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the programm and will solicit local and
nearby business
Stanley Davis,
Lloyd and Harry Seigel, Trucksville;
Roy Shaver and L.. T, Schwartz, Dallas
borough and township; George Prater
and G. R. Downer surrounding towns.
vertown Lutheran church will serve a
hot meal at their annual picnic supper
to be served to the public in the church
dining room on A#gust 9.
districts and members of the soliciting
committee will start a house to house
canvas for cash,
articles
fourth annual field day to be conduct-
ed by the firemen on August 18_
lady, assisted by Mrs. Z. R. Howell.
Mrs. A. George Prater has charge - of
the menu,
and the district they will cover follow:
bert, S. Pioneer avenue; Mrs, Lena Ide
and Bessie Stroh, N. Pioneer avenue;
Mrs. Albert
Toole Plot; Beatrice Cornell, Mrs. Cul-
ver, Roushey street; Mrs. Stanley She-
wan,
‘Drive; Helen McCord, Alice Hill, Hol-
comb’s Grove; Mrs Harold Lloyd, Mrs.
Frank Garris, West Center and Ever-
green steets; Mrs. Russell Hauser, Mrs.
Jacob Rau and Mrs. Stephen Johnson,
Ferguson section; Mrs. W. W. Brace,
Mrs.
Mrs. Isaac Brace and Mrs Herman S.
Van Campen, So.
Lester Gallup, Mrs. Harry Beck, Hill
Crest View; Mrs. Berton Riley,
Ralph Smith,
East Center street; Mrs. John Pritch-
ard, Mrs. Ward Seigel, Summit street;
Mrs. A. W_ Jackson, Mrs. Andrew
Fisher, Ridge street; Mrs. Russell
Achuff, Mrs. Albert Stitzer, Orchard
street; Mrs. W. E. Batey, Mrs. Al Wil-
son, Shag Park Drive; Mrs. John Eck,
Lehigh street;
Burdette Crane,
Russell Engle,
Shaver
Mrs, Thomas
and Chestnut street. Mrs. William Vi-
vian, Fern street;
Lawn street;
Charles Deitrich, Glen View Terrace,
Mrs, Kate Wilson, Mrs_ William Mar-
tin, Roushey Plot;
Fernbrook. nti b
Mrs. George Prater, chairlady, assisted
by Mrs. George L. Shaver and Mrs.
. Thomas Davis, announce that the fol-
lowing menu will be
roast beef
building on August 18: Roast beef and
gravy,
creamed string beans, glazed potatoes,
cabbage salad, sliced tomatoes, bread,
butter, cake and coffee,
a small charge for ice cream.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Shaver-
town Fire Company will meet on Mon-
day night at the home of Mrs. Thomas of the Belgian Congo, despite special
All women of [taxes on extra wives.
90 cents to $2.55.
Davis, Franklin street.
the communit yare invited to attend.
‘Good Taste Today
By EMILY POST, Author of
“ETIQUETTE,” “THE BLUE BOOK
OF SOCIAL USAGE,” etc.
WRITING MATERIALS
| RITING Paper for Men: Good
taste exacts that stationery for
‘all men be very conservative. Color
'of writing paper: White, cream, the
! deeper shades of blue, or any of the
'grayish mixtures known as granite.
| (Plain gray is better for an older man
‘than for a young one). Smartest style
of paper: Either bond or Irish linen
or granite. Any other plain paper
with cut edges, proper. Size: Large
‘rather than small. Size: Double
sheet 5% 81% inches in best taste.
Single sheet slightly larger, Unlined
envelopes with plainest flap. Stamp-
ing: Address or block initials, or full
name and address. (Mr, is never in-
‘cluded under any circumstances). A
man’s business address is put on the
face of the envelope rather than on
the flap. Personal paper has the ad-
dress (if any) across the flap. Color
of stamping (or printing): black or
blue or gray or brick red. Ink: Blue
or black. 3
Writing Paper for Women: White,
cream, all blues, grays and mauves.
