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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1919)
MANY STYLES OF DAYTIME GOWNS Widely Varied Wardrobe Needed Because of Long Hours of Summer Months. ____________ Rose, Orchid and Flesh Pink, Made Up in Combinations With White— Crepe Materials Are Pro- fusely Used. ----- Daytime summer dresses are wide- ly varied now that the twilight hours are so long, thanks to the imaginary hour we advanced lust March, observes a prominent creator o f fushfons. The early part o f the day is given over to sport frocks or simple silk and voile gowns with organdie fichu or trim- mings o f lace fo r the less strenuous persou to whom “ sport togs” ure not becoming. With the coming o f after noon femininity begins to think o f dressing for dinner, with the result that the necks o f afternoon gowns are quite low and the sleeves very sheer or quite short. Georgette crepe in plain ground and flowered patterns is profusely used fo r these cool, clingy afternoon frocks. Rose, orchid and flesh pink are the favorite colors, made up in combination with white. Crepe chiffon, which Is the loveliest o f the crepe fabrics, makes exquisite gowns fo r afternoon and evening wear, while charmeuse and meteor in all the pastel shades are exquisite and develop many entranc ing frocks. Organdie and the softer fabrics o f batiste and cotton voile make exquis ite lingerie dresses which look their loveliest when making a background fo r the youth o f a pretty girl. Vivid shades o f rose and coral organdie are very popular fo r these girlish frocks, while the demund for pink, blue and orchid never wanes. The imported or gandies, which run in lacy squares and stripes, are capable o f exquisite de velopment into dainty afternoon frocks o f the quaint variety. There are many tissue-like cottons to which the manufacturers have treat ed us this year. These sheer mate rials combine well with white organ die ruffles and are equally lovely with trimmings o f Val lace. Hand-embroidered frocks o f white mull and batiste are always attractive when the mercury plays tag with the 100 degree mark and cool verandas beckon; but these gowns are difficult fqr the moderately skilled dressmaker to duplicate. Unless an embroidered gown is strikingly lovely in its dainti ness or beautiful in the elaboration o f its embroidery, It seems a foolish waste o f money fo r the effect achieved, Embroidered flouncings are adapted to some o f the models, but flouncing usually has to be made up In a rather set way. Georgette and Organdie. characterize this skirt are long and rather wide and are edged with or gandie ruffles. W herever these or gandie ruffles appear they are ma chine hemstitched to the georgette crepe with pink thread. With this picturesque gown is worn a broad hut o f pink straw, faced with pink Baronette satin and tied with a ribbon o f ISaronette. The war achievement of the Amer ican women who are now being mo bilized for the Third Rod Cross roll call, November 2 to 11, Is revealed In the announcement by Atlantic divi sion headquarters that In two years In Gray Charmeuse. nearly $100,000,000 A gown which is in striking contrast they produced worth o f surgical articles and gar to the elaborate effect o f the georgette ments. During the 24 months ending model Is found in the dress o f gray charmeuse,. one o f the loveliest fa April 30 last the figures show Red brics in the world. It looks like the Cross chapter workers turned out 875,- 174,825 surgical dressings, hospital sheen o f moonlight on water. garments, refugee garments and The neck o f this gown is finished knitted comforts for the soldiers and with clinrmeus^, which is brought into sailors, the estimated value o f which striking worblliness by a row o f red was $98,184,359. satin buttons and red bound button- In number o f nrtlcles produced, the holes. The gown fastens down the Atlantic division ranks first among front in an unusual line which runs the 13 divisions o f the national organ from the collar to an Insert o f red ization. The women o f the three charmeuse strapped with folds of states— New York, N ew Jersey and white taffeta, which gives a bizarre Connecticut— produced 77,859,904 ar note to the otherwise demure look o f ticles with a valuation o f $15,597,428. this gown. A row o f similar red but- It Is estimated that 8,000,000 women tons runs down the side o f this Insert, and girls participated In this tre mendous work throughout the coun try, and It is among them lurgely that the Red Cross Is now recruiting the 1,000,000 workers who will assist In the enrollment o f members fo r 1920 during the ten days ending Armistice day, when a really universal mem bership will be sought to maintain the effectiveness