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IT CAN WE® DO?

Midsummer Calls For Cool Clothes

■Visiting Marines Made Victims of Soldiers’ Jokt

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SUlKOrON.—There was n baaeball came at the Florida arenoe mlUtarr . -i rvatlon between the Camp Melcs boy* and the marine* from Qunn |tiro. It war a cala day. All the marines came to to’en to aee the came, and

4rl> marine had a (tri on his arm.

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Jo«t within the gate to the nd to one aide of the ruurdboune. wa* n American flag, standinc In the sod. |It was not a large flag, neither wa* It « M.irll one. Just a medium-alacd Amer-

|raa flag. .

Each trarine paaaed through the to with his girl 0.1 hla arm. all right, lent er.< h marine failed to aee the flag. I When It waa taken Into eonalderatlon ■ that the flag wa* Juat without the | r: nee <>f vision and the girl waa well

I ,h *‘ ***** TWcai. no one wed-wnoder. A* the marine would get 20 I feet ahead, the sergeant of the guard would call him. "Hey, you, marine. Come

I lock here. Leave your lady.**

The wondering marine would turn and return. “Have you ever been

Iaght to aalute the fiagr the aergeant v.-ould ink.

To this question the marine would reply in the decided affirmative. “Well, thee, why don’t you do It I" the aergeant would say, pointing to the

| Bag.

The marine, aeelng the flag for the first time, would blush and start to explain. That'a all right." aaya the sergeant, “let’* see you do It right now." And the marine would march by at aalute, while hi* girl would grin from »f*r. and Cump Meigs soldiers grouped around would unllc.

“Bp**-*! up I" lx the cull from Surgeon (ienernl Uorga* to the American Red Cm** In It* campaign to recruit

graduate nurse*.

With the American army oversea* ntering more end more Into the flghtIng. he raid, the need for additional nurse* becomes Imperative. The call I* for 1.000 graduate nurse* a week for the next right weeks, or 8.000 by October 1. for the whole

rvrdj have salvage or Junk campalcn* under way. Thee piot-obly sill be modified by the new policy to a certain extent and chapter* not now collecting wnrte mnterinl* *111 wait until explicit direction* nre received beforv

Hurting Into the new work.

England ws* saved half a billion dollars' worth of fnaterin]* wasted before the war tind this country, using the great Red Cron* membership ol more than twenty million persons

! American Women Adopt Costumery That Is Best Suited to

the Season.

ABANDON WHITE UNEN SKIRT

Of Course Her Middle Name Was Generosity, But— S HE •* gay as a knitting bag. In tan pongee all over green moon* set in pink triangle*. Her tun straw was wreathed with more green moon*. 1 : 'y they were grape*, and her tan feet were cl***y enough for store ad*. Also she was wad enough to bite nail*. She said *o. Having expressed her willingness to partake of cold Iron she paused for the woman with her to wedge In u symjwithetic remark— which was where she made her mistake. “I don't *ee how yon could expect a store to take bock good* you hove ci t Into. You v.-re 6*oli*h to have bought !t In the first place, seeing you are toe chunky for check*." "I'm no such a thing! Fm the •xnct idle of the Venus de thingnmajig. except In height. The teacher told me »o that time I took art leeaons on trial. 1 know stripe* make me look taller. I ut It was such a lovely blue crossbar—and now I suppose I've got to near It."' “You might give It away." The unrympothlxer wa* Just the right size for checks. “I we myself I I take notice people don’t tumble over themselves In their hurry to give me thing*. The trouble with me Is Fm too generous. I've Just pf‘<* and given my cousin a brown silk that 1 could have made ov«g- for mym If." That old foulard? What on earth did she want with It?" “I like your nerve—why. woman, that goods coat me $7 when I bought It." “Forty-eleven years ago "The buttons ainne were worth—and the last lining I put In wa* as good ••« new. except at the elbows, and—aay, Fm scorching Inside for a soda. Come ;n and have one." She piloted the way from a remnant qpunter to where the soda clerk wa* cutting coupons, and. bring so seriously troubled with generosity—1/> say nothing of the extended invitation—you would have supposed that knitting bag would have paid for both tickets, but nay The treat was Dutch. Dare Death and Injury Under Trolley Car Wheels A social atmosphere wa* given to an Avenue er.r by the majority of the I-nKM-nger*. who were obviously oot for a denaiurt-d Joy ride. The one .'•rioua person aboard waa the motorman. who kept a firm grip on his lever t ad looked ahead with an ever-watch-lul eye. Each time the car atopped to let a t«"-ng-r get on or off people acutt!e<! across the track with the same a rent inscrutability that make* n • cross a road. No one accused the ; afraid at being run over. Such !• klrss flirtation with danger mr- : r —<1 at least one utraugcr-kx.klug 'H* *h« aat on a front scat and could m» uhat was going on. "Soy. n»»tonnnn, Fm new to this rg. What’s the matter with the people hen ? Do they all belong tde dub? First thing you know you are going to be stopped by an Inliabi ' ! ' f t»o under your wbeiia.” "They dort mean anything by it. 1 *uj-i***- they know we are keeping a T» lookout all the Ume. I reckon there’s soma sort of excuse, at that. You w.- ate forever ripping up track* here and there overtown and talk* get u-M-d to arcing a car |M<ke along over broken places that for a week after a ■e 1* mended peoj-le rt»k Ibeir lives like this. We have only been mcodud op s cuple of dajT>—hi, there!" The motonnan stoiijwd his Just-«larted car with a mighty wrench that J- rk.<] i, , 0 , standstill. <HIh raise a abort-skirted young ponuui tn hlgh-heel ed sU|>per* and floppy i- :ua would hive bad her name In the |•*|Mra next day In the obituary

