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REFORM III FINANCE
PRESIDENT BELIEVES BANKING
AND CURRENCY LEGISLATION
IS VERY MUCH NEEDED.
AS IMPORTANT AS TARIFF
Executive l Anxious Tnt Special
Session of Congress Tad Up tha
Subject Prompt Action Would
Open Way for Othor Mature.
By OEORQK CLINTON.
Washington. It seems Anally to be
definitely determined that President
Wilson, believing backing and cur
reocy legislation to b of aa much Im
portance as tha tariff bill la getting
anxious that such legislation shall b
enacted, at tha special session In ad
dition to that affecting the customs.
If tha tariff bill ahall make slow
progress after It baa reached tha
aenate and should not go to tha White
House for signature or veto before the
first of August, It la perhapa likely
that Mr. Wilson would be willing that
the special session should come to an
nd and that there should be a recess
of congress for at least six months.
There la a growing feeling here that
tf the tariff bills go through quickly
the president nay ask that the cur-,
rency legislation be taken up, bat if It
shall prove a long-drawn out tariff see
alon tha president may call another
xtra session to begin about October
1, for the special purpose of trying
to reform the banking and currency
lawa of the country in accordance
wtth the views which his party holds
ae being best from the financial point
f view.
Admittedly, there has been any
amount of nothing more or less than
guess work about the probability of
currency reform being taken up at the
extra session. The president has In
timated very clearly that he intenda
to send a special currency message
to congreea, and from the tone of his
intimation It Is taken to mean that
he Intends to send It In before the reg
ular session begins in December. A
good many of the Democrats in con
gress do notwant the currency touch
ed until next winter, and the whole
matter therefore depends largely upon
whether the congressional leaders or
the president have the final say so
in the matter.
Pave Way for Other Work.
There are some of the Democrats in
congress, on the other hand, who urge
that if tariff and banking and' cur
rency can be passed and put Into law
form before December next the long
aession of next year can be given over
largely to work of so-called social leg
islation and to the solving of the prob
lems of greater economy and effi
ciency in the administration of the
federal affairs. At this extra aesalon
there are three appropriation bills un
der consideration. These bills failed
of passage at the last regular session
and no congress has something to do
at the present moment In addition to
the tariff. The work of economy and
efficiency la bound up in the finances
of the country, but it seems likely to
day that the work of forming a bud
get system and of reorganizing the
departments on an economic basis
will not begin until next winter.
Kow, it ia said that President Wil
son intends, among other things, after
his economy and efficiency program
has been made known, to aak congress
to revise the civil service lawa so aa
to obtain greater efficiency in the civil
service ' and, as the Democrats say,
further to safeguard It. The mem
bers of Mr. Wilson's party Bay that
he ia as firm a believer ia civil service
reform aa Grover Cleveland was and
that In the time- that has elapsed
since the last Democratic administra
tion to the present one there have
been sufficient developments In the
civil service to enable Mr. Wilson to
Judge rightly of where further im
provement can be made.
The Republicans in congress do not
take this civil service reform program
of the Democrats very seriously. They
say that the service la on a good basis
today, and while the Democrats may
do a little something the real credtt
tor the work must belong to the Re
publican party. The Democrats on
their part say that the Republicans
did only aa much for civil service as
they were forced to do, and that under
the Wilson administration greater Im
provement will be made.
Supreme Court Overworked.
The Supreme court ef the United
. Slate la overworked. ' Perhaps it
should be put this way: "A good
many members of congress think
that the Supreme court la over
worked." There la aaid to be no com
plaint on the part of the Justices that
they are overburdened with labor, but
the average of age in the membership
of the court is high and the Judges
have an immense amount to do,
though they bear It uncomplainingly,
and perbapa one of the reasons is
that they are opposed to having any
change In the present system made, a
change which has been urged fre
quently and which may become a chief
matter of discussion. If not of action
before the present congress ends Its
days. '
A proposal caia from Senator Qore
of Oklahoma soma little time ago that
It might be wise to Increase the
membership of the court to U Judges,
Ills plan, it seems. Is finding some fa
vor, and President Wilson, who was
coiisulted about It, baa given atten
tion to the pleas In Us behalf, but
not yet has committed himself to the
adrlsablllty of adopting the plan.
