. . i'- tip T will t' '1 i'i It was a
1 ii th-'ii.il. . 1 was born that a!"
THIS IS THE TIME TO
PLACE AIL BULB PLANTS
Better Results Can Be Had If Soil Is
Prepared.
Tulip and hyacinth, narcissus nnd daf
fodil, the little crocus that has such nn
audacious air as It pops up through tho
snow to greet the spring, now is the time
to plant them all.
They ate all bulb plants that repay
ono generously for tho llttlo trouble In
preparing tho soil
They will grow almost everywhere, but
it goes without saying that tho flowers
w 111 be large und line if the ground In
which they arc planted has had some
special preparation.
The earth should bo spaded for eight
or ton Inches; It should be enriched
with a fertiliser of soma kind at that
.depth, and if a llttlo sand Is placed be
neath the bulb Itself, so much the bet
ter. This will prevent the bulbs from
rotting. If heavy rains should follow too
soon on tho planting.
Six Inches deep and six inches apart Is
the rulo for planting hyacinths.
Tulips can bo planted four Inches deep
and four Inches apart. They both need
sunshine, but the snowdrop nnd tho cro
cus can bo scattered over the ground or
along hedges, or even between evergreens,
and yet como up smiling.
There aro many varieties of bulbs, and
some of the Dutch kinds aro especially
expensive. But ciocus and narcissus
bulbs can bo bought for 10 and 13 cents a
dozen. Single tulips and tho Roman
hyacinth aro to be had for V cents a
dozen. The price of tho double tulip and
the double hyacinth depends on tho na
tionality of the bulb nnd tho fame ot it3
onglnat exploiter, hut a dollar and a half
a dozen is a fair average price.
Gardening is regarded by many people
as an expenalvo hobby to ride, but not
by physicians. It means sunshine and
fresh air und an Interest in tho out-of-doors,
it Is really nice than nn interest,
for the woman who plants a garden lives
in a state of constant and thrilling ex
citement from the moment the flrnt
shoot of green appears, through the bud
ding and blossoming time to the very end
of the summer.
And a woman who lias once had a gar
den will probably spend the winter con
sulting catalogues In preparation for the
sprln?
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THE NEW BASQUE GIRDLES WITH LONG SLEEVES
BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES
THE CARDINAL'S BREAKFAST
nih WORLD FROM THK HILI
TT IGH on the hill we had om tea;
And then I saw what I could see;
I never saw so deep a hole;
The world seemed like a great big bowl.
nd then I had this funny wish,
ihat 1 l.ad such a breakfast dish,
nd jet. perhaps, it I had such,
I loiild ueicr eat so much
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COLD STORAGE MEAT
Method Involvinp; Freezing- Ilatlier
Than Mere Chilling' Favored.
In these days when cold storage, 'he
employment of preservatives lu foods,
and tho adulteration of food products are
being subjected to the most severe crlll
cisrn, a discussion held by the Society of
liiitlsh Medical Ofllcers of Health on the
I refrigeration of food, and reported In
tho Lancet, should prove of Interest, says
he .Medical Record.
Dr. Hauna, who opened the discussion.
eferred to the fact thut the United States
was not only no longer sending cattle to ,
ilreat Hrltaln, but was taking for Its
1 own supply cattle from countries widen
had hitherto exported ulmost exclusively
to (irmt Britain. He went on to point
out that the methods of refrigeration of
foodstuffs depended chiefly on the sclen-tni.-
fait that expanding air or vapor
izing substances, such as sulphuric acid
i.iilj.nte acid ur ammonia. In assuming
the gaseous form abstracted heat fiurn
i e atmosphere or other bodies In the
it igliborhood.
I'Vesii meat was (airied from distant
j lines cither as hard frozen meat or
b lied meat. Chilled meat arrived in a
.. nditlu.i i.-ady for consumption and re
;. 3 tvie oharacterlstk a of fresh meat
i ore tloseiy than fiozen meat, but the
.tiling process required great care, and
u.e nansport needed constant supervls-
jri T.ie fiuzen method was the better
us regarded preservation, although It
autun;inea damaged the cellular and
fibrous structure of the meat unless spe-
uai tare was taken In defrosting. Hanna
gave It as his opinion that meat when
thawed would keep with proper care as
well as freshly killed meat after being
taken from the refrigerator, even In
high temperature, a view not In accoid
ance with popular opinion.
Of course, refrigeration or ohllllng of
foodstuffs Is necessary when these have
to be conveyed for long distances, as for
example, from North or South America
to Kurope, but great care must be exer
cised both in the process itself and the
defrosting. That, however, animal food
thus treated does not undergo a certain
amount of deterioration Is a view op
posed, at least, to popular ideas, end
certainly the suggestion that refrigera
tion may Improve tho flavor of meat is
one not borne out by experience.
AS YOU sit down to the nice hrcak--
fast of fruit and cereal, and may
be a poached egg on toast, did
il ever occur to you to wonder what
the birds are eating for breakfast at
this very minute? Of course, you
know they cat worms and grubs and
insects, but perhaps they like cereals,
too. Xotice sonic time when you arc
walking where birds are and sec if
you can find some that cat grains and
seed as well as worms.
