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Kin Hubbard Essays

DOG DAYS AND MID-SUMMER

Wliro th' nnuner Uodacaix' takr* on ■ urtiff -d on' fndrd app«iraD<-« like a orrr-expueMl ten dollar *olt know we are face f face with doc daya. that nldtaturner aeanon o' th' year when all Uvln' things JIM aorter peter out an' lancnor rulea aupretnc In ahon an' mart an' held. Th' brawny wnite earner with lunacies o* Iron moje-» alxtut his wnrlt with a disposition f do so much an' no more. Even folks with Kilt edeed llrem •occnmb t' th* dull, warm monotony an' freely an' unreaerrcdly express 'i-mselre* as bein' utterly and unqnallfledly Indifferent os t' whether school K<-ep« er not. Even th' Ideal wife nets th' succotash back f simmer while she feels her way red an' faintin' «' th' vernndy for n little breathin' spell. In th' dark musty parlor th' spld<-r embroiders bis flinty lace from th' crayon portrait o' crandmr. f th' lianctn’ lamp with Impunity. Th' upstairs

Cora V sleep near th' prunea. Armaa th' street under th' low houghs o' a wide apreadin* cottonwood tree In front o' th' Citizens' Hank th' oldest Inhabitant curls up on a bench an* IKisltlvely refuses t' be drawn out on th’ war er th' currency question. At ten o'clock th' landlady o' th' Central House crosses th' road thro' th' dust In her bare feet earnin' a crock. At twelve th' dinner bells o' the' farms far across th' valley rtnc out an' th* liven stable keeper throws hie terharker out an' rinses bis mouth at th* town pump an’ cors home t‘ dinner. At three o'clock th' leadin' attorney emerges from hi* offler over th' i»«il room with th' |a>rkets o' his nlpara root hulcln' wltn legal documents. Killin' th' crown o' his lint with burdock leaves he ventures _forth under th' wiltin' rays o' th' sun to scare some farmer. As th' shades o' even!.'' p :Iter th' wheexy notes o' a cUrtnct come from th' open window o‘ th" bandroom

At Three o’clock th' Leadin' Attorney Emerges From His Office Over th* Poolroom With th' Pockets o’ His Alpaca Coat Bulgin’ With Legal Documents. Fillin' th’ Crown o’ His Hat With Burdock Leaves, He Ventures Forth Under th’ Wiltin' Rtys o’ th’ Sun t* Scare Some Farmer.

smells like a lumber yard an' th' sewin' machine Is takln a much needed rest, lb' birds have quit sjHionln' an" Ihr'r bedglu's are scattered an' gone. IhHt days in a dreasln* Jacket town Is th nearest thing C th' bottom a well when it contra f peace an' qulr'. Th - only Things that enlivrn th' business section sr» a yeller fly net an' • pile o' watrnnrlons In front o' th general store, (th' season fer th' bright red cultivator with yeller runBlu' gears havin' closed early In July). As th' sun rounds th' Hapttst church oteeple th' combination puatraaster an' •torekeejM-r sprinkles th' melon* an' f.xea th' bell on tb' screen door an’

an' fade away in th' twilight. As th' constshlr sets his ladder agin' th’ Ump|M><t on th' public square, th' clatter o hoofs Is heard cornin' o'er th' ! brow o' th' hill. I*urty soon Steve an' | kiln In a side bar buggy pell up In i fruot o' the Ice cream parlor, an' th' rvmln » n-retry beg.n*. As they j slowly wind ther way home throu* th' | quiet country lanes th' sir Is heavy ! with th' oder o' overripe alderhenirs an' dust. With one foot on th‘ dash ' board an' th’ other danglin' carelessly on th' outside o' th' buggy. Steve throws (IT line-- around th' whip an' kisses Min passionately as she holds