IWura this time proposals have
fcewa made to Increase the member
his of the court. The Instant such
suggestion cornea, provided It la made
by some national legislator of promi
nence, the opponenta of the plan to
increase the site of the court come to
the defense of the present arrange
ment and say that two more mem
bers are not needed. It has been
charged again and again that the Su
preme court Is too conservative, and
some men have gone so far aa to say
that It Interprets the law today In the
spirit of 1830. One of the answers to
this made In behalf of the Judges ta
that the court In the last two year
baa affirmed a good deal of progress
ive legislation and has rendered many
deciiiona In keeping with the spirit ot
the age.
All Kinds ef Arguments.
Every time that there is a sugges
tion to Increase the number ot Su
preme court Judges It also Is said that
the legislators who propose It are de
sirous of finding high and comfortable
aeats for some noted lawyers ot their
acquaintance. It can be readily seen
from this that all kinds of arguments,
pro and con, are used whenever a
thought comes to ant-one ot Influence
that eleven Judges can do the work
better thaa sine can do It.
It has been suggested also tnat
some plan might ba evolved to relieve
the 8upreme court of a good many of
(he duties which It now baa to per
form. It looks today as It any scheme for
Increasing the court will find a good
many obstacles In congress. The con
stitutional lawyers In house and sen
ate, irrespective of party, say that
the Supreme court la one whkh should
not be affected by legislation unless It
Is absolutely imperative that such
should be the case. There always
has been a dread among Americana,
and one knows this because It finds
its expression in congress constantly,
lest the Supreme court should be mad
a political institution. Whenever It
has been suggested that a change In
the number of Judges waa advisable,
the moat Influential lawyers In con
gress have at once endeavored to
prove that back of the suggestion
waa the motive of making the; court
preponderantly more Democratic,
more Republican, more conservative,
or more progressive. The evident
wish haa been to keep it free from
all kinds of opinions simply because
they are opinions, and In saying this
of course political, factional or eco
nomic opinions are meant.
Not Favored by Justices.
It is said that the Supreme court
Itself does not view the plan to en
large It with anything like favor. As
the court ia constituted today and aa
haa been proved by the upholding and
dissenting opinions in certain cases,
there Is a wide difference of tempera
ment and belief In the court, but they
are not so marked apparently that
the Judicial mind of the Justices can
not overcome their Ingrained feeling.
It la urged by the court's friends hat
with the difference of temperament
that exists today an increase In the
membership ot the court would simply
complicate the situation without re
sulting In an good.
Tackles Big Job.
Secretary ef Agriculture David
F. Houston Is making definite plans
for the establishment of the bu
reau of markets which congress
authorised at Ita last session. . It (s
the hope of the secretary that aa a
result of his planning the producer
and the consumer can be brought in
closer touch. It will be a week or two
yet before the details of the system
which Mr. Houston has In mind are
worked out. but all the departmentof
ficlals are pretty well Informed as to
the means to be used In starting a
campaign which they hope eventually
will reduce the high coat ot living.
The committee made up of bureau
chiefs In the department, recently ap
pointed by the secretary of agricul
ture, to consider the formulation of a
survey of all the conditions that sur
round the business of the farm and
the people who live In the country,
has completed Its work and Us report
has been approved by Secretary Hous
ton. Tha agricultural appropriation bill,
passed at the recent aession of con
gress, sets aside $50,000 "to enable the
secretary of agriculture to acquire and
to diffuse among the people of the
United States useful information on
subjects connected with the marketing
and distributing ot farm products, and
for the employment of persons and
means necessary In the city of Wash
ington and elsewhere to carry out this
authorization.". Ten thousand dollars
of thla appropriation was made Im
mediately available, and so Secretary
Houston does not have to wait until
the new fiscal year to take the prelim
inary steps in working out bis Ideas,
and tboae of his advisors.
The new bureau contemplates mak
ing an Intensive rather than an exten
sive Investigation of market condi
tions. It will begin Ita work In a mod
est way, In keeping with the appro
priation that was authorised for Its
establishment, and will be known as
the office ot market Investigations, un
less the secretary thinks of a more
appropriate name. In due time Secre
tary Houston hopes that the office will
grow to burtauhood and will prove Its
worth. During lu Infancy this new
branch of the department of agricul
ture Is concentrating Its efforts on a
few specific things will center Ita
activities In making an exhaustive
study of these three problems:
First: The preparation ot an Inven
tory of all agricultural organisations
with special refereuce to those en
gaged in marketing farm products.