Very pale powder pink bond paper
is just on the edge of possibility but
to be avoided by the unknowing. I
wish I might approve of green but I
really can’t. Size: Very small or
Very smart is the double sheet of pa-
per that fits without further folding into
a big envelope. Texture of paper un-
limited, but cut edges are more con-
ventional .than rough. - Any colored
border fashionable—even green or red
—if it be very narrow, but gilt or sil-
ver edges tabu. Stamping: Mono:
gram, initials or address in color to
match- the border. A girl’s name—
either “Mary Smith” in full or “Mary,”
embossed in color, is popular for a
young girl when writing to her own
friends. On paper for social use the
address without the name is proper
on the flap of the envelope as well as
on the paper—of if the monogram or
name is stamped on paper, the address
is often put across the flap of the
envelope. Envelope lined with plain
tissue to match the color of the stamp-
ing (and border) or no lining. Avoid
violently patterned envelope linings
except for Christmas cards. Ink:
Black, neutral, tint, blue, violet.
(Green and red are tabu).
For Impersonal or Business Letters:
Printed name in full prefixed by “Mrs.”
or “Miss” is proper. And this same
complete name with address on the
envelope flap.
For formal paper, die stamping on
good quality of paper is of course in
best taste.
© by Emily Post.—WNU Service.
—Shavertown—
Committees Named
Shavertown has been mapped out in
foodstuffs and other
which will be used at the
Mrs. Martin Bilbow is general chair-
The women who will start the canvas
Mrs. E. P. Whitby, Mrs_ Donald Her-
Antanitis, Mrs. Culver,
Mrs, William Boise, Terrace
S. J. Woolbert, N. Main street.
Main street; Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs. Frank McGuire,
Mrs. H. M_ Hall, Mrs.
Shaver Plot; Mrs.
Mrs. Harry Ralston,
avenue; Mrs. George Prater,
Davis, Franklin street
Mrs. Asa Garey,
Mrs. Russell Case, Mrs.
Mrs. George Russ,
The menu committee, composed of
served at the
supper in the Humpleby
buttered parsley, potatoes,
There will be
The following men are in charge of
H. M. Hall,
Harold
places:
Shavertown;
Auxiliary Picnic Supper
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Sha-
Auxiliary To Meet
in the Bible, but occurs in the post-Biblical Hebrew writin
produced it doubtless has a mystic significance. ; ’
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Creation of the World.—This is one of a series of Bible pictures made by Matthew Merian, Seventeenth cen-
tury engraver. It depicts the creation of the world as told in the first chapter of Genesis: “In the beginning God created
the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
The whole story of creation is told in less than 600 words. “Dehidah,” the Hebrew word in the accompanying print,
takes the literal meaning of “separation” or “setting apart.” According to Hebrew scholars the word is not found
g, such as the Talmud and the Cabala. In the scene re-
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ees of the early Black Ball
steamers between
Liverpool.
line of
New York and
The cruelty and misconduct
of officers to men and of sailors to
each other were so proverbial that this
line of vessels became known all over
the world.
Polygamy Growing In Africa
Poylgamy flourishes in certain parts
Tax varies from
Summer Meetings for Luzerne County
Fruit Growers, a one day meeting is
scheduled to be held at the Roy Rei-
senweaver Orchdrds, formerly Lloyd
Bros.,, at Weston, Luzerne County, on
Wednesday, August 22nd.
