IRELAND'S MANY FLAGS
The Last Word in Summer Gowns
COUNTRY HAS HAD NUMEROUS
EMBLEMS OF SOVEREIGNTY.
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J VST tho zest that la added to all
our afternoon assemblings by the
entlclnR things that women think up
to clothe themselves In simply can
Dot be estimated. And whether these
creations ore their own visions worked
out In the products of the loom or are
the Inspirations of those whoBe pro
fession Is gown-making Is of little
Importance. The Important thing Is
4hn successful effect.
Here Is a model from Gautler of
1sris that shows how those fumillar
fabrics, taffeta and net, are set to tho
rhythm of tho new modes as words to
music. It Is In black with the bodice
over white figured net and a tunic of
net finished with a broad bund of silk
bout the bottom.
This Is the stylo which has com
manded the most attention for mid
summer. The long sleeves of net, or
chiffon, ore featured In the mujorlty
of gowns, and a tunic of some sort Is
everywhere present. This dress Is
particularly cool looking and particu
larly comfortable.
The narrow plain Bklrt of taffeta Is
ankle length and finished at the hot
torn with a quilling of silk. There Is
a lapped scam lu It down the front.
New Arrangement of the Hair
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YiOaWf : Vyl
A SIMPLE style for dressing the
hair Is pictured here. It employs
Om Urge shell hairpins that have mot
rtUi trowing favor this season, and
tlspeoses with any other decoration.
The front bair Is waved about the
fce for this style and parted at the
toft aid In a long part extending from
the crown fcf the head to the forehead.
It la combed over the temples and
a In large waves about the face to
Am check, Just In front of the ear,
Ittle above the lobe.
At this point the hair Is turned
sack and pinned at each side. Hare
t la all combed In together to make
lie back balrdresslug. '
For this the hair Is parted In two
traoda and one of then Is braided
tooaely, or twisted. This ' braid Is
ttXJad at the b&ck around tba remain
m strand . and pinned down to tba
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The tunic is rather full and the bor
der of taffeta very wide. There Is
sufficient body and crlspness In the
taffeta border to hold the tunic out
from the underskirt, and the trans
parency of net over the taffeta petti
coat and the white bodice makes the
charmingly cool effect which Is the
best aspect for a hot-weather costume.
There are narrow frills of net about
the wrUts and neck and a verv new
and cleverly arranged collar of taf-
icta wnicn extends like a fichu about
the neck, and crosses, surplice fash
Ion, In front. It terminates at the
bark In a flat bow.
The simple little hat worn with this
dress Is of black moire and white lace.
These are pretty Items In the way of
finishing touches to this noteworthy
costume. The handbag Is of moire,
matching the hat. Bracelets set oft
the arms of the fair wearer, and one
of them is worn above the elbow on
tho left arm.
The short skirt presupposes feet as
carefully clothed as It Is possible to
nave tnem. The stockings are plain
black silk and the strapped slippers
are decorated with tiny steel buckles.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
head with wire pins. The remaining
end la fluffed and pinned to the crown,
with It ends thrust under the hair
at tba top crown. Small, Invisible
pins are placed In the waves at the
front and wherever needed to keep the
hair In place, for neatness must ba
featured In all tba new stylos of balr
dresslng. The two large shell pins are orna
mental but they also furnish a sub
stantial support In keeping the balr In
placa.
Thla coiffure does not set so close
to tho bead at the back as It appeara
to In tha photograph. Tba fluffed
strand of hair which Is drawn through
the braided coll and fastened In at
th top, Is something like a long and
broad puff. It extends beyond tha
back of the head sbeut as far as tb
usual French twist.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Harp, Deemed by Most People at Typ
pally Irish, Wat Really Imposed
Upon the Country by an
. English King.
What flag shall Ireland fly? This
Is a question that 1b again being dis
cussed, writes a London correspond
ent of the. Now York Sun.
Probably no country has had more
national flags than Ireland, so that of
old-time flags range of choice Is by no
means restricted. The most ancient,
without doult, is the "Spear and Ser
pent," said to commemorate the cur
ing by Moses of an ancestor of Mile
sius who had been bitten by a snake.
Then there Is the golden sunburst
upon a blue ground, emblem of Fionn
MacCumhall's Fenian (militia). Blue
was always Ireland's national color
until 1798, when the United Irishmen,
to signify the blending of north and
south evolved a national color of the
blue formed by the amalgamation of
blue and orange namely, green.
Another flag is that which Crom
well's soldiers are reputed to have
seen when fighting the Kernes, a red
cross upon a golden ground. Opinions
as to whether such was ever a na
tional emblem or not are divided,
many people believing It to have been
the arms of an insurgent commander.