o f the organization built up In the war fo r the big peace pro gram o f the Red Cross. which is cut In bands and sewed to- gether by means o f tiny cords o f or- gandie. Around the neck and vest line runs a crisp ruffle o f white o r- gandie, plcot finished. The bell-shaped sleeves are cut three-quarter length to display long, tight cuffs o f orgnndie made Into tucks and cords to match the vest The skirt o f this gown Is slightly gathered at the waist line. It Is trim- med with three folds o f flowered georgette which simulate tucks, above which crisply stand ruffles o f white organdie. The panels which tremely Handy. A small hanging cupboard is always useful in bedroom and a convenience In many other parts of a house. A handy little cupboard can be easily made with any well-made wooden box of a suitable size and shape. The lid of the box forms the door of the cup board, and to enable it to be opened and closed easily, a little brass handle o f the nature shown in sketch B should be screwed on in front, and it may be purchased at any hardware store fo r a trifle. For suspending the box from nails in the wall, two small circular holes Gown of Gray Charmeuse with White Collar, One of the Loveliest of Fab- rics. These buttons and those on the col lar and cuffs may be gray with good effect. The girdle o f this gown makes no attempt to be striking. It leaves all thnt to the red charmeuse and simply performs the office o f snugly outlining the waist with a band of gray charmeuse. A Hanging Cupboard. To be as good as our fathers we must be better. Imitation la dlscipleship. are cut In the bottom, In the positions When someone sent a cracked plate to Indicated by the crosses In sketch A. China to- have a set made, every piece The exterior o f the cupboard In the new set had a crack In it.—Wen sketched Is covered with a pretty dell Phillips. striped cretonne, and this can be easily done by turning the material over at W ild Duck with Turnips. Cut up the bird in neat pieces fo r the edges and fastening It on, Just In serving. Slice one large onion and one side, at the back and underneath the carrot; melt four tablespoonfuls of box with tacks. The Interior Is lined sweet fat In a saucepan, add the vege with pieces o f brown paper, cut to fit tables ; cook until nicely browned. and pasted In place. Strain off the fut, add a cupful of In these days a small hanging cup stock and one bay leaf, place in the board of any kind costs a good deal to oven and cook fo r one hour. Peel buy, and the article Illustrated can be eight turnips, cut four o f them into prepared at home at a very slight cost, quarters and fry in hot butter until and covering the wood with cretonne brown; put them with the duck to w ill be found quite easy. finish cooking. Boil the other turnips until tender in salted w ater; mash and rub through a sieve; put them in a saucepan with one tablespoonful of Touches of Hand Embroidery Are to butter to season and salt and pepper Be Seen on Much of the Fall to taste; add a quarter o f a cup of Millinery. cream and heat again. Take up the duck, dish it on the hot mashed tur A continued vogue fo r the nurrow nips and arrange the fried quarters back hat is promised fo r the coming around it. Strain the sauce from the season and already the shops are show duck, thicken with flour, season and ing advance fall and winter models In serve in a sauceboat. poke shape or glorified narrow back sailors. Squirrel Pie, Manufacturing milliners made a rath Arrange thin slices o f bacon In the er earnest effort some months ago to botton o f a deep baking dish, season discourage the midsummer wearing ol with salt and pepper; add one table velvet hats, but the shops seemed to spoonful o f chopped parsley, one demand them and these heavy, warm tablespoonful o f mixed herbs and a looking bits o f headgear put In theli cupful o f white sauce. Cut two squir appearance quite early, ns usual, al rels in servlng-slzed pieces and place though not In quite as generous num them over the bacon; cover with a bers as heretofore. layer o f sliced potatoes and place a Among the new materials being cover o f pastry over the dish. Bake strongly featured fo r nutumn hats, e one hour In a hot oven. Add another cupful o f white sauce through the vent very soft velvety finished wool mater In the top, brush with egg and brown. ial probably leads and some decidedly chic sports hats nre made o f suede. Bro- ended and plain velvets enter Into the Roast Wild Duck. Clean and truss the duck and sprin development o f hnts fo r autumn and winter. These fabrics are often hand kle with salt and pepper. Cover the breast with slices o f salt pork, cut somely embroidered In chenille oi heavy wool, this embroidery being the very thin. Place