Second: In what way and by what
meana the department ot agriculture
ran best assist the several communi
ties ia perfecting organizations tor
marketing farm products.
Third: Careful and critical Investi
gation of state and national laws af
fecting such organizations. ,
DflECKEIIRIDGE
LAUDS PLUM
APPOINTMENT AS SECRETARY OP
WAR SENT TO SENATE POR
CONFIRMATION.
SENATOR JAMES SEES WILSON
Quastlon Raised as To Effect the
Selection Will Have en Candi
dacy of Cousin.
Wettern Newepuper Union News Service.
Frankfort. Kentucky got her flret
taste of pie rooked by the new admin
istration when President Wilson sent
to the senate the nomination of Henry
Clay Breckinridge, of Lexington to be
assistant secretary of war. ' He will sue
eeed Robert Shaw Oliver, who has
held over from the Taft administra
tion. The position pays a salary ot
$5,000 a year.
The appointment of Breckinridge
may have some bearing on the candi
dacy of his cousin, Desha. Breckin
ridge, of Lexington, for the colector
ship of Internal revenue of the Lexing
ton district Following his visit to' the
white houe Senator James said that
aside from the H. C. Breckinridge ap
pointment the Kentucky patronage sit
uation was not touched on during tha
conference.
Newman Condemns Feet n tier. . y,-'
Any farmer who" depends 'on com
mercial fertilisers will land in the
poorhouse, according to J. W. New
man, Kentucky commissioner of "Agri
culture, who is attending the Confer
ence for Education In Richmond. Vs.
He aired his views on this subject at
the Business Men's conference follow
Ing a rather spirited tilt between rep
resentatlvea of the fertilizer interests
and. the agriculturists, during which
Charles E. Ellis, representative ot a
Savannah concern, questioned In no
uncertain tones a statement from Com
mim loner Watson, of South Carolina,
to the effect that commercial fertil
isers lu that state were useless.
"I am here in the Interest of the fer
tilizer manufacturers," declared Ellis,
"and I can not remain quiet when our
Interests are maligned." He1 was in
terrupted by Watson, who explained
hat he had not meant to imply that
he fertilizers used had been worthless
ut they had been applied uselessly.
I accept the apology." said " Ellis,
cdoiidg off. it was at uis junciure
t the Kentucky official Came for
ward with his asault on fertilizer.
! . -
Te fight Hog Cholera.
Ta reduoe an annual loss of $50,000
caused by cholera prominent hog rais
ers, at a meeting of the Jefferson coun
ty crop improvement committee, de
cided that the disease could be erad
icated by active and systematic work.
Farmers from various sections whose
herds -were given the serum last year
asserted that the treatment ' in the
hands ot competent veterinarians had
proved effective. It also was brought
put that moat of the breeders this year
s..-e immunizing young pigs, the treat
ment of which is said to be less ex
pensive It was pointed out that the
state of Kentucky has Just completed
a new serum plant at Lexington from
which the remedy Is furnished for use
throughout the state.
Kentudkian Made Bank, Examiner. '
The treasury department announces
that Joseph L. Kennedy, of Burnslde.
Ky., a nephew ot the president, has
been appointed as national bank ex
aminer. The official anouncement
reads as follows:
"Mr. Kenedy is 36 years of age. For
a time be was employed in the Bank
of Jonesboro, Ark., and for the past
It years has acted as bookkeeper and
cashier for various corporations. At
the time ot his appointment he was
the cashier and manager of the Burn
side, K) branch of the Ayer ft Lord
Tie Company."
MrKennedy has been learning his
new work, under Examiner Percy John
ston, at Louisville.
Offer for Defunct Bank Rejected.
The Illinois Realization Co, of Chi
cago, will not be able to buy the as
sets ot the defunct Commercial Bank
and Trust Co, of LonicrUle, unless
there Is an Increase on Its offer ot
1326,000. Bute Banking Commissioner
T. J. Smith does not consider the offer
satisfactory, and haa so Informed the
stockholders of the bank urging the
completion of the deal and the agents
of the Realisation Co. The stockhold
ers ot tbe Banking Co. and the Reali
zation Co. will come here to have a
conference with the commissioner.
Montgomery County Assessment.
Tbe stale board of equalization made
the final assessment on lands In Mont
gomery county, increasing lands pel
cent. The increase ot 10 per cent on
lands In Martin county was accepted.