The Reisenweaver Orchard is one of
the largest orchards in this section of
the State, having about 225 acres
planted to apples and peaches,
An interesting program is being
planned for the one day meeting, and
a large attendance is amticipated by
the officers of the Luzerhe County
Horticultural Association
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think? This two-piece ensemble, made of plain FASHION BUREAU,
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your day enormously. Easy to model in linen or Brrlosed find: 1. ones cents. Please send
faille, it comes in the following sizes: 14 to 20 nie the patterns listed below at 15 cents per pate
and 32 to 44. Size 18 requires 41% yards of 39-inch tein. ;
materi®! plus 2 yards contrast. - Pattern number:
For the mature figure, No. 258, in flowered silk, 214 ai Size .viiirieennnn
voile or chiffon, is charming. This model comes 258 Sie, rite IS IZO) oly ete alle g aiareie o}0
in sizes 36 to 52. Size 46 needs 47% yards of 39- Es EL BIE Cr Serena ty
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A daytime frock that features real chic and com-
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frock are: contrasting collar and cuffs of pique, State 5
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signed in sizes 32 to 42, size 38 calls for 3% yards +t, The Dallas Post Fashion Bureau, 103 Park Ave-
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How “Black Ball” Originated Luzerne County Fruit Why Brown Sugar
Growers Annual Meeting Costs More
‘According to one authority, black x
ball was originally a sailor's word,| inst A For 5
having originated among the employ- I» Taya ERE The reason that whirewn igen. =
more expensive than white sugar is
one of the paradoxes of modern indus-
trial growth. Originally brown sugar
was cheaper than white sugar because
it represented a much lewer state of
refinement. Nowadays, however, the
vast majority of all sugar produced in
this country is white sugar, so that it
has become more involved and expen-
sive to halt the process of refinement
for brown sugar than to complete the
process for white sugar, as is done in
mozt cases,
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An Afghan Silversmith’s Shop.
Prepared by National Geographic Society,
Washington, D. C.—WNU Service.
HE story of silver is a very old
one. For ages it has been pop-
ular among coin and ornament
makers; yet today its name
flares in the news headlines to an
even greater extent than that of its
fellow precious metal, gold.
Less costly than gold or platinum,
almost plastic in the hands of clever
silversmiths, silver’s everyday uses
are legion.
Not every one is born with a silver
spoon in his mouth; yet the spoon, in
some form, is almost as old as man,
or at least, as one witty Frenchman
said, certainly as old as soup.
One Greek example in the British
museum has a stem ending in a goat's
hoof. Pliny speaks of spoons whose
handles were shaped like spikes to
perforate eggs. The famous Apostle
spoons, usually in sets of 13 (the addi-
tional one with the figure of Christ),
were once popular gifts to a new-born
child. Made in 1640, its handle an
image of St. Peter, one such spoon is
on view now at Wanamaker’s in New
York. 1
Knives and forks came much later.
That the head of the family should
carve at table may have come from
the fact that in old days men carried
knives for defense. Forks were not
generally used till the early 16th cen-
tury, when Italian nobility started the
fashion.
The practice, though some thought
it effeminate, gradually spread to other
countries. The English novelist James
Payn wrote of ‘‘the culture of the sil-
ver-fork school without their affecta-
tion.” The *“Lytyl Reporte of How
Young People Should Behave” gives
these guides to correct table manners:
“Your knife is to be kept clean and
sharp. ... Eat your broth with a spoon,
not sip it. . . . You are not to leave
your spoon in your dish nor dip your
meat in the salere (salt).”
01d beliefs cling to some silver arti-
cles. Malays make a betrothal cup. It
is filled with sirth (betel pepper) leaf,
and sent by a man to the girl he wishes
as a wife. If she is agreeable, she ac-
cepts the cup and eats some of the.
leaf, ?
Malays also use a silver box, round-
ed like an apple, for ceremonies at the
first shaving of little boys’ heads and
at ear piercings. Sometimes this box
is brought to a wedding when a lock
of the bride’s hair is buried in it under
a banana tree for good luck.
Odd Uses of Silver Articles.
In tsarist Russia the proposer of a
toast stood .in the center of the room,
drained his silver bratina, or drinking
cup, and then, to prove his sincerity,
turned it upside down over his head!
The sumptuousness of the tsars’ plate
was proverbial. In this collection was
a famous English wine cistern weigh-
ing 8,000 ounces, with a bathtub ca-
pacity. How this vessel, raffled off in
1785, when funds were sought for a
bridge over the Thames, finally came
to the winter palace at Petrograd
(now Leningrad) has long been a mys-
tery.
Barcelona, Spain, used to present
each visiting member of royalty with a
magnificent silver service, remindful
of a similar courtesy sometimes ex-
tended by one of our own states when
a new ship has been named in its
honer, PE
On dining tables of the rich from
the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth cen-
turies, silver ships, originally designed
fo hold the knives and napkins, and
sometimes the wine, made striking
center pieces. In Toledo, Spain, is one
such vessel which belonged to the
daughter of Isabella and Ferdinand.
