CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. SEA ISLE CITY. N. J.

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VARIETY OF WRAPS Whai Vitell Dres

Short Garments Are Made Like Attenuated Dolmans.

CHECKED GINGHAM SKIRT

Women'Will Weal

~ck Still Stands in Front of War College "GTON.—The d«*dlr «t»tnr cf Firdwif* the Great, the ttatne of cum who wai termed by Dr. K- M. McHroy of Princeton university, devil of the whole Pnwlti philosophy." etlll lurks In front of the War college. Doctor McKroj announced at a luncheon In New York be was rolnc to start a movement to r .r tear down Frederick and turn him Into I H* n bullets. Brt Washlnftoo so far has (look um j 1 manifested an alarming apathy to the (wm nuny mmoac r „^. So far as can be discovered, nooody has yet burned Frederick In effigy since Doctor McElroy disclosed the inridlont nnd secret wickedness of Frederick's teachings. The watchman at the War college says be hasn't e lynching bee on Its way to bag Fred, and Intimated —dtement now and then at the War college, a peaceful Institution cs down the river, would not come ami.**, rse. there are reasons. It Isn't even Impossible that the people o( ; are more familiar with the statne than la Doctor McElroy. At general attitude seems to be that If the man who founded the GerIcoked anything Uke the statue of him In Washington, God help the

people.

Roosevelt, then president, put the statue out In front of the War thus showing s good deal of judgment, for few people ever get to see

'ngton Women Open Their Homes for War Causes ~N women, always liberal In the matter of lending their homes -rtty. have been especially so with regard to war benefit entertalnnterprises. Mrs. Gaff’s ballroom has been repeatedly placed at the

r committees In charge of

Fur and Embroidered Tulle. I Every letter from Paris lays stress upon the abort wraps. They are made I like attenuated dolmans. They are of chiffon, of the new glistening Egyp- | tlan tissue, of satin-lined or trimmed with fur and of embroidered tulle. I They resemble elaborated scaHa. , Some of them tuck In at the wulatline In the back and drop long In the ; front; others go over the front of the j figure Id surplice fashion, wrap around . the waist and tie with a huge bustle

bow at the back.

I They are worn In the afternoon over ; thick frocks; they are worn In the i evening over half decollete frocks; i they have taken the place of many short, separate Jackets for street wear, and they are seen at all the performances In the theaters and at i The opera, as well as In the restan- ' rants. They are not removed. They are Intended as a half-concealing, half-revealing and altogether subtle

and attractive garment

A woman will come Into a restaorant with a dull lavender gown of satin, beaded and cut out half low at 1 tb? neck, with the anna bare from sis , Inches below the shoulders, and the whole top of the figure and gown will be covered by a short, droned, shirred wrap with sleeves of cornflower blue tulle, the ends of which may be weighted with Chinese tassels in black.

benefit entertain- _, d ^ yellow, wile nlncwel at the _

t or another. Mrs. Jennings, e the women who came j la behalf of the French I their first bearing, has onerous. Mine. Jusi a room In the em■kly rendezvous of the cted with the embassy e French ‘Agfa commission tting for the American aol-

Henry I

There are dolmans of black satin i lined with fur. and others that have

.lands of kolinsky or ermine which This pretty little skirt with Its red form a collar and outline the long ( nd white checks on gingham makes pear-shaped armholes that often serve neat three-piece suit the hit ot without sleeves. And again am! spring. The blouse is of tho same again, the fur or the Egyptian beaded kind of gingham, covered with red velembroidery or metallic tissue Is use.' vet, set off with a white flare collar, to hold In theae abort wraps at th< The blouse is straight In line and waistline and to form a bow or end- | sleeveless, crossing In front and faa-

j F. Dlmocka ballroom

j regular meeting plane on Saturday afternoons of the army are knitting for the engineers, besides having been loaned for - benefits since the beginning of the winter. Mrs. Henry Huddle*no New York, who with Mr. Rogers Is spending the winter here, has t portion of the Landaome Duncan McKltn bouse, which they are Into a miniature factory flsr turning out articles knitted by mm _ number of machines have been Installed and are In motion

manufacturing comforts for the soldiers. Mrs. Edward Beale Me- _., v

king similar use of one of the large apartments of McLwaa bouse, ^ up of women ueet at regular intervals to make surgical dressings,

i MscMurray has locoed space In her bouse.

at the aide or the back.