The three golden crowns upon a
blue ground is another emblem which
has not been overlooked. Tho design
appears today In the arms of Mun
ster, and the three crowns are said
to typify the triple kingdoms of Dres-
mond, Thomond and Ormond. Any
way, thlB flag was the emblem of Ire
land from 1170 to 1547, when Henry
VIII of England substituted the harp
for the three crowns, the reason be
ing that Henry was anxious that the
three crowns should not be confused
with the triple tiara of the pope, with
whom, at this Juncture, Henry was
not on the best of terms.
Thus It comes about that the harp,
which Is deemed as typically Irish,
was Imposed upon Ireland by an Eng
lish king; but bad not the United
Irishmen, although they decrowned
the harp in 1798, adopted It as their
emblem, and Grattan's parliament
recognized the barp, although they
did not like the green ground, It is
hardly likely that the average Irish
man today would regard It as other
thun an upstart burgee.
Still another national device to be
considered Is the "Lamh Dearg
Elrinn," the Tied Hand of Ireland,
which, upon' a white ground, was
borne by Shane and Hugh O'Neill's
armies that defeated Queen Eliza
beth's generals.
The early hours of the nineteenth
century saw Ireland Inflicted with the
St. Patrick's Cross, a red satire upon
a white ground. What St. Patrick
had to do with it nobody can say, but
some emblem or tho other had got
to be Incorporated In the British flag
upon the passing of the act of union,
and so the heralds did the rest.
Wherever they got the red satire from
It Is not known, but there Is
reason to believe that It was bor
rowed from the arms of Trinity col
lege, Dublin, which had In turn bor
rowed It from the Fitzgerald family.
In all probability Ireland will
adopt the sunburst upon a blue
ground, the chief reason being Its an
tiquity, Its distinctly Irish origin, and
Its symbolism of Ireland rising to
take her proper place among the na
tions. Hut come what may, the ground
of the new flag Is going to be blue.
The Sinn Pelners are resolved upon
that, and that the flag's material shall
not bo silk or cotton, but good Irish
linen.
Whimsical Prisoner.
A prisoner's remarkable flow ot
words caused great amusement at
Dublin sessions recently. A laborer
was charged with stealing a pair of
boots.
"By what stretch of Imagination or
by what Inane processes of reasoning
can you assume that I stole the
bootB?" be asked.
Addressing tho court later, he said:
"I havo always testified with the
utmost ardor and fervor of my soul
tny lilKh admiration for tho courage,
discipline, and exalted Integrity and
Inspiring honesty of the Dublin po
lice. 1 had some pious and artistic
pictures when arrested, and offered
them to the police-sergeant for bis
edification. I would serve 40.000
years In Jail rather than knuckle
down to the whimsical and fantastic
charge."
8mrt Reply.
The captain Of a certain trnnnnlilt
Conveying a British cavalry regiment
to tho capo was noted for his wit, and
(it every opportunity that offered hn
loosed hla shafts of humor, to tho
chagrin and embarrassment of their
targets. Sooner or Inter tha llnirar
fcets stung, however, and this chronlo
pun-artist was no exception to the
rule.
On one occasion, when about two
days out from port, be approached
a group of soldiers who were swab
bing'tho forward deck. and. alnrtln
out a big, raw-boned Irish recruit who
was experiencing his first taste of
sailor's life, ha gravely asked:
"Can you steer the mainmast down
tno forecastle stairs ?"
Quick as a flash ;sme the reply:
"Yes, sor. 1 can, If you will stand
.below and coll It ud"
FABLESI &
SLANG ak
The New Fable of Everybody' Friend
and the Line-Sucker.
In a sequestered Dump lived two
Urchins, Edgar and Rufus, who went
to the Post with about an equal Handi
cap. They got away together down the
broad Avenue of Hope which leads one
Lad over the hills and far away to the
United States Senate Chamber and
guides another unerringly to the Fed
eral Pen near Leavenworth, Kansas.
When Edgar was a Tootsey he re
ceived a frequent dusting with Ex
treme Violet Talcum Powder and was
allowed to play with a flaxen-haired
Doll named Celeste-.
About the same time, Rufus began
to take Cold Baths and was propped
up to look at Pictures of Napoleon and
John L. Sullivan and Sitting Bull.-
At School each was a trifle Dumb.
If Edgar fell down on an Exam, his
Relatives would call a Mass Meeting
to express Regrets and bang Crape all
over the Place.
If Rufus got balled up In his An
swers, his Immediate Kin would pat
him on the Back and tell him he was
right and the Text-Book w-s wrong.
Edgar ' would emergo from tho
Feathers every morning to find his
Parents all lined up to wish him a new
set of Police Regulations.
They held up the Rigid Forefinger
and warned him that ho wes merely a
Oram of Dust and a eukllng and a i
poor juver.lle Mutt whose Mission In
Life was t; Lie Down und Behave.