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POPULARITY

Th' trouble with most men an' women who waste many a golden hour Chasin' after popularity without makIn' any noticeable headway Is that they're either lackin’ in th' pccullar1 tli-s o’ th' genuine or money. Tiler's ’wo kinds o' popularity—th' real, inexpensive, natural finish, or uncommon variety an' th' Mullin', smirkin'. flashy. Miiaunerin' short-lived sort which depends entirely on an alert press agent an' one's willin'oes* t‘ come across. While th' cnot o' cultivatin' |s*pularIty an' coaxia It along thn.' It* early ►tnges is often unreasonably high, th' PXpenae eulalhst In maltitalnln' It aft*-r It i« supposed f be self sustainin' ts almost enough t’ discourage even one who has weathered th' ». c. n.| year o' Th' ultimate obscurity that seems f be th' inevitable fate o' all who have known tb' glamor of a brief, wasteful

society—fruit tree agents, has-beena an' solicitors. How many people do you know who were once poplar an' who. thro* some slip o* th' tongue. » ’me breach o' th' code or th' accidental display o' th' yeller feather, are carryln' th' banner t'day untnourned an' fergottenv Popularity is fleetin'. It :* h.-re t'dsy ' an' gone t'morrow. It vanishes be- t fore sudden adversity like a imper dol- . lar on itaturday night. Popularity Is like a babe It must be n irsed an' ruddled lest It withers an' : ■’•!«. As it thrives Its upkeep Increase*. Tb' flcklene** •' th' An-erican p-siple is too well krow f . rer think fer a minute tlmt your popularity Is .inched. lf» a* hard 1' build up s long neglected iMipularity as it Is t' put a run down bote) back In th' game T keep his popularity In good run- ; oln' order a feli.T should neglect hla business r help ..(hers Hi- should 1 give beyond bis means He should put

Ever* Tone l See a Widely Pcp'lar Feller Surrounded by a Lot o* Smilin’ Coyotes I Alius Think o' That Dear Ole Lyne, ”1*11 Love You When Your Money's Cone, but l*tl Not Be With You."

your Joker. 1h-ae who have nsral yntl have S’ t your vsalty those who have got ahead thro' your graecndty »»' thoae who have shown you o g.ssl time oo mutter b.»w much it t yiwi. U one »'■ th - common an' pitiable .peeL,wdt St th' grand ole mans; •: - it baa been turned inf a bourdia houles vu»e U no longer met tb' r-quire-snents o' tb* gay throngs wboae a ugh Ur shook is* great otoandeUrrs theT u..min's: Tday it is a ,h.-.oe fee th' lor lorn an' frsxxlevl failure.' o'

up hammocks for others f enjoy. Hr 't'-sild a'lvpt sppointmenis on ni■uitteea an' take a deep interest in all moveniects fer th' bettennen: o' . ’h■•rs. U- should fergit who tHirroeed hi* i -.ti mower an' refuse f run ter .dll.-. lie should agree with e erbuddy an' :-a»e h.» opinions at home with hi* trou’'o-* In other words, hr should tH- a m e even tempered goat with a kind word an a good ,igar fer all. Ever' time 1 «-r ^ widely pop'lar feller surrounded by a iot o' smilin' rayotrm 1 allu« think •' that d.-ar lyric. *m Love Y.-u When Tot.r Money's Gone. But III Not Be Wbi

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Separate Skirts of All Sorts.

Now Is me summer of the separate bat might be carried in on* and a skirt at hand, with sports skirts and sweater in the other Mostly they are stns’t skirts and tub skirts ready for moderntalg large. aquare-|.atch pockets, tbe hot weather, that is overdue, and uud occasionally they are made in a

*Uk skirts for more dignified dees* Hnrdly a ward rots- but has an example of each of-these. Tub skirts. In heavy cot tons, are smartly tailored, with big patch pocket*, button* and machine atilching to give them the proper finish for street wear. They are shown In pique, poplin, galatea cloth, basket and other heavy weaves. In the same kind* of doth, stripe* and figured patterngive room for play of tbe designer's

fancy la spore* skirts.

Thai fancy apiswcs to have strayed pocketunn! and to have lingered ther*. Especially In sports skirts In s plalp color the pocket'* the thing that pro nounces the akin a* destined for ibr shore or camp ..r the link. Some of these pocket* are so large that they look like panm.-ss and suggest that B

fanciful shape. While cottoc geherdine Is liked for many of the new sixins skirts to be w-.ru with bright-colored sweaters. Khaki, with bras* buttons and fastened uniform pockets make* tbe correct "hiking" skin. For country club wear there are white wash satin, tub silk and heavy linen skins. Machine stitching In vivid silks lend* the required dash of color to white silk, and binding* In contrasting color with large pearl butt-ms distinguish the linen model*. Taffeta silk is Mack, or dark otors. with colored sthpes. Was Introduced early and remain* popular for afternoon »k!n*. The skin pictured 1* •birred at tbe »»l*t and has a sash and ting of the silk.

