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Since Tasseli Play an Important Part in the Season's Fashions.
They Appear on Bathing Caps. This Example Is of Blue
Rubberized Taffeta Trimmed with Roman' Silk.
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BT BARBARA CRAYDOX.
, ATHTNG clothes are both a. theory
and a practice. Wonderful crea
tions are designed and the aver
age person is skeptical as to their be
ing worn.
There is, of course, the perennial Joke
about the suits worn on the sand only,
and of which the susoicion is that if
they were immersed they would melt
away.
Actually the bathing- suits of last
Summer showed, in visible contrast
with the sea, one point of marked dif
ference from suits of previous seasons
the one-piece suits had come into
their own. In fact, the swimming girl,
who insists on the one-piece suit, was
found to have influenced the mode in a
practical way. When the one-piece idea
was not literally followed, the effect
was of this sort of simplicity.
This fact is emphasized by the life
of the Winter bathing resorts. The
late Fall showed a marked inclination
toward a beauty of costume material
that is in odd contrast to the home
spun effect of the bathing suits of tra
dition. And now Winter is having its
say.
The "wanderlust" which besets the
social world about this time makes the
balmy days of Palm Beach and every
similar retreat on the Southern and
Wrestern Coasts seem most alluring.
When Winter reigns in the frozen
North, the fashionable woman likes to
pack her trunk with garments suitable
for wearing under sunny skies and to
travel southward to the Pacific. Close
in her wake follows the camera-man,
knowing that the forerunners of next
Summer's fashions, both for ballroom
and beach, are about to be launched.
Sea clothes have been offering un
usual pictorial attraction. They seem.
Indeed, to have been designed for the
picturesque. Both smart and sensible
are the latest bathing suits. In fact,
the "don't go near the water" type Is no
longer tolerated by fashion. The ma
terials used nowadays cannot be harmed
by a thorough wetting. Washable satin
Milanese silk, taffeta and Jersey cloth
will withstand a season's wear without
losing color.
Striped satins. In brilliant color com
binations, are effectively used to fash
ion suits with circular, gathered or
pleated skirts, below which extend full
bloomers. The bodices of these suits
have deep cape-collars and wide sash
girdles of plain material to match one
of the stripes. The ends of the girdle
are trimmed with, large, silk, tassels or
wide fringe.
Pockets also play a conspicuous part
where bathing clothes are concerned.
Patch pockets of all sijes and shapes
Fhare the popularity of "pouch," "sad
dlebag," "slot" and "envelope" pockets.
It is to be noted that, almost with
out exception, expert swimmers have
adopted the comfortable one-piece
bathing suit. The straight, smock-like
garment is worn over snugly fitted
"knickers" with side lacings. Every
hue no matter how daring, is repre
sented in the one-piece suit emerald
green, tomato red, pumpkin yellow,
orange, purple and king's blue make
bright splashes of color on the Winter
sands.
Not forgetting that the part of the
costume which is nearest the heart of
a woman is her hat, fashion allowed her
imagination to have full sway in de
signing bathing headgear. The eye of
the camera found a fascinating little
cap of rubberized taffeta made exactly
like a Scotch laddie's bonnet. It was
of plain blue trimmed with blue and
red plaid.
Then there was a close-fitting cap
of purple satin with ear-flaps, that
suggested an aviator's helmet, and an
other of brilliant red satin that was a
copy of a Jockey's cap.
The Far East was represented by
"San Toy" hats of Milanese silk
trimmed with long tassels and Persian
turbans of striped red and yellow silk;
the West by broad-brimmed "cowboy"
hats of rubber tissue with fringed
scarfs knotted about their crowns.
Let it not go unsaid that there are
large, cartwheel sailors with detach
able brims, "sugar-scoop" bonnets and
mushroom hats all in the same group
of fair bathers who were sunning
themselves on the sands.
An observer of many seasons in
sists that the free style of the modern
bathing suit is largely the result not
only, of more wholesome ideas about
clothes in general, but of the increas
ing' activity of women as swimjyers.j
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While the sea meant merely 'bathlng" water contests in which women are
in the old sense, sea clothes were with- repeatedly winning honors, the de
out agreeable .expression and without mands are different. Anyway, the
a suggestion of physical freedom. But smart bathing suit Is always likely
when the sea means diving, swimming, to be something worth looking at.
MAKING REAL USE OF PETS
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ANY strange and unexoected
cases have been recorded by an
Englisj writer in which animals
and birds have proved themselves use
ful to mankind, very often serving
their masters more reliably than many
human beings would do under eimilar
conditions.
Dumb servants have proved them
selves particularly useful, a good in
stance In point being provided by the
case of, an Englishman who recently
lost his gardener througu the man en
listing. His master was then confront
ed by the problem of his lawn, about
which he had always been very partic
ular, for the grass quickly threatened
to make his once trim grounds look
very muc;i like a wilderness. x
Then he hit upon a brilliant idea.