MAKES OLD CHAIR LOOK NEW Pretty Covers Are Easy to Maks b> First Cutting Pattern From Newspaper and Fitting It Over Chair.

. Vhe storing of wool to be converted into garments for the aantters p weekly meeting of some of the army women. Bureau Is Doing Important Work in the War a the history of cowfllees of the world has the wcatbex proved such it factor as In the war that Is bow In progress In Europe. This is ) the use of airplanes, dirigibles and captive ballooo* to the

highly peiterted and powerful arttllery and to the modern methods of

JT f00L I warfare fir* brought tnw practice la | h thJa conflict. Foreknowledge of exlstIng and expected weather cso*ttons.

both is the air and on tbo oertaoe. baa. therefore, become of the utmost

military preparedness of this country were begun—wbee the declaratfoo was made by the Called States that a state of war Misled with the Cerman gov-

•««>cr bureau had an Important par. a recognition of this fact the secretary at agriculture commuatcatej war and Invited attention to the service which might d by the weather bureau In furnishing the fullest Informatics) «onMitbor nmCUUMf kn 1be Culled States and adjacent regions. He vd the service that trained experts could render as aids to eom- , planning military operstluos. The secretary * «"***”* r suggest loo*, and preparations were made at once for the fullest

tlnn in carrying out the plsa.

was obvious that the activities of the weather bureau for the time being would necewwrlly be extended to two primary objects: (1) The foref the a eat her for purely military operatlooa. and (2) the sounding per air for the benefit of aviator*, balloonists and artillerists, official It. charge of the serological investigation* of the bureau has . rotnmlaslooed a major and placed In charge of tb» «°im«ry _»eroThe a ecological work heretofore performed by thebureau joed la addition to the enlarged aettvido* made posMble by

appropriation of MOO,000 for this w*k.

To well polish the wood a-d to provide e dainty cover for the Beat of an old chair will make It look Uke a new

are not difficult

to make.

The one Illustrated U of a very awful type, and can be tied la position in

It U carried out In dark

ttning under the arm.

of the most Interesting variety of velours cloth, woven In a plum-colored plaid, with ritroo-colored stripes making the blocks. The rape had plans cut In 'he sides for the bauds to come through, provided with extra rtralfh* pieces set on to simulate cuffs. Then, just underneath, on the cope, other straight pieces were set on to form pockets. This slight divergence was the only departure from undiluted straight lines. With this cape Its owner wore a purple velvet hat. soft ^ und ctushable In shape, touching one j shoulder, and flaring from the face j with a soft flange over the opposite

Ginghams, either plain or In small plaids and checks, und percales, plain and In narrow stripes, make up the prettiest of practical everyday dresses for the very little girl. In rny case these materials are nearly always u combination of one color with white and ure made up with white cotton goods of some other weave, as dotted swlss or pique or kindergarten cloth, or any effective cotton goods that will wear

well.

Plaids and checks, expanded In slse and In more Intricate color combination*. are used for girl* progressing toward the “flapper" age; having arrived there the young miss glories In all sorts of gay ginghams. Grown-Ups go In for big plaids, stripes, checks and plain ginghams In quieter color combinations and those with narrow black cross-bars woven In the plaids and stripes have made a great success.

A Gingham Summer.

Ginghams arrived early in the van-gun-d of .-prtng atyles nnd at present are flourishing to the point of taxing manufacturers to supply the demand for them. The colorings are fine and It Is u great satisfaction to know that

the dyes are made In America.