Rufus would be aroused each Sun
rice by a full Military Bond of CO
Pieces playing "Hail to tho Chief who
in Trlumrh Advances."
Between the Buckwheats end the
Sorghum, Hie two Family Boosters
would slip hiin the pleanlng Informa
tion that never tlnce the Morning Slar3
pulled their first Harmonies had there
bounded into the Arena another such I
Prodigy of Intellectual Brilliancy und
Physical Valor. !
Consequently when Tufts hit tho I
Fresh Air, with tho McGuffey under !
the Arm, he wore his Chest about a I
foot In front of him. j
He ackuowledged with a Slight Nod I
the Falutatlon from Borne Member of
the Town Board.
Edgar, Btageripg under a Ton of
Restrictive Advice, would spot Rufus
Smeared and Disarranged,
at a Distance and sneak Into an Alley,
because be didn't wish to get Blood all
over hla Clean Waist
Whenever Edgar was forced Into a
Battle and came home smeared and
disarranged, bis Mother would go to
her Room and Cry softly and Father
would Paint a vivid Word-Picture ot
a Wretch standing on the Gallows
with a Black Cap over his Head.
Then Edgar would crawl to the Hay
Mow and brood over his Moral In
firmities and try In a groping way to
figure out bla Relation to Thlnga In
General.
But, when Rufus appeared all drip
ping with Gore, his Seconds would cool
him out and rub him with Witch
Hazel and pin Medals on hlra and In
dicate to him on a Chart tha exact
latitude and longitude of the Solar
Plexua.
Hla Parenta made tha Orava Mis
take ot backing blm to tha Limit
Tbey pumped blm full of Courage
every Morning and set blm out to Lick
all Comers.
No wonder ha became aa pugnacious
as U. S. Grant as conceited aa a Suc
cessul Business Man and as aelf-aa-sured
as a Chautauqua Lecturer.
Everyone disliked blm Intensely bat
Just tba same tbey stepped off Into tha
Mud and gave blm tha entire double
width ot Cement 8ldewalk.
Edgar, on the other band, was ona of
tha most popular Door-Mais that ever
bad "Welcome" marked up and down
his Spinal Column.
All those wbo scratched Matches on
him and used blm as a Combination
Hall-Tree and Hitching Post used to
remark that ba didn't hsva an Enemy
tha World.
They had corraled his Goat, so b(
had to play the Part himself.
It had been dinged Into him thai
True Politeness means to wait until
everyone else has been Served ano
then murmur a few Thanks for th
Leavings.
Besides, his Parents had convinced
him that it he went Fishing, he
wouldn't get a Nibble, and it h
climbed a Tree he would fall and
break his Leg, and If he tried to ma
nlpulate more than Two Dollars at ona
time, he would go Blink.
Therefore, when both were In Col
lege, Rufus acted as plunging Half'
Back, with Blue Smoke coming from
his Nostrils, and achieved the undying
Distinction of being singled out by
Walter Camp.
Edgar Bat up on the Bleachers with
2,800 other Mere Students and lent a
quavering Tenor to a Song about Alma
Muter.
Even the Undergrads cojld not take
the Tuck out of Rufus.
Ho was fresher than Green Paint
and his Work was Raw, but be was so
Resilient that no one could pin him to
the Mat and keep him there.
When a Boy has been told 877 times
a Day for many Years that he is the
Principal Feature of tho Landscape, It
tnkes n:oro than ordinary Doctoring tc
Curo him.
He left College thoroughly convir.ce
thr.t the World ves his Cyster nni
that he bed cn Optner in ever;
Pocket
lie Icg-n crtbblns Tublic Srrvlr
Utilities by Glrcnc-Arsi rnc.heC.
v. hereupon a let if Vr.lifLors l-cum
exclltd and v.untcl soma ona U-o t
heed him oX
He rut things Acrcsa bccure whr
ho tuckid the V.iM m.cicr lis Aim l:
began to dig for tho Cctl tf 1.:h I;
r.ifcdlaio An.blilcn, (11 tho FrlunJi i
Prbllc Weal v.ero rcrr d Bluo ir.d r
tired b-lilnd tho loiis.
Ednir took h'a Dccrco cut Into 11.
Ccld World ntd turn to mi.krc i j-o'..
title Inquiries rc-gartinrf Iluu.bb IU.
l loymcnt whlih would Invclvo no Kt
oronEibillllcs.
He became an OfTco Lawyer of t!i
(!u:i gray Variety with a i.pychil Ap i
tude for drawing up Leases Lnd cx
r.minlnj Abstracts.
Ho could not face a Jury or fit;ht t
Case because the fond Parents lu.d pu
tho Sign on bim and robbed him ot al
bis Gimp.
But a Nice Fellow?
You know it.