Wiring off the ground, he turned
loose a dozen guinea-pigs, who prompt
ly proceeded to nibble away at the
grass as evenly and neatly as any
mowing machine could have done,
much to their master's delight.
Similarly a London tradesman lately
found himself short-handed owing to
the war, and, after some thought, this
man hit upon the following plan:
He happened to possess a pet parrot,
which he placed in the outer part of
his e'jop and trained it to call "Shop!"
whenever any one entered ' by way of
the street door.
The intelligence of dogs is well
known to every one, but a dog as golf
caddie is somewhat of a novelty, you
will admit. Nevertheless, the dog cad
die is no imaginary character, but a
real caddie who works on the links of
a certain well-known course. Besides
carrying clubs, this clog proves himself
very useful in tje matter of discover
ing lost golf balls, nosing about until
he is successful.
Then there is another dog in one of
the London suburbs who helps his mas
ter look after the poultry. When told
to do so, thjsclever collie will trot off
and collect the "eggs, wnich he brings
back in his mouth one by one, laying
them at his master's fe without even
cracking the delicate shells.
Few people- would guess that such
insignificant little fellows as white
mice could be of any real service to
man. But. as a matter of fact, these
animals actually fill tlie role of life
savers in certain circumstances.
It may surprise you to know that
the utility of the white mouse has even
been recognized in an official report.
This took the form of a recommenda
tion that these creatures should be
supplied for use in mines as a test of
the purity of the subterranean air.
They are kept in cages, and, being
very sensitive to any change in the
atmosphere, they show the miners by
their movements when danger Is ap
proaching. When the mice begin to
exhibit any unusual excitement or dis
tress, tie miners know it is time to
get away before they are overtaken
by poisonous vapors, and many a
catastrophe has been averted by this
means.
But perhaps the smallest of all dumb
servants are snails, which are used as
window cleaners, and very conscien
tiously they work. It must be con
fessed, however, that they do not work
for mere love of the thing, but because
the many minute particles which make
the windows look dirty provide them
with a meal.
In the tropical countries of the
world all sorts of animals are called
Into service .for mankind. Monkeys,
with their almost human intellgence,
are made much use of; while certain
kinds of snakes are employed in much
the same way as we keep cats to rid
the house of mice.
But the war has made one strange
spectacle possible. In Sheffield an ele
phant may be seen drawing heavy loads
along the streets. It Is claimed for this
particular animal that he can empty a
nine-ton wagon of coal in two Jour
neys. Camels have 'also been em
ployed, but their capacities as draught
animals canriot be compared with the
elephants.
SUIT 4 TIMES WON IS LOST
Now Widow Can't Even Sue Railway
" Any More.
TIOGA. Pa., Nov, 27. After four trials
and four reverses, the New Torlc State
Court of Appeals has finally disposed
of the case of Mrs. Ellabeth Hickey,
formerly of this place, now of Corn
ing, N. T., who sued the New York
Central Railroad.
The court has finally barred her
from all further attempts to collect
damages for the death of her husband,
a fireman, who was killed with two
other employes in a collision between
two freight trains on the Pennsylvania
division of the New York Central in
1904. The case has been in litigation
since.
The case has been tried four times,
and each time a verdict has been given
her by court and jury, increasing in
amount every time. Three times the
Appellate Court set aside the verdict
and directed new trials, and the last
time dismissed it from further adjudi
cation. In January. 1909, Mrs. Hlckey got
her first award. It was $2750. The
verdict was set aside 'on the ground
that the damages named by the jury
were insufficient. The second verdict
was for $5500. and the third $6000. Had
this stood, with costs and Interest. Mrs.
Hickey would have received $10,000.
But she will not get anything for the
death of her husband after all these
years of litigation, notwithstanding
four different Juries and four Judges
decided that she was entitled to re
cover. And besides, the judges of the
appeals court now forbid her to annoy
the corporation.
PRESENT-DAY PIONEER WOMAN
HAS SERIES OF MISFORTUNES
Lane County Folks Rally to Aid of Mrs. Mattie Coleman, Who Shows
Undaunted Spirit as Homesteader Through Many Mishaps.
FLORENCE. Or.. Nov. 25". (Special.)
Mrs. 'Mattie Coleman. heroic
pnoneer woman of a very late pe
riod, is strong and determined. Just like
the many pioneers who came to Oregon
more than a half century bfore her
time.'
But the late pioneering is by no
means without its misfortunes, Mrs.
Coleman has found, for during the
second year on her homestead, 17
miles south of Florence, she lost
through the cold - weather the family
cow, which was earned by hard labor
by herself and oldest daughter, Irene.
