Essex County herald. [volume], May 19, 1921, Image 2

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AMONG OTHER
NEW UNDERTHINGS
Sij iifeSllf life!
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AMONG other new underthings
that have been presented this
season, there appears an innovation
in pettiboekers. This somewhat star
tling development of a familiar gar
ment never fails to focus attention
when brought to notice and to pro
voke a question "why the ruffles?"
In them, wide pantaloons, with full
ness gathered in at the sides to a
yoke that fits smoothly about the hips,
support row after row of narrow ruf
fles. These ruffles do not extend en
tirely round the legs. They have a
single purpose and fulfill it to the
entire satisfaction of very thin wom
en. This garment should be made
of light-weight wash satin or silk.
The many ruffles add almost nothing
to its weight and prove the best pos
sible means for helping out a figure
whose slenderness needs filling out
In night clothes, a marked new fea
ture Is revealed In the use of many
colors for both night dresses and pa
Jama suits. I'ajamns look as If they
might have come directly from China
and Japan and they employ crepe
de chine and thin printed silks, us
ually combining a figured silk in the
coat and plain silk in the pants, using
the plain silk to border the coat. Oc
casionally they are made entirely of
figured silk with a plain color used
In borders of the neck sleeves and
bottom of the coat and to finish the
pants' legs. There is a wide range
of colors to choose from and these
garments are adapted for traveling.
Night dresses are made in plain
colors and in deeper shades of color
than we are accustomed to seeing, as
turquoise blue, purple, rose. Crepe de
chine is the favored material for them.
But these deeper colors have not
reached a point of popularity where
they can be classed as rivals of vhite
and pink. In bath robes there are
some new models that are very attrac
tive. They are made of ratine, cut In
kimono style, but gracefully draped.
Even the ordinary cotton crepe ki
monos are shirred across the front
and back, at the waistline, and a
very graceful sleeve drapery results.
Footwear Is Fanciful
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THhi reputation of Americans as be
ing the best shod of ull people la
being more than upheld by the femi
nine portion of the population. Women
have grown so fastidious in the matter
of footwear that manufacturers have
provided them with the most refined
and elaborate shoes for the summer
season that have ever been presented.
Shoes are becoming fanciful and have
graduated, along with hats, Into the
rank of "creations." They are made
in many styles and each style In many
varieties, so that there is as much
chance for Individuality In their choice
as In the choice of blouses or millinery.
Women have taken to low shoes with
one accord, as may be gathered from
the examples of fashionable footweur
shown In the picture above. But low
shoes Include all the different kinds
needed In the wardrobe street shoes,
those for sports wear, dress or semi
dress. Combinations of two kinds ot
leather are popular, fabrics are em
ployed and stitchery for decoration.
Straps and buckles are featured, some
of the latter, for evening wear, may be
described as magnificent. The shoes
chosen for Illustration here are among
the most conservative of the new
styles, where little individual tricks of
cutting or finishing make almost every
pair Interesting.
The fashionable walking oxford
appropriate for afternoon wear ap
pears with two sinurt straps fastened
with buckles and decoration of perfo
rations and stitching. These are made
in tan calfskin. A shoe on the same
lines Is shown with patent leather
having gray suede inserts and a single
strap that buttons. This style is va
ried by making it of tan calf with fawn
suede inserts, or it may be had In
gray or brown suede. Another single
strap model appears of tan calf with
suede Inlay to match, making a smart
and very up-to-date and dressy looking
street shoe. One of the most pleasing
models has a patent leather vamp with
uppers and strap of suede in gray.
The three pairs of dressy shoes pic
tured Include a pair with straps ex
tending to the soles. This offers a
choice of either tan calf, black suede
or patent leather, with patent leather
straps or of brown suede with brown
kid straps. Gray silk decorative stitch
ing, on patent calf, adorns the pretty
dress shoe, with n single strap that
fastens with tiny buttons. For those
whose quiet taste holds their allegiance
to the very plain shoe, daintily made,
the hand-stitched strap slipper pic
tured Is made in fawn, gray or black
suede, bronze kid or patent leather
with suede quarters.