Some Pretty Suits for Midsummer*

Nothing can supplant U the earile*! arrival of each new season

a serial with a little while. But the last Install:!)--of m7 and rej-i- - Wool Jersey cloth comrades, but nev weave* In silk Ka There i» no ne« to record In the garies in out of th of pocket* and tnmined into si-* front. Then are checked wool !-*•: belt* and patch iin evidence. But

the suit, so It n the fashions and lt» story ts ter added every have arrived at for the summer a happy ending

ioevns it over tt* •hcleas *er*--. taf ah and som- new lejmrture in style •w summer suit*, i a few little v*. ■Mlltf. adju-tment sag of th- skirt, -.r.ety. Th - rape sat shown In the -! In sisc *-• that ..f the arm hut i*

pockctless .Mat* sad other* with the widened t.;p effect. Serge suit* are

almost al ways very plx'a.

The summery suit |U.tured I* of chiffon taffeta In r . ::vh*t;n.-t -lowk Th.- •*«! la the usual Ursch Inn J“»kra a new departure by it. .urn-d

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Trouser Skirts Gaining Ground

NVw Tort.—It l* an oft repeated as aertion that tbe French never glee up tb* Idea of trousers for women, and the world that 1* opposed to such an idea always cornea hart with the statement that France, who adores the fern Inlne In woman more than any other nation In the world. Insists upon her

costume that Is entirely

It was France who opposed the An-glo-Saxon coat and skirt of worsted material on the ground that It took away from women that alluring femi nlnlty which is their chief churm. It was the Tart* designers w ho said that they never cared to perfect themselves In the muklng of co*turnery that was not befitting to tbe soft curve* and co quetry of a woman's figure and face. And yet. It U Part* who. for at least six years, has Insistently struck the note of trousers for womtm throughout the seasons. She points to the trousers of the Orient, however, as tbe ones to be imitated. The bifurcated gar moots that she design* are full of femi nine louche*. They are not the square, rigorous “pnnts" of the male attire of this generation. And yeL one of the most coquettish thing* tbe little girl* of Montmartre do In Part* Is to swagger about the restaurants In boyish attire—the large trouser* of the quarter, the abort JarkeL the soft shin with Its rolling collar and the flowing

student's tie.

It was these little French girl* who flr*r bobbed the hair off a la Bu*t.r Brow n and wore the slouch hat pulled down over the forehead. When tbi* coiffare—or lack of coiffnee—was In induced here by Mr*. Veenaa Caatle and taken up by a thousand and one other women In and out of society. It was thought to be something quite out rageou* France had accepted It for ten years without a quiver. Her peo pie asserted that the bibbed hair of a hoy wa- excessively coquettish against tbe allurement of a young girl's face. However. In this country, especially ir New York, there an- now women of fifty with gray hair who have It bobbed to the ears and freshly curled every day: so the antagonism ha* evidently died down. Coquettish Wsys With Trousers. America doe* not seem to be averse to trousers; now that the first shock 1* over, she looks upon them with calm acceptance, provided they are cut according to the coquettish manner which France InslMs upon. They are usually part of a rtlrt. they do not Indicate the shape of the leg above

knows that the new

good after the

pattern, are often carried to the c* of the leg by means of wide strip# # Jeweled leather or gold or silver !*« These strings are folded and latrrUrq •bout the ankles and finished at th top without a bow. Some of the smait women who the roaave akin with the start. >* rled leggings that atop four tecta above the ankles, add a Jewel-d let or a ribbon of black velvet a; *4 •inkle. In the Oriental manner. The fashionable demand for ^ ' and silver lace done In the iwtei known aa lame, which mean- th,- 2, bu'Uon threads are Battened out tj 1

This outdoor smock Is made of o**l jersey with yoke of worsted etet-s* ery. The front, back of sleeve# it pockets are laced with colons c#d finished with v

This summer suit of velour is light green Striped with a double block lute, the coat and skirt faltered with block bone button*. There are a directoirc collar and revers with Japanese

th* knee and they are managed In s-tn* fashion that gives attractiveness

to tbe entire garment.