Plain yellow ginghams In many tones the color are used for little and big wearers of this reliable and favored fabric. It Is nearly always made up with white nnd a pretty example of this combination for n little girt ol five or more years is shown in tho picture. It Is a plain frock for everyday with a “baby" waist having the skirt gathered to It. A substantial quality of dotted swlss Is used for tho hands; these arc set In the waist at each side and extended Into tabs finished with the narrowest of edgings. The small turn-hack cuffs and the col-

lar are made of swlss, also.

t was apparent that the v

Names Needed for Uncle Sam’s New Warships

i! vessel* since (be oot

I auurrr of much perplexity the n**al aatborttle*. The

»nted with a dearth of oaiaes. needed for the oum-r.s>* mine sweepers and patrol i have hern added to the •r will he added In soorra e next few month*. To make sorar, Henry Ford I* propar

" turn out In quantity a new tr«o

•mi.'thlng between a snhtua r and a patrol boat, which a name of some kind, bownal the christening tnsy !►*- . the Audubon WXletSe*. the

or ornithologists ,.f the country come «" "7™ ,1 * r i ! will be In a dilemma. Tbi dlfficully l* that In naming vessels the i has drawn upon certain et.a-e. of name. The ««rtroy<M wro

5 after naval heroes the mine sweeper* an named after blrda, the tugs

i ehlefa and the coUIrtv after mytholofc'.eal deities -

frrnhh-tn whlib Is proving worn at the playgrounds of the South

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Embroidered Chair Cover,

brown corded silk, and bound at the edges with narrow ribbon of the **■ color. It la lined with sateen, and tapes are sewn on at the corners w

Indicated.

The space enclosed In the dotted line Should correspond In slse with the - face of the seat of the chair and flaps should be large enough to entii ly cover the sides. It Is a good |

prior to cutting out the material to *ut

out u rough jtaprr pattern from n« paper and fit It over the chair. The design which appears upon ! cover consists of blossoms worked

various aha ilea of pale pink, aepand'd

with leaves worked in various sha-

of green.

CAPES NEWEST FASHION NOTE Wraps Are Mads for Actual and Unremitting gsrvlos, as Far as the Outer Coverings Are Concerned. The Ultra smart clothes that are

HIGH COLURS AT THE BACK Indications Aro That Faria Has Given Up Effort to Inflict Either High

or Round-Neck-LIn*.

From the lovely lingerie blouses— 1 and those of georgette crepe and chlf j . fon as well—shown In the smart sbopi J and worn In smart places, we ma) judge that Paris bam almost given nj her effort to Inflict on the Americoi woman either the high collar or th< rather unbecvmlng round neck line, ac cording to a fashion correspondent. T< be sure some of the very smartest new blonao have what Is sometimes callef the “line of decapitation," hut many o) the new blouses show a rather deep V square, oval or round line In front wltf a little turnover collar at the bad deftly harmonized with the front. » tumovir that fit* well up agalnat tb« neck, almost touching th# lower lln« of the hair. This line of collar, blgl at the bock and low at the front. 1% ws all know, distinctly becoming to the

Amerliau woman.

are the straws that tell wbMi »«: the wind Is blowing In the world •

fashion.

The cape la. really, the newest H"< of the season as far a* outer <<■ erings are concerned. It Is maL ' Ita appearance more and more f> quently. observes a Palm Bearh fIon correspondent. The most rreent . traveling cape* has two or thro, dl

j detailed notice.

The new rajH-a are made for art«»l 'and unremitting service, and. tb*r> f.>rr. have point* of Interest all their own. They are. as a rule, cut circular—many yard*, even a* many *a five ! around the hem. and a top that l* ■ ui exactly U. meet the Closely fitting " I

■an ruieia aim « e aawuen —**• ” - . . i,. B , u,, neckline. The collar tli-n r are enough del,lea to go TSS U l» *« "* ,U i heroes after whom the scores of new destroyers art to Do snneo j ^ niood wishes It to do. fall

At th* Knitting Bee. -Do you know how to change from one color wool to the otherr asked one girl who was evidently dying to show off her new accomplishment. “You do II this way: Take the newcolor wool and thread It through a darning needle, then run It along through your wool with whleh you have t-m knitting for about half an

Inch.

“If you are going to u*e the new .•olor for any length It I* better to cut off the old wool and go on knitting the color, attaching the old color again in the same way when you need It. Bt ’ -f you * oln * ,0 ,brro alternately you do not need to bresk i , off or., .olor. but can rarry It along. ! mimiI' knitring or crocheting over It |

until you need It again. I « «'* tf rourm. tbla would not do for j plus stock

It*.* work, where a strong division | possible.

t>l..r wss necessary, but I use It I aaklng tny afghan. and It works when A pp| y | nfl your Valsn. so much mors qnlrkly than „„ n ,„i knot a." practice! way of doing thing- th*

A letter dat~*l January 15 ha* l«>cn re*-elved from Mr*. Gertrude Au-tlu. chief of Mirglc..! dressings service. American Red Cross. I*urt*. France, thanking the central division for shipment of dressings, u* follow*: "If yon could see the delight of army officers nnd Red Ornsa official* when they Insiiect all the splendid thing* that come to us from America, you would realize what fine work you are

doing for our men.”