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CpfYWOHT IY WUTUN NfWWUl OHIO
Handicraft for Boys and Girls
By A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
(Copyright by A. Neely Hall.)
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WREN HOUSES.
The ' dimensions given will make
houses of the right size for wrens.
The doorways should be Inch In
diameter.
Fig. 4 shows a cross section of the
house In Fig. 1. . Fig. 5 shows dimen-
slons for the parts. Bore the door
way where located, and a -ineh hole
below it for the perch stick. The
rear wall will be of the same size as
front A; side B is of the same size
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ond held at the top by a block (G, Fig.
4), and at the bottom by a button (11)
made of a scrap of tin. Roof board F
is the same as board E (Fig. 5), but Is
Inch narrower to allow for the lap
ping edge of board E.
Nail the parts together with 1-Inch
finishing nails. Give the outside of
the house two coats of paint, the In
side one coat.
The second wren house (Fig. 2) Is
shown In cross-section in Fig. G,
and Fig. 7 shows dimensions for the
parts. Bevel the top edge of front
piece A, as shown, so the roof will fit
it squarely, bore a -ineh doorway In
the position indicated, and bore a hole
below it for the porch-stick. Assem
ble the pieces as shown In Figs. 2 and
G. Hinge back E to the edge of roof
clso. Side CD is inch shorter than
B, because B laps over Its edge; It Is
Sawed Into three parts, the outer
pieces (C) to be nailed In place, the
center piece (D) to be slipped between
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the house. It is not necessary to pro
vide a fastener for the hinged back, be
cause when the house Is hung upon a
tree, the back cannot open.
Wren house number three (Fig. 3) is
made of a tomato can (A, Fig. 8), a
tin funnel 0 Inches In diameter (B),
a wooden framework made of three
strips (C and D), and two dowel-sticks
(E) and a hanger stick and screw
eye (F).
Sticks D provide a means for fas
tening the funnel roof. Bevel their
tops to correspond with the pitch of
the funnel, and punch a pair of holes
through the funnel, through which to
drive screws Into the sticks. Bore
two -inch holes through stick C, for
the perch sticks. Cut hanger peg F
to fit the funnel spout. Drive a screw
eye Into its top, and fasten the peg
with a brad driven through the spout.
GARDEN IDEAS.
It Is hoped that each of you girla
?ias made a garden where you can ex
periment all Bummer with growing
Jiings; or, if you have not, that you
'Mil right away.
As good a small sprinkler as you
Tould want Is a can with perforated
bottom (Fig. 1). This can be filled by
dipping into a pall. Hold it as the girl
In Fig. 2 Is holding It, for sprinkling.
Punch the holes through the can bot
tom with a nail.
When planting, have you ever used
a dibble with which to make holes of
the right size for seeds and trans
plantings? Fig. 3 shows a simple dib
ble made of a short piece of broom
handle (A. Fig. 3), pointed at one end,
with a short crossplece (B) nailed
across the other end for a handle.
The handle may be omitted, but it will
give a better hold for working the
point into the ground.
It Is necessary to protect trans
plantings from the sun until they have
taken root and are able to withstand
csllent garden markers, and If you
will sandpaper the sticks and give
ttiem a coat of white enamel before
marking them, they will be worth
while keeping from year to year.
A garden is not complete without a
bird bath, and In Fi. 10 I have shown
one which also will serve the purpose
of a vine rack. The first thing, to
do is to drive a pole into the ground.
Then select straight pieces of
branches 12 inches long, pass a piece
of cord around each near one eid
(Fig. 11), and tie around the pole
about ten Inches below Ha top (Fig.
