A Sensible
Christmas Gilt
A Building Lot is the first thing you
must have on which to build your
new home. A choice lot for your son
or daughter or friend is a starter in
life.
The Mason Lots
are now on the market for the first
time and at a price that will make you
want some These lots are beautifully
located in the heart of the City and
only one and two blocks east of First
National Bank. These lots can be
bought cheap during the Holiday
Season, on very easy terms
See W. J. Radke
OR YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENT
A Misused Ait.
Hew Fran«« Is RepapMtetlng.
It would be u I. iim 'I la-*i-.*r not to
Vital statlMk*» show that tlie birth
rate Increased In France In 19-0. At Irnrn to »pnifc nt nil. thi n io use the
Marseille», for the first lime In yvnrs. magic of «pee» li to wound mid unger
Who would supposa
the number of births greatly exceed those about US.
ed the numtier of »leath«. At Chalons- when the baby's little timgue I» «trng-
sur-Naoti»* the total of birth« for the glltig with hard ciHisoiuiiil' and tnys-
year was <W9 anil Hint of deaths, 571. terlou» diphthongs, thnt »lie would
In Toulon Hie number of birth» ex- master the moat wonderful of all arts,
»•eede»l by Ilk that of dcat It«, « ohm * only to be la-tier »-quipped for wound
thing that has not happened for •• ing llic lirnrts of b< r nearest and dear*
years.
From Orleaii« «ntlafartory e»i t Th ■ art of «|»*»*< n I m ri in-lly ois-
figures sl»o have been eowmunieated. I lined. uulo&. It I m used only for the
an»! st roeppe the number of birth« hlgha-si thing». Girl»' 4'oiumtuloa.
exceeded by So per c»-nt the number
S. P. PASSENGER TRAINS
of deaths.
Judge Speaking.
Wife—Where shall we hntig this
awful daub the Fheapleys gave us?
Huh—I don't think It desen c» hung-
Ing exactly—we’ll give It solitary cm»*
flnrmeat»—New York Globe.
Adventuras of the 8oul.
The good critic 1» lie who relates
the ndvsiitures of his soul among maa-
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U1LLNTH l'AM Ditti COURIER
WMI »NENIMY, l>» EMIIEH 11, I Wil I
HATS THE VOGUE
Even Showing of Both Type« of
Headgear, Writes Paris Fash
ion Correspondent.
COLORED VELVETS ARE SHOWN
New Blue Has Influence on Millinery;
Tinted Facings on Black Also
Wslcomc Departure; Ribbone
Are Used.
Hats Increase In size ns winter ap-
proacti-s». In the early autumn there
wns n decide»! preG-n-nee for small
hut«. Aliy dla»-WMdon, anaerta a Paris
fashion writer lu the New York Trib-
un*-, na to whether »mail or large
shnpeg *111 prevail never seems worth
while liecuuse us any »etixoti advances
the demand for th*- large list la aug
mealed. In midwinter as well as In
midsummer the large hat invariably
makes Ila uppeuraii'<*. Now there In
about no even showing of both tyjxn.
No striking i-lutnges in nbnjH-« can
I m * recordad, but much tlwt la utKwi
lion arresting appear» la colon, mate-
club» and trimmings. The predomt
■Mince of velvet over luitter'« plush Is
uii lilt* resting note.
It Is several aeii»*>u« since colored
velvets hare had such a vogue. IV» al
ways have had a certain uumber of
black velvet haul, but blue or red val
vet In headgear ba« been un exception
In recent ySnra.
The new blue, populurized by Made
leln*- et Madeleine of Paris, has had
considerable influeme on millinery.
Hats in the llghl<*r shades of blue vel
vet, during 11 m » last few seaimiis. have
been looked upon as commonplace uud
con«<Mpiently received no showing at
flu- «mart establishments.
Bright-Hued Velvets.
Store llioae high In authority In th»*
hat world have called a right-about-
face, the dcsptaed light-colored velvet
lint nuihes Its uppearange In th»- in**«»
select circles. Such a revolution can
not full to please a certain type of
American woman who always lias In-
i-ludisl In her wardrobe a blue hnt l>e-
can-**- of It« becooilngness. ' This blue
Is not the »ml or of the navy uniform,
but thnt of the Frenchman's army cont.
Colored facings on black hats also
nr<- a welcome departure. Those Inno
vations aid In solving the much-dis
cussed quesrion as to whether a worn
nn stuiII be smartly or appealingly
ill-eased. They make a happy compr»>
miso between the two.
There Is a vogue for trimming black
huts with colored ribbons—a revival of
n very old-time fashion, The Part,
milliners who make hats to the order
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When <** nts are at once simple, rich
,•«1 distinctive the.,- answer all the re-
, Jr merits needed to make them •*
s jeecM. In the model shown here the
designer has used the season's hew
Ideas to the best advantage nnd has
produced an original and conservative
wrap, plain enough and trimmed
enough to pas« without criticism.
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e4 ¿Merry Clown Doll
All styles and sizes
Requires about 60 days to fill orders
Constantly in Stock:
Books of Duplicate Remittance Blanks
Trade Acceptances
Legal Blanks
Blank Sales Books
This merry gentleman Is one of
iiuiny dolls Hint may be made of dis.
carded ribbed underwear or stock
ings. ills head Is made of a piece of
white or pink ribbed stocking and his
face painted with black and red paint,
For the rest of him two colors ar«
uaed nnd lie Is stuffed with cotton and
baa a white ruffle aliout bls neck.
Long Time Fixing It.
Ohio I’uper Mrs. Lucy Merrow has
been under the doctor's cm- ull thia
week. Boston Transcript.