The pretty little scarlet cardinal
that makes such a gay streak as he
flies across the garden likes seeds
very much better than gnib- and
worms, and if you throw out wheat,
lie will surely visit your garden. In
the seed time of the year, when every
plant in the garden has its own Utile
pods of seed, you need not throw out
any bait, as he is wise enough to come
there and help himself of the feast
that Nature has spread for him.
All summer long a certain rardinal
had kefpt his eyes on a very beautiful
garden. Some day he was sure he
would get sonic extra fine food from
that garden. Above all, he had his
eye ou the big tall sunflower way back
at the end uf the yard, liarly in sum
mer, this sunflower was a lovely big
blossom, so big and cheerful and sun
ny did he look that he made the
whole garden seem like one big smile.
But now the sunflower's, big goldy
petals were all dried up and blown
away, and the soft velvety centre was
dry and hard with big fat seeds.
You would think the flower was
prettiest when in blossom but the
cardinal wouldn't agree with you. He
didn't care a bit about a blossom
but a dead blossom full of seeds
that's different that's about the eiy
best thing to cat he know.- ot.
"Well, well," said the puzzled car
dinal, to himself and he began plan-
flower was young was now old and
frail and easily bent. '
The bird slid off into the air.
Even the weight of the dainty car
dinal bent the face of the old flower
so far front that the bird slid off into
the air.
'Well, w
ml, to h
uing what to do.
At last he decided to get them on
the fly, so he made a quick dash,
passed the flower, pecking out a seed
as he went.
Without stopping to even taste it,
he dropped the seed and got another,
and then another, till several seeds
lay on the ground by the flower.
Then he daintily alighted on the
ground and ate his fine breakfast in a
leisurely and gentlemanly fashion.
(Coio right, 10U, Clara Insrram Judson.)
Tomorrow Green Apple Dolls.
ACROSS
THE COUNTER
For days he watched the seeds dry
up vjth a soft peel; he would test
them, but no they is ere m,t juite
right, and with a whisk anil a song
he flew away.
But finally a morning came when
the seeds were just right and he de
cided to stay for bieakfnst.
Round and round the flower he cir
cled, singing joyously, just as a little
child runs around a gaily lighted
birthday cake.
Then he lighted on it to eat the
first course.
But alasl The flower stem that had
been so brave and strong when the
Among the novelties of tho season,
rollar nnd cuff sets In great variety, And
a conspicuous place.
The long sleeve is lesponsible for the
return of the separate cuff and it Is shown
in linen stiffly starched, or in sheer lawn
and batiste, delicately embroidered and
somet.mes edged with lace.
Collar and cuff sets of linen can be pur
chased for ns llttla as CO cents.
The, collar is wide and flaring and the
cuffs are from four to six Inches wide.
Sheer lawn, edged with a bias fold of
pink or blue, attuched by tho ornamental
plcot, forms a dainty set that Is sold for
51.
Flue plnue is used for collar, waistcoat
and cults.
A broad collar cost3 50 cents and a pRlr
of cuffs the camo,
smart llttlo waistcoat with a collar
attuched can be bought for '5 cents.
A now Idea in tho shape of a high collar,
f victly lllto a man's, Is made of organdie.
A silfr cravat nf narrow black ribbon
ties In a conventional bow In tiont. The
' lifts to match are straight and severe,
w'h u how of black ribbon to fasten
them,
Tho sot costs 2.00.
A plaited i.i in, wired at the back,
vest with plaited rulllo and plaited cuffs,
form a novulty that sells for J2.I5.
A pretty conceit In the way of neca
ornamentation Is the collar made of
plaited mnlro Mbiinp I" -e-nt. one of the
beautiful colors now In vogue.
" I? en " f jnce tj,al
falls from both sides half way down tho
blmiEA. Th 'irler ' 1 u
A chemisette of organdie, with an em
hioldercd collar, trimmed with laco ..i -1
button of the lingerie variety, costs J3.J0,
with cuffs to match.
For the linen ana the pique collars there
w the crepe de chine necktie, not only
in a peat variety of shades, but figured
and lloweied also, and even embroidered..
rim narrow black velvet ribbon that
dates back at least to the beauties of
!wml,i.i0f U01."?. X,V appears t"18
-ettbon with a delicate pendant, very
siuall, of filagree silver andhlnestonel.1
inere Is an ornament of similar desl-n
at each side. wluer ,ha7t. o rTbbo"n"
und a clasp at tho back. , '
It Is a thing of unusual beauty and
reasonable at the price of Jl 50
Correspondence of neneral Interest
to women readers will be printed on
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BASQUE GIRDLES
AND LONG SLEEVES1
MARK NEW MODES
Models Show Revival of
Former FashionsGowns
May Combine Several Ma
terials Elbow Si
Lingers.
eevo
Fashion may be responsible for nmn, 1
nliir. ,. --..! . "any m
--.. ,.u DcraauuiiH irOClCB, bUt sjm
pllclty Is always attainable without dt.
partlntf from the dictates of the season
For evening wear black has a charm '
that never wanes. Aside from lu g,.
sured elegance, It has a practical vtll
that makes It a wlso choice for th
woman of few evening dresses, while at
least ono black frock Is a necessity to
the woman of many.