12). These pieces form a crotch
sotting for the bird basin, for which
a small tin pan may be used. After
the heat without wilting, and Figs. 5,
6 and 7 show three good means of
shielding them. Fig. 5 shows a paper
funnel, bo folded that one side, left
open, can be turned away from the
sun to admit light and air. The flower
pot shield (Fig. 6) is more commonly
used, for short plants, because flower
pots are almost always at hand; the
basket shield Is good, because, while
It gives protection It admits light and
nlr. These coverings should be re
moved after sundown, of course, so
tho plant will receive the night dew.
8hort pieces of lath, pointed at one
end (Fig. 8), with the names of the
goods planted painted or otherwise
marked usoa them (Fig. 9), make ex-
sotting the pan upon the pole top,
oass another piece of heavy cord
around the branches, near their upper
ends, with which to bind the branches
tightly against the sides ot the pan.
Tie cords to the tops, and run them
down to stakes driven Into the
ground, to train your vines upon.
j THE STORY OF j
OUR STATES
By JONATHAN BRACE
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( by McClur Newspaper Syndicate.)
MARYLAND
INDIAN arrows
played nn Im
portant part In the
founding of Mary
land. Lord Balti
more had been In
terested In the
London company
which was financially responsible for
the settlement of Virginia. He became
so enthusiastic over the possibilities
In the new colonies that he desired
to found a colony himself. After ex
ploring the country just north of the
Potomac he persuaded King Charles
I to grant him this territory. In honor
of the queen, Henrietta Maria, this
new colony was called Maryland.
The payment for this grant was
specified as two Indian arrows a year,
together with a fifth part of all pre
cious metals which might be mined. As
the colony prodnced no gold or silver
the cost of Maryland amounted to
only two arrows each year, and Lord
Baltimore became to all intents and
purposes an Independent sovereign.
As a matter of fact the charter was
not Issued until just after the death
of Lord Baltlmoije, but as the deed
was hereditary ft descended to the
second Lord Baltimore, under whom
the first settlement was made at" St.
Mary's in 1G.34. This hereditary mon
archy continued in force until, under
the sixth Lord Baltimore, the Declara
tion of Independence In 177G brought
It to an end.
In 1788 Maryland adopted the Con
stitution and took Its place as the sev
enth state In the Union. Its area to
tals 12,327 square miles, and It Is
thickly populated, so that Maryland
Is entitled to eight presidential electors.
SOUTH CAROLINA
A'
S MARYLAND
had been mado
a proprietary gov
ernment, in like
manner the terri
tory extending
from Virginia to
Florida was grant
ed by Charles II In 16G3 to eight gen
tlemen as a reward for their efforts in
his behalf. The name Carolina comes
from the Latin, Carolus, meaning
Charles. It was not really named after
Charles II, but originally In honor of
Charles IX, king of France, by Hugue
nots who built a fort near Beaufort In
1502.
The fact that the Carolines became
later two distinct colonies was due to
chance. It happened that the earliest
settlements located at points far re
moved from each other. The first per
manent settlements In South Carolina
were about Charleston, while those In
North Carolina wre around Albe
marle sound. The life In the two sec
tions also was quite different South
Carolina was largely devoted to the
cultivation of rice and Indigo and the
planters soon grew very rich with
their large estates on which the labor
was performed by slaves. In fact, Just
before the Revolution the population
showed twice as many blacks as
whites.
In 1720 the government of the Caro
Hnas was turned back by the lord
proprietors to the king and there was
formed the two separate provinces.
South Carolina was the eighth state
to adopt the Constitution, the vote 'of
ratification being passed in May, 1788.
The Palmetto state, as South Carolina
is sometimes called, extends over
30,089 square miles, and It participates
In the presidential election to the ex
tent of nine electors.
Cigar Nomenclature.
The nomenclature of the cigar trade
Is one of the veiy Interesting phases
of democracy. No gentleman intent
upon building up a market for a 10
cent cigar ever named it for a states
man. He complimented, Instead, an
actor, a philanthropist, a race horse,
a hypothetical Indian maiden or a sup
posititious Spanish grandee. To have
named a 10-cent cigar for a statesman
would have been to "queer" both the
cigar and Its Involuntary patron. The
people would not have stood for that
sort of thing. It would have pre
sumed a certain superiority which they
would have rebuked both at the cigar
stand and at the polls. Philadelphia
Public Ledger's "On Second Thought"
Tides Move Big Building.