Old Arssnal Equipment.
A public sale of a lot of out-of-date
equipment stored In the state arsenal
will be held here next Monday by Col.
3. Tandy Ellis, acting adjutant general.
The offering Includes 770 Winchester
rifles, which saw service during lbs
troubles associated ith tbe Uoeuel
efeS'.sslnaUoa and were used during
the nigl.t rider campaigns With these
are (II gua sliugs. 265 bayonets and
tsfi scabbards, (00 cartridge belts,
sows 17,000 rounds of ammunition,
over 1.000 blank cartridges mad two
wagons.
j. p. r.
BLOOD OP THE ATONEMENT
GAVE MORGAN CONFI
DENCE. Chsrlty and Servants Given Generous
BequestsResidue of Vest Eststs
Go to Son and Grandson. ,
Wevtera Newspaper fnlon News Service.
New York. "I commit my soul
Into the hands of my Savior, in full
confidence that, having redeemed It
and washed It In Hia most precious
blood. He will present it faultless be
for the throne of my heavenly Fa
ther, and I entreat my children to
maintain and defend, at all hazard,
and at any cost of personal sacrifice,
the blessed doctrine of the complete
atonement for sin through the blood
of Jesus Christ, once offered,-! and
through that alone,"
- Tbis Is the extraordinary and strik
ing utterance which begins the last
will and testament of John Plerpont
Morgan, who died at Rome on March
81 last, whose body, heaped over with
flowers from tbe crowned heads of
Europe, was, a fortnight later, brought
back to his own land, and last Mon
day was borne to Its last resting place
at Hartford.
Ever since the funeral the publica
tion of the great financier's last will
has been awaited with keen expecta
tion, and it is safe to say that ot all
the interesting testaments of eminent
citizens of America, that of Mr. Mor
gan, to be offered for probate here
Monday morning, is by far the most
Interesting.
Size ef Estate Withheld.
As to the amount of the estate,
which Is one of the first questions the
public naturally la asking, there is
nothing In the will to give any accu
rate Idea, and the executors declare
that no announcement will be made
on this point until the appraisal has
been made for determining the state
Inheritance tax.
The amounts of bequests named by
specific sums la under $20,000,000, but
the entire residue of tbe estate is left
to J. P. Morgan, Jr., who Is designed
by his father to become the chief heir,
not only to his fortune, but to his many
charitable and artistic activities.
8ummary of the Bequests Made By
Will of Morgan.
To Widow In trust (to be be
queathed at her death as she shall
direct), $1,000,000. Trust fund from
his father (amount not given). Other
funds sufficient. to make her annual
income $100,000. His country place,
"Cragston,"'and all Its contents.- His
Madison avenue home and contents
(except family portraits an! wines).
To J. P. Morgsn, Jr. Outright gift,
$3,000,000. All his. wines. His rights
and titles in Metropolitan Museum
snd similar institutions. His private
art gallery and Us contents. All the
residue ot his estate without condi
tions. To Daughter, Mrs. H. L. Satterlee
In trust, $3,000,000 (to be bequeathed
by Mrs. Satterlee among her children
as she may elect).
To Daughter, Mrs. W. P. Hamilton
In trust, $3,000,000 (to be bequeath
ed by Mrs. Hamilton among her chil
dren as she may elect).
To Daughter, Anne T. Morgan In
trust, $3,000,000. If aaid daughter
shall be married and have no children,
and her husband shall survive her
she .may leave him not to exceed
$1,000,000..
To Son-ln-Law, W. P. Hamilton
(outright), $1,000,000. .
To Son-ln-Law, H. L. Satterlee (out
right). $1,000,000
Public Bequests To St. George's
Eplscepal Church, New York (a trust),
$500,000. To Archdeaconry ot Orange
(a trust), $100,000. To House ot Rest
(for consumptives), $100,00.
To Friends and Servants.
To Dr. J. W. Marcoe, life Income, to
continue for bla widow upon his death,
per year, $25,000; to Miss Belle Da
Costa Green, his librarian, $50,000; to
Miss Ada Thurston, library employe,
$10,000; to Capt W. B. Porter, his sail
ing master. $15,000! to C. W. King, his
private secretary, $25,000; to each em
ploye of J. P. oMrgan & Co. and of the
London House of J. S. Morgan & Co.,
a year's salary; to Edward Phillips,
his valet, $15,000; to Jenny B. Tracy,
sister-in-law, $100,000; to Clara T.