Nefs, these ships were called. As early
as 1392 Italy records a silver nef on
wheels, a foreshadow of the popular
German and Dutch models of later
years.
After the: conquest of Mexico and |
Peru, silver flooded the markets of
Europe, especially Spain. One visitor
to the Spanish capital in the Sixteenth
century observed: ‘Utensils of com-
mon metal are not employed here, on-
ly those of silver or of ware. ... . Upon
| built there carried Colonial wares to
the death of the Duke of Albuquerque, |
six weeks were needed to make inven-
tory of his gold and silver services.”
tion, pioneer New England silversmiths
were- busy at their benches. Among
this group was William Moulton, of
Newburyport, Mass. Pieces designed |
by him are among silver treasures
shown in the Metropolitan Museum of.
Art in New York. ak
Once Newburyport rang with the
sound of hammer and saw, and ships
ps
the ends of the earth, bringing back
coins which its silversmiths melted for
use in their art. This was known as
“coin silver.” Itinerant artisans worked
even into our Far West until well past
the 1860s making knives, forks and
spoons from silver dollars. 2s
Colonial Silversmiths.
Newburyport, however, is unique for
its continuity in silverwork since 1690.
One family, the. Moultons, made Ster-
ling through six generations, the fourth
being competitors of Paul Revere.
down his tools, some years before our
Civil war, an apprentice, Anthony
-Towle, was among those who carried
on the ancient traditions of the craft,
and today the pioneer factory bears
his name. : Fay
Colonial silversmiths flourished in
spite of such Puritan sentiments as
John Adams expressed in a letter to
his wife: “If I had power I would for-
ever banish from America all gold,.
. silver, silk, velvet and lace.” Ee
In Boston, before 1800, more than
150 names of silversmiths are record-
ed, and its rich merchants bought
much costly silverware, British officers
stationed in New York before the Rev-
olution were astonished at the wealth
of silver used in fashionable homes
there. 2
Our own Navajo Indians are good
silversmiths. Using merely a forge and
hand bellows, with a small anvil and
other simple tools, they make buttons,
beads, bracelets, rings, crosses, bridle
mountings and buckles, as native
§poons. 3
"In such studios as that of Gorham’s
in Providence, designers create an
amazing variety of silver prize cups
horses, I
action. Tiffany, Wallace, International
and others are also known for artistic
creations in this field.
Silver in Olden Times.
wives of the Pharaohs “dressed up.”
Helen of Troy used a burnished silver
mirror to admire the face that!
launched a thousand ships. When Cleo-
patra flirted with Mark Antony on the
softly in the moonlight. : i
Silver jewelry is worn in the Orient
are common in parts of China. |
In India a peasant father may mort-
gage his whole future to deck a mar-
riageable daughter with silver. Wealthy
this jewelry at one time, and tinkie
liked belled cows as they walk,
Nearly a century before the Revolu- |
When the last of the Moultons laid |
works; as a concession to American E:
demand, they add miniature canteens, |
stickpins, hat-bands, knives, forks andj
and trophies, often in the form of |
sailing craft, or athletes in
Silver ‘jewelry was not new when
Nile, gleaming silver oars splashed '
to guard against evil. Charms made i ;
from coffin nails covered with silver’
Indian women carry many pounds of i
In Visigothic Spain, gold and sifver|
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were reserved for the ruling class,
‘whose passion for show led to fabulous
decoration. Then the Moors came with |
greedy hands for the treasure. After
the baftle of the Guadalete, 711,
gothic dead, identified the nobles iby
golden rings upon their fingers, and
those of less exalted rank by their sil-
ver rings.” 3
Seérenely indifferent to the Koran's
ban on gold and silver wi in]
the Moors embellished everything
from dress to furniture, and even tra
use bits and bridles of pure silver, as
well as cruel, sharp-edged stirrups,
“He bids his horse to dig for him a
grave,” sald one writer describing
Turkish scenes, “with Bllver-plated
“Muslim victors, stripping the Visi-|
pings for horses and mules. Similarly, | 3
modern South American cattle barons|
hoofs.”