Eric, the y oung French designer who was wl’h Paul Palm. Invented th.white cloth skirt that shuped itacit at the hem Into tight-fitting galior* with a strap under the shoe. This was the very first tadicatiun of the

now famous auuavr skirt.

There are already several patterns •■f walking skirt*. 1 ud also those used for sports in the open country, which urr made .f shadow |bu<J or vaguestriped worsted* that resolve them- ! selves into a kind «r puttee from knee

| to ankle.

| extrsvagsut trouser-si efics-u la skirts. I »u--h at full garments of errpe ! de .nine or satin wbl.-h drop from a i high waistline *nd end In tight-fining I leggings of jet. crystal beading or gull • and silver lace. These legging* In ch-«e only tbe calf of the leg. :h j knees Icing covered by full non* re dr

per? of the skirt, and the 1 j si'k stock.ngs. with high-her 1 cadrd slippers an a finish.

heavy roller to give the effect of taff ironed Into the cloth, gives r.” » short, tight leggings made of r.l-r

lac*.

The metal ttasnes are not r-; '< tor summer, and only chiffon*. - ' de chine and thin Batin* are u*--- :r evening gowns: th; refore one dor* Mj get the Impressive Oriental effect h the Jeweled leggings that one * receive If the gown itself were bulllor threads, ms It was last *af The Zeuva Uniform Skin. None of these trousered skin narrow. Every one that Francr ! - tn over and that America has *k cl has Its trousered effect arran."'-' the Sis vie or Orients I manner ' tuslstencr upon the allbouettr of « ao'iave uniform Is cnosplcuou# nfl where. This uniform U used 1 Algerian troops fighting for Ft and ;t la must picturesque, wit! full trousers like skirts, tbe «' wash, the short, tight Jacket and wrapped legging* from knee to »t This Idem of lockMtag tbe lr»- ■ tappings of any kind goes hst ! the earliest history of the raiv nay tie prehistoric, but we kn-'“ the earliest garments of men M rapjied about the legs with Btttt Viuex to keep the material **= against the flcuh. Therefore. wV revive this ancient and Uonorsl-’ tom w* are go»ng back to the crs'l* •ivillxatioa. and It la only t»aiur> the Oriental races, where dvilu began, should hare retained thin the dress for both man and » France sends us many af:-^ giwus as well as walklc which hang full from a high in either plaits or fine gather* sb^ 'urkrd In around the leg* *" fasliiun. to suggest trouser* ifurrailun Is often tn frcnL not «> ! and some of the great dresfii -- France drop |dalted panrb ' needlework in the Slavic fasti the front of tbe garment fn-c. ' -’ hem of skirt, in order to hide tb-1 catu-n: but h is there Just the ? - ' This silhouette, which, keep - ' is petti-rucd after the Orient-'i trousers, and not the Anglo---gives rise to an artistic skirt* tha: for tbe present »ee:a •• tract w-veral classes «if worn’ a Poss-b^ In peace times • •tb of ceremonial modal dig^-'l idea would not advance *•« am-aig tbe women uf two c hut with mlltUms of women •s " take the places of men. with " nlal s.«-i«’ty simply gone by the and with efficiency, utility greater degree of comfort r ’ -* thing* th»t women worship trou-M-rvd skirt Is gaining 1 every week. Oopyrlgtst. Wtf. by th# McClu < *“ pee Syndicate Sewing Room improvemf*'The sew ing room improve: - - ^ ha* Ihs’u the most help to me •' ‘ basket which bangs against ’' the sewing mochlne. it* top , a level with the table top "j chine, say* a writer In tt” v Home t'-cnpaakia. It I* J u,! j to brush end* of thread anJ - from the goods, with on* ~ .j the bund Into this basket • - cienner fl-iur. The basket b ■ , two small b’s-ks which into the end of the machine »■■■' 1