No. 1—Louisen Model of Panne Velvet,
Trimmed with Qlycerined Feathers
No. 2—Marla Guy Hat of French
Blue Velvet No. 3—Hat of Violet
Co'ored Velvet With Unusual Feath-
er Trimming. No. -4—French Hat of
Velvet Trimmed With Metal Leaf.
of each customer are Unking the color
of the gowu with the bat trimming.
Row« of bright colored ribbon frequent
ly appear on blin k lulls. A large ahape
may have the bows beneath the brim
nt either side. The loops are some
what long and the ends even longer.
Ribbons Enliven Diack Hats.
If the fashion for colored ribbons on
black lints is enthuslaatlcally received
In this country It will menu many
made-to-order hats, which will Insure
more becoming millinery than we have
hml recently.
In this country the lulllluer lias
shown her hats, the custpmer tiled
them on, and If she found oue that was
satisfactory she either bought It or or
dered otid like It But the French mil
liner-and her client have proceeded
nloug an entirely different line. So ex
acting were the customers and so
painstaking the hat maker In creating
Individual styles thnt she practically
made each lint on her customer's head.
To Insure a perfectly becoming con
tour,' to arrive at Just the most becom
ing angle, to mid to or lower the height
of n crown or breadth of a brim, the
French milliner poaea the hat In Its
first crude form and then works with
shears and pin» to have It exactly right
for tba puivhaser.
This means that long hours must be
qs’Ut In the millinery showroom, which
la practically u workroom, ns tunny of
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the hats are couatriM'iwi there on the
customers' heeds uiul flnl»lied aflat
ward. It mean» »lltlng before a mir
ror trying on any number of model«,
tilting them this way and that way and
matching color to eyes ami hair.
Fitting the Hat and Dreaa.
Such a lengthy proceaa will never
find favor In thin country, a-* no Amor-
b-ati woman earns to give »*> much time
to Hie purchase of one article of »Ire»«.
Anti one can Imagine the growing Im
patience of an American milliner If
called u;>on to spend half it day with a
single customer. B iim I im - sh pr»*cee*b< too
rapidly In this country for thnt. But
ther»- may be a liappy roraprotulae he
tween the two no-thuds; the on*- <>t
hurrying a woman out of tlx* »Imp with
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Set From Elaine of the Hue de la Paix,
Coneleting of Scarf In Spanish Style
and Hat to Match.
a hat that I» fashionable but not at nil
suitable to her pnrtlrnlnr type, ami the
other nf spending so long a time In
constructing m» thnt is suitable.
Since there Is nothing that contrib-
ute« more to a woman's appearnm-e
than a becoming hnt. it 1» worth while
to spend a reasonable amount of time
In Its selection nn»l to make a few ex
tra trip.« to the milliner for fitting.
Then- 1« ns much reason for fitting a
hat as there is fnr fitting a dress, al
though wo hnve rmt always thought so.
tilth n f«S* »»hnnges teen the ex
treme novelties, which the Pari« milli
ner- always noted for her originality
nn»1 her constant struggle for some
thing new—often pffers. may have their
extreme and trying effects softened
anil be made flattering to differ»*»!t
types of face« hy Individual fittings
and adaptations to the good and bad
points of the wearer.
Earrings Match Hat Ornaments.
Ai.y woman who lias taste and a mil
liner who will work with her along
these lines may be sure of becoming
an*l llatteriug hat«, for defects may
lie cleverly concealed and marks of
beauty nccentnated.
Aside from being a head covering
a hut should be an adornment. A
woman should never buy one that does
not n»ld something to her looks. Mere
murtnes« nn»l being of the latest mode
sh»nil»1 not »ufl!<e
Among the strikingly new trimmings
this winter are ornaments to match
earring«. The milliner thus invades
the Jeweler's renlin and carries a stock
•if earrings to match hat trimmings.
A number of toques of Egyptian.
Itussiiin and Indian inspiration nre
trimmed in this way. Startling effects
are obtiiined by draping colorfnl fah-
rft-s Into Hindoo toques and sewhig
long pendant ornaments, fn-qucntly of
let or Jude, In the folds. Ileal ear
rings arc use»1 In this way.
So much has been written nl»out
feather trimmings during the last few
svnSoffii thnt there Is little more to any
regarding them, but it may be stated
that they are ns fashionable as ever,
nnd that many Interesting things «till
arc being done to feathers to produce
weird nnd »musasi effects.
Franc« Contributes Gay Shawls.
(Tienllle has found considerable fa-
vor with millinery designers nnd Is
nse»i with good effect In the Oriental
tnrbniis. thick «trnnds of the chenille
being loosely braided and wound about
a turban shape. Uneven ends of che
nille may fall from one sine to mnke
n trimming.
Clred ribbons nre not new but «till
uss>*l. There Is, however, a uewi-omer
in the clro family. It Is a clre serge
ribbon grnlneil with heavy rldge* tn
present the appearance of sterge or
twilled cloth. It may be had In n num
bei- of colors nnd Is u«ed In n variety
of ways, a favorite being that of form
ing a scarf ending In n stiff bow. In
various widths It Is Used for the ali
ribbon hnt.
The Spanish shawl c.mtlnnes to
have great vogue nnd many model« are
being brought out hy French manufac
turers which excel in brilliancy of
color nnd depth of fringe those which
come from the Orient via Spain.
The Faris milliner has Adapted the
Spanish shawl Idea to her productions.
Elnlne, on the Rue de la 1’alx. «hows
a lovely set consisting of a scurf and
hat In Spanish st; le. Lucie Hunter
Ims had great mictesa with her Spnn-
ish scarf-trinuucd sailor.
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