For four years homesteading was quiet
and content. This Fall Mrs. Coleman's
trusty horse, which carried her to Ore
gon from Kansas in 1911, died. Sunday,
November 12.- her little house burned
to the ground, and not a single bit
of the contents was saved.
Left, by the death of her husband
without property or support of any
kind. Mrs. Mattie Coleman paoked the
few small belongings which she pos
sessed into a light wagon, hitched her
lone horse to it, and with four young
daughters set out for Oregon, with no
knowledge of the country, but with
strong physical powers, a determina
tion to work and to make the best of
the lot that had been cast to her.
This was in the Summer of 1911. "
When she reached this state, after
a slow and dreary journey, she fol
lowed a course up the Willamette Val
ley, leaving Irene with newly-acquired
friends in Eugene. Mrs. Coleman pro
ceeded to Drain, and there left her
three daughters and provisions in care
of a family which offered to help her.
The homeless widow learned of the
Siuslaw Valley. Two days later she
saddled the horse and set out alone.
She encountered country of varied to
pography, the like of which she had
never seen before. The ' search for
a homestead that would best accom
modate her little family was carried
on zealously. Florence people informed
her of a man who wanted to give up
his homestead, and who had been, on
it. but a short time. She saw the man,
and accepted the proposal of her Flor
ence friends to take the homestead.
This place, located In the extreme west
ern part of Lane County, was the only
one that was satisfactory.
She brought the girls and provisions
overland from Drain, and Irene came
from Eugene. Work commenced. Irene
was only 10 years old then, and in
clearing trees from the. land her as
sistance was not great, so her mother
worked at this alone. A space large
enough for truck gardening was cleared
at first, and it was through this means
that an attempt was made to get
tnoney to establish the family. The
mother, with her faithful horse, plowed
the small fields; Iren helped some at
this. The small returns from the gar
dening paid current living expenses.
and small bits were set aside- to cover
the fees for proving 'up on the claim
later.
With a great deal" of effort a cow
was bought the second year. But on
the homestead the altitude is great
and the climate cold, and the cow died
In the Winter. The garden truck that
season was spoiled by the cold.
Mrs. Coleman is a middle-aged wom
an of exceptionally strong physique.
Land clearing was resumed the next
season after the season of misfortune.
Grain was raised. About five acres of
it was cut with a scythe by Irene and
her mother. , The addition of chickens
to the homestead aided financially,
and Mrs. Coleman proved up on her
homestead after three years and paid
the necessary fees. .
A crude structure, made of materials
from the place, was built by the new
pioneer soon after her arrival. It was
made into a substantial structure.
Progress was slow and hard.
Mrs. Coleman this Fall came to the
Springfield hop district, took quarters
at the Seavey yard, and earned enough
money at picking to maintain the
family through the Winter. She re
turned home late in September and
two weeks later the horse died. This
excited keen Interest on the part of
Lane County folk in the family's hero
ic struggle for existence.
HoMMtfnd House IlurnN.
The family had not fully recovered
from the misfortune when almost two
weeks ago the little house on the
homestead burned down. This left the
children entirely without clothes. But
the neighbors came to rescue immedi
ately. To replace household goods and
necessary articles lost in the fire Is
the work of special committees in
Florence and Eugene at. the present
time, and contributions of money have
been liberal.
In Eugene Mrs. Bertha Dorris, police
matron, is collecting clothes, and a
Eugene newspaper is raising money.
Mrs. Coleman attends to the dally
chores on" the homestead, walking from
the neighbors' places.
How Is she to get a new house and
resume life with her family on her
place? The .neighbors, who, as a rule,
have not accumulated any significant
sums of money, have agreed to build
the house, if Eugene and Florence will
buy the lumber. The proposal has
been accepted. The campaign, for as
sistance is progressing successfully.
CHILD - BRIDE IS SHOT
Husband Then Battles Police Who
Begin to Besiege House.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27. Jasko Semko
wicz. of 1045 West Huron street, shot
and wounded his 16-year-old bride of
three months. Three years ago Sem
kowicz. who is 19 years old. shot the
girl's father because he objected to
the young couple keeping company.
Semkowicz said he shot his wife
after a quarrel in which he accused
her of associating with other men. Po
lice found the couple barricaded in the
house, and the man was subdued by
three policemen after a terrific strug
gle. Mrs. Semkowicz will recover.
TODAY'S BEAUTY TALK
You can malre. a delightful shampoo
with very little effort and for a very
trifling cost. If you get-from your
druggist a package of canthrox and
dissolve a teaspoonful in a cup of hot
water. Your shampoo is now ready.
Just pour a little at a time on the
scalp and rub briskly. This creates
an abundance of thick, white lather
that thoroughly dissolves and removes
the dandruff, excess oil and dirt. After
rinsing, the hair dries quickly, with a
fiuffiness that makes it seem heavier
than it is, and takes on a rich luster
and a softness that makes arranging
it a pleasure. Adv.
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