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from Russia, the Napoleon hat from
Prance, and from Austria she takes
those high military heels for street
shoes, patterned after the boots of
Austrian cavalry men.
But folks who follow "war-fashions"
are probably more interested in
the new color, the "Kaiser gray,"
than they are in the military mil
linery. The color of her gown is of
first importance to every woman,
and unfortunately the Kaiser's troops
didn't select their uniforms for be
comingness, but for strategic rea
sons, and the "twilight" colors so
useful in war may play havoc in
peace, for it's the exceptional woman
who can wear the dull, faded color
tone of the Kaiser's uniform.
But here it is, and fashion de
votees must make the most of it, for
much of the new fall dress materials
and accessories, cloths, silks, ribbon,
and hosiery are made in the gray
shade just now so unpopular in Eng
land, France and Russia.
Aside from the "Kaiser's" gray"
perhaps the most striking fashion
called forth by the "world-war" is
the Cossack cape. This is a modifi
cation of the cape that had such
vogue last spring; its military fea
tures are accented in accordance with
the military spirit of the hour, and
the fashion prophets predict that the
cape of graceful folds and volumin
ous width will be the correct out-door
wrap for the coming winter. . N
Gauntlet gloves, shoes with mili
tary heels, hatpins in form of tiny
swords, hairpins in bayonet designs
are some of the fads and frivols that
have come into vogue since the
world's peace was broken.
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BOY CORPORAL ENGAGED A GERMAN BATTERY
SINGLE-HANDED WON GLORY AND DEATH
BY H. P. BURTON
London. There are heroes by the
tens of thousands in this greatest of
all wars.
When men march in massed pla
toons and regiments up to the mouth
of modern cannon, knowing that it
is sure death, one feels that the last
word in bravery has been said.
Nevertheless, individual acts of
daring, of sublime nerve in the face
of death, will, I p'resume, continue
to be hailed by the world as the great
est examples of braverj.
A boy is the first great hero of this
war, the story of whose desperate
deed has just come out of the war
zone. He was a Belgian Corporal
Jules Lupin, 18 years old and he
won glory and death in the fight
ing with the Germans between Liege
and Brussels.
The story is fully authenticated by
Major Jeanne, the boy's commanding
officer, who, himself, was danger
ously wounded in the same battle.
Maj. Jeanne, from his bed in the hos
pital at Antwerp, has taken pains to
send the facts to the Belgian war
office.
The brave deed of Corporal Lupin
Is told as follows by a comrade:
"We were on the right bank of the
River Meuse at Bellaire, and we were
in close touch with a Germany bat
tery. The musketry on both sides
was terrible. I was stretched out flat,
continuously loading and shooting,
and could feel my gun getting hot.
"Bullets were flattening their noses
in front of me, raising clouds of sand
and dust My mouth, eyes and ears
were full of powder. Corpses were
heaped round me, their faces black
with powder, and stamped with the
horrible grimace of death; their
hands, with swollen veins, gripping
their Mausers. Yes, war is magnifi
cently terrible.
"All at once the Germans adopted
new tactics, and I must give them
credit for being a cute lot. They
seemed to withdraw from their posi
tion, and we could distinctly notice
their ranks splitting as if in great
confusion but it was only to bring to