We have orders 'rum .istlonal headquarter* to atop absolutely the making of trench cap*. The government Is now furnishing with enrh msn’

et ary *

r destroyer* are t

these traveling rap*

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I the laughing Jacfcasa lines, have gathered at the r»*-ek so Jllatde bird* nam** Is ’ , *‘ rT “ ’ Th. number I that they float sway In more gradusi-l roro. with reference to the destroyers. Thennm f J(L Bo , ro( , rr «iwy „g with extraordinary rspbllty snd th. number^ of fb(< yok( . mhlrh .„* . str k sent rime- *1 ^^Ameot I* ron- feature of ah the best winter

swHrbiuf to I rape*.

• <tr« of thoa# acrvlce cape* wa-mi tlv

r of recognising new oar* <

equipment a cap especially designed ( | for use under the steel helmets worn at the front. The winter t» nearly over, and yum shouldn't sny longer be

used for unnecessary artldcv Hand-knitted sock* or.- greatly

wanted und wherever sulti bio yarn ran be obtained the production of this article should be pushed. Few hel- |

met* will be needed until further We are advised by Washlugus

follows:

“Not only do we need comfort omtlnuoualy, on account of the nn from time to time of fresh

ic camps to repli

“Indefinite number* of black **teea pinafore*, women'* wrapper*, women’s und girl*’ chemise*, girl*’ dresses acd children'* rape* an- needed: the quantity of umleretotblng In general to bo double that of outside clothli g. nothing for infant* of one to thrw- yeara should be rushed rather th.-m layrttoa. "A group of six women In CMcaga recently t<-'k SO iwlr* of und.-r standard sock*, nnd re'urncd the following tx-rfect article* from the wool: Thirteen ►we*ter*, one pair wristlets, on# scarf, nlm helmet*. IB iwlr* of sock* and four trench cap*. Chapters could easily do this work theraselvr*. and

accumulate a sur fur ha* la-en !m

New Idea* In Hats. Hat* change s little every week. Crown* are lower and the wtugllne of the brim 1* more general than It wn«The tall, heavy sort of hat with a high draped crown Is leas popular. The tiewrat hslplo* nr* of crystal, not pearl, nnd slgrettes are not the Im-»i wear »* trimming, although one *•■•-« IlM-m to a certain extent. Tulle Is used a good deal In tr-llHnery. hut practical wmio n rhooar cather plain satin aa being 1. «b pcvtahabl*. Kued.- gloves are •'drtw*'' wear, sod strong tan kid mnk<thr tmartest and beat wear for bard

- doing th* r

stanre. the applying of your window dni|*erie*.

lug It In the

e In place. Then) black

v the division only the per*

feet articles."

The above jwrngrnph shows how tsh oentlal It !« to make knitted artlciM ucrordlng to standards *<-t by tha ll.-*l t'roa*. Any chapter will furnish the necessary Information and hullo-

tins.

Many department slur*-* In Detroit M>k advantage of hcatless Mondays to terease th*- pr«*ductlon of Red Cross applies. The girl* In theae Moresho gave five hour* of tbnu- Mondays * work In the American lt*il Cross Mims received the u»ual day'* imy.

lew Toque Feature*. nw prewntnient of a new iiw* some dlstlngulBhlng fra* tahly the high, full •Town of nil patterned gauze, while the mg motif* take the form. In . of leave* made up of tiny 1 white feather* studd'-d with kndea of ribbon would aim ;o,»| effect. A while beaver

t -trap* fringed with ■Ustlnetlvc. This ha ter on In moot of the i •ft geranium bring on* -une. Jude nnd Chin* •hre yellow this latte i-it, pectinp*. with a •tv.-t or dull brotva.

cape*