Anyone who had a Book to sell, or
a Petition to bo signed, or a Note that
noeded endorsing came daBhlng right
into Edgar's Office and Hailed blm as
the Champion Patsy of the Universe.
Not one of these ever ventured Into
the Loir of the Street Railway Czar,
for he knew that Rufus might Jump
over the Mahogany Table and bite
him In the Arm.
Even Edgar, when he made a Busi
ness Coll on Boyhood Friend and lov-
lug Classmnte, was permitted to wait
In the Outer Room, resting his Hat on
his knees, and mingling on terms of
Equality with the modish Typist and
tho scornful Secretary.
And when they went away to look at
some Properties, Rufus took the State
room while Edgar drew an Upper.
Any great big Brute ot a Man with
a Tigerish Instinct for pouncing on
each Good Thing and then hanging on
to It like Grim Death, never can win
the Esteem of tha envloua but anaemlo
Gallery.
Everyone at tha Club referred to
Edgar as a Good Old Scout but when
all tba Push gathered at tha Round
Table and soma ona let tall tha Name
of tha High-Binder, they would open
up on Rufus and Pan blm to a Whis
per.
Then Rufus would enter In hla Fur
Coat, upsetting Furniture and Serv
ants aa ha swept through tho Loun
ging Room.
Immediately thero would ba an Eul-
demlc of Goose Pimples and a Rush
to shake Hands with blm.
Rufus was sinfully Rich, but never
theless Detestable, because his Family
had drilled Into him tha low-down
Habit of getting tho Jump on the Other
Fellow.
Edgar may live In a Rentod House,
but be will always have tha Inward
Satisfaction of knowing that ba la a
sweet and courteous Gentleman with
Pink Underwear, and a Masonic
Charm on bis Watch Chain.
When Edgar answers the Call, the
Preacher will speak briefly from the
Text "Blessed are the Meek."
If the Death Angel succeeds In pull
Ing down Rufus, the same Minister
will find a Suggestion for his Remarks
In those Inspiring Words, "I bava
fought the Good Fight"
MORAL:
Tha Scrapper Is seldom beloved but
ha gets a Run for hla Ticket
Uaeful en Occasion,
"Yon mean to say Crimson Gulch
bss an anti-gambling law!"
"Yes," replied Throo-Finger Bam.
"We bad to bava some way of break
Ing up tha game when a tenderfoot
coma along and gets to winning all
the money."
ilium.
It's a Very
Good Idea
to help your poor,
tired Stomach, lazy
liver or clogged
bowels back to
health and strength,
but the longer you
delay the harder it
is going to be. To
day you should start
taking
HOSTETTER'S
Stomach Bitters
It has helped thousands
of others will help you
a
Somebody Lost His Job.
In a business men's club in a west
ern town there sprang up two fac
tions, one of which critU-lzeri tho
ard because he did not provide the
memuers wnn good meals and one
which defended him hotly.
Tho dltputo gut fiercer and fiercer.
Half the Club wuntrrl In firn lhcat.au-
ard at once; the other half suid he
wos erricicnt.
Then, without warning, the Bteward
himself decided the momentous ques
tion. One duy at lunch time a mem
ber of the club asked a waiter:
"Where's the steward?"
"He ain't here," replied the waiter.
"Ho suid he was golnR down tho street
to Ket something good to eat." Popu
lar Magazine.
W. Cameron Korbeis, former gover
nor general of tho Philippines, will
head a Lir J collecting expedition in
Central nnd South America for Har
vard university.
Suez canal authorities announce
that the maximum draft of water au
thorized has been increased by one
foot, mnklnf? II t9 tnt Riv I'unrt Don
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the depth was Increased to 2 teet.
In 1913 American libraries received
gifts aggregating 14.500,000 in cash.
English paint manufacturers have
found oil made from seeds of Brazil
ian rubber trees as an acceptable sub
stitute for linseed oil.
Experts have figured that Ecuador,
by the application of scientific meth
ods, could increase its present agri
cultural yield by 150 per cent.
Insects do not attack the Himnlnya
cedar. It is strong, elastic, nnd the
average weight is only about 35
pounds to the cubic foot.
The verdict of a Jury In a criminal
case in Arkansas has been set aside
because the Jury consumed nine
quarts of whisky In reaching a ccu
cluslon. An Income tax on foreign titles an
nexed by American heiresses might
tend to clear up some of the titles.
Somebody Is always taking tho Joy
out of life. Just when we are talking
ot free beef Imports they shoot up the
price.
A tramp arrested In the city carried
several dozen sharp knives. He wos
pretty much on edge at being appre
hended. The city will abandon the weed
fight It'a no use. Too many men
have both chewed and smoked It since
their youth!
THOUGHT SHE
COULD HOT LIVE
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out holding on to
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my finders would
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could not speak, nor
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everyone tliought I
wnntil mm II..
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