Silks, satins, velvets, nets, chiffons and
laces, tho whole gamut is run for even,
lng. wear this year.
Or, one may choso ono material and
trltrf It with another and even comblns
-..u ui iuico m sucn a way that it would i
bo hard to know tho foundation from th
Simplicity Is the keynoto of the gomi
illustrated, whllo at tho same time it his
tho high, basque srlrdlo and the full
length sleeves, which, though revivals of
another day, pass as novelties with a new
generation.
Tho bodlco Is cut tmrpllco fashion, th
V In hack as well ns In front comng
down to meet tho girdle. It Is unttlmm"?
except for tho narrow band of jet. wh lh
Is repeated In greater width at Vhl
wrists and still greater on tho tunic
whllo tho high gtrdlo Is solidly Jetted
Tho under bodlco Is of satin ami !
sleeveless. But sleeves are fashioned of
tho not of tho outer bodice, alone
mousquotairo lines, tapering to tho wrist
and ending In heavy bands of jet.
These band3 have tho appcaranco ot
bracclots and make tho hands appear both
whlto and small. It is in such details
that tho artistry of the designer Is shoun.
There Is always a charm about a mater
ial that conceals and roveals, and a,
white skin never looks whiter than
through filmy black.
These long sleeves aro graceful affair?,
and aro flndlng favor as a fashion for
afternoon frocks In place of the elboir
sleevo worn so porslstontly both winter
and summer and spring and autumn for
several years.
Not but that the elbow sleeve will bars
Us devotees, for It means a freedom and
comfort that the full length sleeve and
tho revived knuckle, Sarah Bernhardt
sleevo can never give.
The new glrdlo that comes up above th
bust and well below tho waist Is made,
In the Instanco of the evening frock
shown, of jetted net, slightly draped.
The jotted net Is neither too stiff nor
too heavy to show tho outlines ot lh
figure, for the uncorsoted figure is et
ceedlugly popular still, and nothing fitllt
that would confine it too closely could
hope to have present-day approval.
Tho satin of the skirt is repeated at ths
top of the girdle, very much after tl.e
fashion of a binding of wide ribbon. Tlio
girdle Is further ornamented with a
bunch of gardnlas nt tho waistline and
at the left side.
The satin skirt 1h veiled in net, funic
fashion, and Is banded with jet spanslis.
The effect of the dress is nltogttlipr
charming, and It has a value for the
womankind lu tho fact that It could be
so easily copied.
Tt could be reproduced just as It stand,
black satin, veiled lu net, Jet-spatiuled
basque girdle nnd Jet trimmings, or II
could servo ns a model for other ma
terials. Tho distinctive fashion notes are, ot
course, tho long sleeves and the basquj
girdle. The.'e should be preserved, or
the gown would loso its modish cffict
But the jet might be icplaced by s
number or things il' the stv lc or fis
frock wax developed In another color or
another material.
Gold nnd silver tissue would .'one it?
well for this purpose. They are lilelily
decorative nnd would make the basijui
glrdlo most effectlvo.
And apropos of these tissues, they an
seen In colors this season nnd in the soft
shades that strike a responslie chord
In all beauty-loving breasts.
WAR DELAYS LIBRARY
Wilmington Postpones Canvass to
Raise 3300,000 for Building.
WIIIINUTON, Del., Sept. 17--War Ml
made itself felt In tho project to ralH
tho necessary P30.000 for the purpose ot
erecting a new library building In this
city. The managers of the institution
have decided that bee-ante of the unset
tled condition of husinesi due tu the war
it would be unwlho to start the sub
scriptions at this time. As hoon os busi
ness rucuvara however, a determined
canvass will bo made for funds and It
la not expected there will bo any Vu'
tlcular difficulty In seourlnif them.
The managers will raise the 00.) la
addition to tho funds already on hpnl
and whlle-the bite has notyet been se
lected, it Is Intended to erect the n
building somewhere in the vicinity
Tenth an3 Market streets, which la to bc
corne a civic centre when the new Joln'
city and county building Is completed.
How Many Shots Will Be Firedf
The question s often asked how mitt
shots are fired lu an ordinary battle, an
although It would be Impossible to maM
a guess In regards the small arms. tb
Scientific Ameilcun gives the folIowlM
figures relating to the artillery. .
The number of rounds that will be nfja
during an ordinary battle can only
imagined. We have data from tho Russo
Japanese war showing that at Ijaopss
one battery fired 2600 rounds In on W;
whllo another fired 3J04 rounds. makW
for each gun about 113 rounds In 0"
day. This was not an uncommon occP
rence, and It shows the expense InvoliM
lu carrying on a modern wai
The most common piojectuo of the 5
Inch calibre is the shrapnel, which is n
ilavU a giin, arranged by time fuses W
that at the desired height it " n
to burst, shooting forward out of a sM
250 lead balls, each effective tu kill
man.
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