on a rack in a drip only trimming employed. ping pan, add a little water to the pan Certainly this Is the day when the and place in a hot oven to cook for half an hour, basting every five min home milliner Is encouraged to try hei utes with the water in the pan. Re hand, and there Is no reason why she move the pork and serve with currant should not have splendid results. Jelly. The skirt Is draped in a gracefully nnrrow line. On either side hang two sash-like panels o f gray georgette about 10 Inches wide. These panels are pieot edged and embroidered with three rows o f leaves in bead embroid ery. This gown Is made over a slip o f flesh-colored charmeuse. W ith this dress Is worn a broad black hat, trim med with shaded pink roses. Possibly among the most unusual models is the gown o f green char meuse with a waist o f green and white striped georgette. There is a bib front o f green charmeuse, which reaches to the neck line and from the front view has the look o f n jumper, which displays the striped sleeves. This Jumper continues Into a deep V-llne at the back and disap pears beneath a!* girdle o f green char meuse. A t the neck line the Jumper extends into very long, nnrrow straps that tie beneath the waist line at the center back and hang in long ends finished with green and white striped georgette buttons straight down the bark with round ball buttons made o f imitation Jade. The kimono sleeves are gathered Into deep bell cuffs o f green charmeuse. The skirt o f this gown is draped In n pannier on one side. A broad black hot, faced with satin and trim- med with satin knife-pleated wheels, Is the picturesque complement o f this striking costume. Rabbit This Is a delicious dish when a ten der young rabbit is served. Wash and wipe the meat carefully, cut it up in serving-sized pieces, brown in a little hot butter, thou add water and a tablespoonful o f vinegar; cook slowly until tender. Roast Venison. Rub a half lemon over the piece of venison to roafet, lard with strips of salt pork, cook until tender, but not overdone— 15 minutes to the pound. Serve with spiced wild grape Jelly. Game In Season. Most experts in cooking o f game agree that the flavor o f game birds Is better if they are not stuffed with the usual highly seasoned forcemeat. urtijGL New Aid for Aviators. T o aid aviators a New York physi cian has Invented an instrument that tells the direction o f flight, the points o f the compass and angle from the perpendicular at which a plane may be traveling. Single Blade Propeller. A propeller invented by a Massa chusetts man fo r motor boats bos a single blade that oscillates like a flab's tall or the motion o f an oar in sculling. World Is Getting Better. The world Is getting better to the man who Is doing something to make It better, and remaining the same or getting worse to the man who isn 't Next time you light a match, think o f th is; About 10,000 matches are scratched in this country every second that passes, and o f these 90 per cent are used by smokers to fire pipe, cigar or cigarette. The man whose head fo r figures turned out this information also es timates that the time lost by the smokers In lighting mntches— not In smoking— Is worth $513,024 each eight- hour working day. H e arrived at his estimate by figur ing that It takes 15 seconds to scratch a match and use the light, and that 213,759 men whose time Is worth 30 cents an hour nre holding matches at the same time, thus losing golden min utes at the rate o f $1,008 a minute, or $04,128 an hour. No one, so fa r as w e can learn, has figured out how large a percentage o f the match scratchers throw away the matches while they are still burning; but It lias been estimated that a half o f tho fires, which cost the United States $250,000,000 a year, are caused by carelessness. Wood, phosphorus, chlorate o f pot ash, rosin, whiting and powdered flint are the makings o f this little device.— Popular Science Monthly. First to Originate and Use Forks and Napkins on • Table of Family Home HATS MAY BE MADE A T HOME An interesting gown which combines The sklrt o f ^ charmeuse is one flowered georgette crepe and white or- those gracefully draped affairs gandie is the model having the ruf- w,l|ch are always successful when tied side panel. In this material white developed In n supple fabric like char- flowers are scattered on a pink meuse. ground. The waist o f this dress ).