Hoppln, sister-in-law, $100,000; to Julia
N. Brown, sister-in-law, $100,000; to
Lucy E. Lee, of his household. Income
for lifeoaf 100,000; to Florence M.Rhett
of his household, snnual Income ot
$10,000; to Ethel B. Wallace, Income
for life on $100,000; to each member of
tbe Corsair club, silver token of value
of $1,000; to Mary O. Mcllvalne, a
friend, annuity of $25,000; to J. Beaver
Webb, a friend, $250,000; to Mrs. Alice
Mason, a friend, an Income for life,
per year. $5,000; to Margaret Hender
son, bis London housekeeper, annuity
of $2,500; to Henry Pendry, his Lon
don house butler, annuity of $L250; to
Mrs. A. King, his Dover house house
keeper, annuity ot $1,260.
FOUGHT FIRE WITH BARE HANDS.
LaCrosse. Wis. Using bis bare
bands to fight the flames, Lieut. Gov.
Thomas Morris saved the life of his
daughter Cassle, 17 years old. His
bands and arms were badly burned.
Mies Morris's dressing gown caught
fire from a water heater. She rushed
dowflbtairs, scresmlng for aid. Into the
arm of her father, who waa Just en
tering bis borne from a trip In tbt
stste. The lieutenant governor seized
ber, snd using his hands snd a ru
Quenched tbe flames.
May Oay Possibilities.
Very soon the children win be say
ing, "Tomorrow Is May day; cant we
have a party r and It you are a duti
ful, obliging mother yon will say
"yes. Indeed, but. begin your prepara
tions thla minute."' So they will get
tissue paper bad braid It Into. seat
baskets; If they caa . get - the) - rope
crepe paper so muck the better. Then
they will scarry off to hunt wild flow
ers, place them in water over night,
all ready for the early May day morn
ing filling, then they'll hang tbem on
the door bells and run away. Tucked,
Inside there may ba love notes and
even tiny gifts.
Perhaps you will plan for a costume
pageant with a May queen, recalling
Tennyson's favorite:
You mast wake and call ma early,
call ma early, mother dear;
Tomorrowll be the happiest time of
all tha glad New Year
Of all the glad New Year, mother, the
maddest, merriest day;
For I'm to ba Queen o' the May. moth
er, I'm to he Queen of tha May.
Most children know how to dance,
so you can have a group of milk
maids, Scotch hlghlanders, English
shepherdesses, Roman maids with
pipes and garlands, dainty Japanese,
and Robin Hood with his merry men.
Crepe paper and cambric, will make
tha costumes, and girls ot twelve and
over can do much towards making
their own, as I know from experience
that they love to do It Dressing up and
"make believe," coma perfectly natur
al to children, and they thoroughly
love plays with action.- It is great fun
to wind a May pole and not difficult,
either, o braid the gay strlps'around
the pole and then undo them. .There
may be any number of strips to wind.
I want to tell yon of a book called
"Maypole Possibilities," by Mrs. Jen
nette B. Carpenter Lincoln. It will
tell you much that you all want to
know and I csnnot take space to go
Into details here.
, Some years ago this "8" sapper was
given to vary tha monotony of the or
dinary church supper. It was a suc
cess and I copy the menu for others
who may like to try It The card at
the top said "Supper Schedule,"
Sumptuous! Superb! Satlafylngf
, Substantial
Slimly Sliced Sandwiches, Stylishly
8haped
Selected Sea-Fruit, Somewhat Sea
soned Scalloped Sea-Fruit'
Savory Salmon Salad
Scrumptious Salad: Small,, Sleek, Sar
dines Square Saltlnea
Sundries
Sharply 8plced, Slender Sweet Pickles
8our, Stinging, Stimulative Sauce
8eraphlo Sweet-Cakes
Silver Splcd Sponge ' Snqw '
Sweetmeats . -m-.
Small. Succulent Sacbartne Slices
Sweetened, Solidified Strawberry
Syllabub
Soft, Smooth, Snowy, Slippery Sherbet
Sips
Sisters' Special Steeped Sip
Steaming, Soul-Stirring Stimulant
Sentiment Souvenirs, Suitably Selected
Supper, Six Seven Sixty .
Several Sweet Sisters Sedulously
Serving
Idess for Luncheon Tables.