The historic Tower of London moves
four times dally as the tides of the
Thames river ebb and flow. The
movement Is most pronounced In the
part nearest the river. The move
ment Is due to the fact that many tons
of water penetrate under the founda
tions with the rising tide, which move
ment has the effect of moving upward
the whole mass of the tower.
Much American Wood Wasted.
At the fountain source of our tim
ber resources the growing wood
lands 16 per cent Is squandered in
tops, limbs and stumps; 10 per cent
is represented In edgings and trim
mings; sawdust takes a toll of Dearly
11 per cent ; 10 per cent Is wasted In
slabs; bark represents nearly 11 per
cent of waste; something over 5 pr
cent Is lost in seasoning; careless
manufacturing loses 2V4 per cent,
while the planing mill renders Ir
recoverable still another small lncrt
want In exraw of 1 per cent
THREE YEAR OLD
WASHED ASHORE
Mrs. Dingman Tells of Adventure
of Childhood When Father's .
Ship Was Wrecked.
RELATES LATER EXPERIENCE
Declares That the Way Tanlac Re
stored Her Health Is More Re
markable Than Anything She
Has Ever Had Happen
to Her.
"I've had some remarkable expe
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derful than the way Tanlac overcame
my troubles and made me gain twen
ty pounds," was the statement of Mrs.
Christina K. Dingman, 1210 Alice St..
Oakland, Calif. One of the experiences
to which Mrs. Iiingnian refers is well
known to her friends. 'When a child
of three years, accompanying her fa
ther, a noted sea captain, on an ocean
trip, the vessel was wrecked, hut she
was almost mlraulously saved, the
small box into which she was put be
ing washed ashore. According to her
statement, Mrs. Dingman enjoyed the
best of health until three years ago
when she began to suffer from a had
form of stomach trouble and later
from rheumatism. How she was com
pletely restored to health is best told
in her own words :
"Nobody knows how I suffered for
the past three years. No matter how
carefully I ate I would endure nfeo
nies afterwards from smothering and
sinking spells. Sometimes they were
so severe I would fall to the floor and
would have to be carried to bed. I
went for days at a time without eat
ing, as I dreaded the misery I knew
would follow, no matter what I ate.
Then rheumatism set in and my shoul
ders and arms hurt me so I couldn't
comb my hair. My back felt like it
was breaking in two.
' "I was almost in the depths of de
spair when I began on Tanlac, but this
grand medicine has made me a well
and happy woman. I'm not even trou
bled with constipation now, thanks to
the Laxative Tablets, which are far
superior to anything of the kind I ever
tried. It seems almost too good to
be true, but here I am In the best of
health and spirits after I had given
up hope, and I'll always praise Tanluc
for it."
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere. Advertisement
Nothing too much, the Greek motto,
should be especially applied to
whiskers.
Oarsmen in the early days of the
English university boat races rowed
In top hats.
Important to all Women
Readers of this Paper
Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
uspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and lo9 of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita
ble and may be despondent; it makes any
one so.
But hundred of women claim that Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions
Many send for a sample bottle to see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladdei medicine, will do for
them Rv enclosine ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer 4 Co., Binp;hamton. N. Y.. yon
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all dmc stores. Adv.
Information First Hand.
"What's the hardest part of the
work of a postmaster?"
The man who was sorting mail
paused long enough to reply:
"(Jetting the Job and holding on
to it."
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine
Take Aspirin only as told in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during 21 years, and
proved snfe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for . Colds,
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism.
Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
pell larger packages. Aspirin Is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture ot
Monoacetlcacidester of Sallcyllcacid.
Adv.
Some of 'Em Do Need It
Some girls In pursuit of a husband
peem to think they need the assistance
of the chemical, warfare service.
Peterson (N. J.) Tress-Guardian.