« The snmrt sailor " orn wIth t,lls cn^ verv simple and it depends upon the *ume black with a trimming o f stiff beauty o f its material rather than on feathers that curl on the ends, the elaboration of its lines for success. Another Gown With Side Panels. The sleeves are sewed into a plain Another gown which displays side blouse which is cut nway in front to panels is in the soft lines o f gray display a vest o f hnnd-tucked organdie georgette crepe. The blouse o f this dress is kimono with n deep fold o f georgette over the shoulders to out line the square neck and display the front o f soft cream lace which ex tends into a camisole beneath the gray georgette blouse. The sleeves o f this gown are one o f its cool features, being three-quarter length and quite wdde. The deep turned-back cuffs are embroidered with two garlands o f steel beads. This same embroidery appears across the shoulder straps. The girdle o f this graceful model gives a striking note o f color to the whole gown. It is made o f two bands o f soft taffetu ribbon, one vivid green- blue and the other o f grayish-rose. T h e flowers on the girdle are hand made from these shades o f taffeta with a touch o f apple green. An Unusual Model. Gown of Green Charmeuse, With Waist of Green and White and Striped Georgette. Estimate Shows 8,000,000 CUPBOARD FROM WOODEN BOX Smokers Scratch 10,000 Women and Girls Did Red Matches Every Second- Little Receptacle That Will Net Cross Work During War Useful 15 Seconds Each Scratoh Cost Much to Make and le Ex FLIMSY STOCKINGS OR NONE? Opinion of French Leaders of Fash ion Seems to Be Divided on the Subject There Is at present waging a very interesting controversy in the minds o f those who deal in footgear foi American women. It is all about ths new fashion in Paris o f wearing laced slippers, which sometimes are no more than heeled sandals— with or without stockings. In Paris these slippers are quite th« expected .thing. Everybody wear« them. Thnt is, everybody wears a slip per that is laced over the Instep and about the ankle. Some o f the French women, o f course, wear sandals, and most o f them wear stockings. It le perfectly true that stockings are some times dispensed with nnd very elab orately Jeweled sandals are fashioned to wear with bare feet. But fo r the most part stockings are worn, albeit they are o f the flimsiest texture and are often flesh-colored, so that their presence Is not noticeable. They are then but a slight barrier interposed be tween the world nnd the bare, bare skin. A ll sorts o f things'are done to keep those new, flimsy stockings from ob livion. “ Fingers were made before forks,” and that Is why we have napkins. Existence todny would be bad In deed without that most essential o f all table appointments, the napkin. But can one conceive o f Its Impor tance to our ancestois, who only a few hundred years ago ate without forks? For, as we know, it was not until the seventeenth century that forks made their bow to the most elite so ciety of England, ns a substitute for the time honored fingers. In Ho-1 garth’s picture o f a “ Guildhall Ban quet” the whole Illustrious company are seen eating with their bands. Small wonder at the necessity fo r the nnpkin, which was used not only dur- lng the meal itself, but afterward served the purpose o f a towel. And then It was Italy, the home of reawakened fastidiousness, as well as the renaissance o f art, that came fo r ward with the inspiration fo r the new adjunct of the table, the fork, which somewhat modified uses o f the nnpkin. But as long indispensable, the nap kin had become second nature and sur vives to our day. INTERESTING FACTS r Telegraph girls employed by the London genera! post office now number more than 0,500. The height o f St. Paul's ca thedral, London, is as mnny feet as there are days In the year. In Sweden the public houses nre closed on Saturday, pay day, while the savings hanks are kept open until midnight. Before the war the number o f people in Great Britain holding government securities was 340,- 000; today It Is more than 20,- 000,000. The palace o f the former man emperor In Berlin at time kept 5(X> housemaids 1,800 liveried footmen In ployment. Ger one and em Parrot and Raven Live to Be 90 and 100 Years Old Some birds live to n great age. The age o f 90 Is known to have been reached by a gray parrot, and there are many statements o f birds o f the parrot fam ily having lived for over a century. The raven also Is credited with having reached 100 years. Tho domestic goose Is another long-living bird. Mnny instances are kno\\n of geese attaining 40 years. The ordinary domestic fow l Is seldom allowed to die o f old age, but in some country places old hens that have been made pets of are to be seen and are allowed to remain until they are 10 or 12 years old, having long previously ceased to lay. COMMON METHODS OF STORING CABBAGES Pull Roots and All, and Set Side by Side in Trench. * Provision Should Bo Made for Remov ing Portions of Stored Product From Time to Time— Good Re mits Are Obtained. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Heads o f late cabbage may be cut and stored In conical pits In the same manner as beets. Another common and very satisfactory method Is to pull the plants, roots and all, and place them In a long pit with the heads down. A few heads may be removed from time to time without disturbing Fig. 1.— Cross Section of a Cabbage Storage Pen Made of Stakes and Poles and Covered With Straw— This Is a Good W ay to Store Cab bage. the remainder o f the pit. As slight freezing does not Injure the cabbage, the covering o f the pit need not be as thick as for other vegetables. Another good method o f storing cab bage Is Illustrated In figure 1. The plants nre pulled, roots and all, and set side by side with the roots down In a shallow trench, the length o f which corresponds to the width o f the bed. The bed may be any width up to 8 or 10 feet and ns long as necessary to hold the number o f cabbages to be stored. Cover the roots with earth. Around the bed erect a frame o f rails, boards or poles, or by driving a row o f stakes Into the ground so that an ln- closure about two feet In height Is formed. Bank the outside o f this frame with dirt and place poles across the top, covering them with straw, hay or corn fodder. Make provision fo r re moving portions o f the stored product from one end o f the pit. This type o f storage Is Inexpensive and gives good Cabbages Stored in Long Banka— Good Drainage Is Essential, but Dirt Covering Need Not Be as Thick as for Vegetables That Are Easily In jured by Frost. results. When the heads are cut, leave the roots In position, and in the spring these roots will sprout and supply the fam ily with an abundance o f greens. A large percentage o f the cabbage sprouts found on the market are pro duced in this way. Heads o f cabbage may be laid in rows on shelves In an outdoor storage cellar, but not In a storage room in the basement o f a dwelling, as the odor is likely to penetrate through the house. WHEN HONEY BEE W ILL STING Persons Dressed In Black Garments 8hould Exercise Caution In Handling Insects. Dark colors seem to be more offen sive to bees than light, and the per son dressed in dark garments should show more caution when handling these useful Insects. Offensive odors are also objectionable to them, and the person recently returning from work ing in the stable or whose perspiration has a distinct odor should show some discretion In making himself fam iliar around the beehive. MUCH SOIL FERTILITY LOST Prevent Eroeion or Washing by Keep ing Lande in Sod and by Filling Gulliee. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) MODI8H NOTES. Much soil fertility Is lost every win ter by soli washing or erosion. Put a stop to It by keeping the hilly lands in sod, planting n cover crop, nnder- With the Indiana mint growers rea drainage, filling the gullies with brush, lizing $250 to $300 an acre, reports etc. given out by a county agent and a gov ernment crop estimator, show that St. Joseph county Is the largest mint production county In the United States, Procedure le Wholly Practical and and Indiana produces two-thirds o f the Within Power of Large Per mint o f the United States. During the centage of Owners. summer senson, 3,425 acres o f mint were under cultivation and produced Experience covering a period of a record-breaking crop. This year the several years has proved beyond a yield near Nappnnee has been unusual doubt that a herd o f cattle can be ly large and the farmers have received freed o f tuberculosis, and kept free, as high as $0.25 a pound fo r theli and that the procedure la entirely mint. practical a.,d within the power of a large percentage o f owners. Browns are the first choice among colors fo r falL Tailored blouses fo r fall are made o f heavy satin. Blouse coats are really becoming only to small women. Always use a narrow leather belt with your linen frock. Some coats have a panel back long er than the sides. Gulmpes with square Dutch necks are conspicuous. Scientific American farming meth ods nre being introduced in Crete and Feed Saved In Proportion to Gain Greece through the agricultural sur Made in Weight— Hogs Ready vey thnt is being made there by the for Market Sooner. American Red Cross under the direc tion o f Major C. G. Hopkins o f the Fatten hogs on self-feeders as far Bllnols ngrtcultnrnl department, and as possible. Hogs fed In this way Lieut. G. J. Bouyoucos, a native Greek save labor, save feed In proportion to educated in America, nnd n former the gain In weight made, and are instructor at Michigan agricultural ready fo r market sooner than those college. Which are hand fed. St. Joseph County, Indiana, Largest Producer of Mint. KEEP HERD FREE OF DISEASE Introducing Farming Methods. SELF-FEEDERS VERY USEFUL