At an early summer luncheon, or
rather a "spring" affair, as the sea
son la so late, have the centerpiece
of the most abundant flower available.
In the case I am describing apple blos
soms were used. A small but very
aweetly tuned music box was tbe cen
terpiece, literally covered with a
mound of apple blossoms. When
luncheon was announced there was
"music in the air" and tha guests
found their places by cards decorated
with apple blossoms dona In water
colors and a bar or two of Mendels
sohn's "Spring Song" dona ia gilt
Models of Hats Accepted
' as Best of Season's Styles
v If1 "
across tha top. - Tha favors were
candy boxes in tha shape of musical
Instruments and tha hostess said sha
hoped all ber guests were "sweetly
attuned." Tha home at which thla,
pretty luncheon waa given waa la the
country, and after tha repast all re
paired to tbe orchard and gathered
blossoms, which they took' home.
At another spring party the table
waa laid out like a formal garden with
stiff little trees taken from "Noah's
arks" and purchased at tha favor de
partment, as were the gilded garden
tools. Wild flowers were used in toy
wheelbarrows. As a pastime the hos
tess used some of the flower guessing;
contests that have appeared In our
department from time to time, fiber
had made the cards on, which the ques
tions were written ia the shape of
flower pots, the outside being painted; r
ta represent a potted plant.. The
(frizes were brown baskets t ot spring
flowers. . Tbe ice was served'
In flower pots and the salad la turnip
cases. As it wae-wmde of vegetables,
this was most appropriate. .
Ship Party.
Did yon ever hear of one? Well,
neither did I until recently, and I am
telling you all about It Just as soon aa
I can. This affair was given for a
boy's eighth birthday and he Just
loved boats better tbsn anything elser
so his mother had the tinsmith make
an oval pan four inches deep, which
shs filled with water and put In tha
center of the dining-room table..
Around the edge she arranged ferns
and vines with moss, and In the wa
ter she placed tha gold fish from tho
aquarium. At tha toy store aba
bought ducks, miniature row boats,
sail boats, a little steamer, swan,
frogs and play fish. There was a
five-cent sail boat at each place with
the name of child on the side. Tha
cake had a sail boat done In pink icing
for decoration, with the boy's name
and date of birth and present date un
derneath. All thla had been kept a
profound secret and all tbe kiddles
were wild with delight. This mother
Is noted for her successful children's
parties and she ssys it's because she
ha Just the same things for each
child to take home, and she usually
serves refreshments first, ss ice cream
and cake are after all what makes a
real party to the average child, and,
served early, the supper hour is not
interfered with Then, too, she says'
children are much hsppler and easier
to manage when their stomachs are
fuH.
Moon andjMomlng Stars.
Hera is a Spanish game that I am
sure the children will enjoy these
warm spring days. One thing Is nec
essary, and that Is bright sunshine
for this pastime. The girl who repre
sents tbe moon stands In the shadow
of at large tree 'or building and she
cannot go out Into the sunshine. All
the other players are the morning
stars, and belong in tha daylight, so
they stay out In the sun; occasionally
they venture Into the shadow calling
alluringly:
Oh, the moon and morning stars.
Oh. the moon and morning stars,
Who dares to tread, oh!
Within the shadow
Tha watchful moon keeps her eyes
open and pounces upon some too ven
turesome star, catches her and takes
her place among the stars and the
victim becomes the moon.
MADAME MERRI.
Prills and Furbelows.
In Pierrot frills there Is a charm
ing novelty, the frill . being of very .
fine white kilted net veiled by a still
filler transparency of black net.' Un
less you see this you will hardly real
ise how sweet it Is and how lightly
the black rests mistily on It under
kilting.
Debutantes, of course, have always
worn tulle, and equally of course they
do so still, tulle with pretty groups
of rose and flowing girdles of hroche
ribbon. At the same Urn older wom
en are making net tho favorite ma
terial for blouses, and tha choice li
not altogether unwise, for a ' well
made net often wears better than
chiffon, and white net la not difficult
to waah and do up.
Novel Neck Frill.
A charming Parisian actress has
adopted very becoming neck frills,
which she wears on all her gowns.
She has the gown cut In a amall V
and round this she wears a two-Inch
pllsse net frill put In double and in
front allowed to fall full. This dainty
fashion leaves the throat bare to
show a row of pearla, and yet there ia
no hard outline such as a severely
turned-down lawn collar may show.
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