The state* In Central division HD- riioald make a greater showing,

ola. Iowa. Michigan. Nebraska and j The war Industrie* board will spec Wisconsin—have been enrolling gradu- ify from time to time the materials nurses steadily for military and i -ix-cially desired and the chapter* tbn'

naval service, but will redouble their will collect them. efforts to meet this urgent request. The public can help by urging every | To Mention Fursl

itaduate none to enroll with the Red | To mention furs In hot weather Is aa •oa*. and alao by reducing calls npon offense, but—short fur* are to trim kduatr nuraes In nm- of lllneas. ; , i OJ h ,^1* and coats next season, and (tug practical nurse* wherever prat- ; lon C -halred fura wil. be se« u on plu*h Me and learning how to handle cats. Among next winters model

"" * .-.iMuraes Hudson seal Is of great l;nI*<rtance. pnrtlealsriy on cloth coats thie smart model In huff-tan velours Is an example of this; It ha* n Hudson seal collar and cuffs and the combination is pleasing. Then 1 •caver and nutria are also good. These *bortc« furs are liked on cloth coats but fot the rlth plutiMM wh'eh nre shown extensively it i conn, oppowecm and skunk are Important In the order

National Red Cross hendquar- Mimed. I-'ur fabric trimmings will he Washington and will call for in good style among the fashionably co-operation by chapters throughout -Iresscd again also, the country acting u]>nn Instruction* i — . . - gtren through division headquarters, j How HaU Are Worn.

While the Red Cross will get the Hat*, be they large or small, nre I" nefit of the material saved or col- | " ora far tlow-n over the forehead, so l« led. the primary purjiose is not to that the coiffure I* almost completely n Ise funds for the Red Cross but to h.dden. In front they are pushed down si ve materials needed In the winning !..-arty to the eyebrows, on the side to o^ the war. j the ears, and In the back to the edge of

A number of Red Cross chapters al- the hair.

Adopt French Fashion of Meeting Alt Emergencies In Costume of Thin Cloth or Any of the Chi-

nese Silks.

New York.—A woman who was looking at some snapshots of fashionable folks Ip the open on a mid-sum-mer day. remarked on the peculiarly old-fashioned effort of a certain cos-

wcnthM. aosori'lnj

simple ailments In the home without

outside help.

'Waste not. want not" will be a new

Red Cross slogan.

fpon request of the w-*r Industries board the American Red Cross will oidertake a new line of work, the conserrailon of materials now going to

New Dresses for School Wear

Anyway, Oldish Man Had a Way With the Babies i WOMAN With a baby over her shoulder aat down in a ear seal i**i I •» her l»y a aomewhat oldish man. 1 ne baby started in to fret. The mother | ’ tied th* red that means aafimru—IIIBI—you know how you w<mld Iwrl. , your own ►.-If. with a lot of passenger* wtahlug you sad your child wera In Halifax—make it Jerl.-h.., It round* fartlwT—and you e..uld roe she wa* worried half to death. Hut the baby larked the flare emotion*. He merely considered his lung*. I'M course. It might have I*een a sbe-belng. but tt didn’t mutter. It could bawl cither

way.

The wotnau was terttng more worried every Instaul. and the bat'} flaw Her. when the <4dlsb man who bud II* seat caught the small IhinlT* Interest with h!« kilvrr-knnbbed cane, al-y quirted down. 'Hm- man Candle.1 hi* eane rnd the baby chuckled in beamed rrUef. The pa«seng« r* smiled approbation and the cane ■d the pride Of one ulto rooqurr*. And Whrti the baby had • buckled a d<iae ano the man was getting nut. th" woman ventured to thank l* k.udue*. and to sa? that be must be a fstber him--lf, to have surti nderslaodlng of rbiidten. iue dam. No such good fortune. 1 am Just on old bachelor, but. I I have u way with the young ladles." » Mippoaed to be a little Juke and the |«iwnfw;i so'rt'ted ‘t ut full rrially the nedlier and another woman who mi Had tnanutaMy at each I —a* if they usderMood about blue ribbun*.

New dresses fo, school wear, made | ar>- fiul«b<*1 with a white binding and tr. fit the requirement* of the little j white band and arrow bead ornament mis* from about seven to twelve j the porkrt* At the front a *bnrt, flat year*, seem to emphasise the “‘in- : band of white simulate* a tie with two plletty that governs the design* In < hll- small pearl button* at the top and drra’s clothe*. Simplicity grows ! three at the bottom. more and more popular as the taste* . -f tt- Or.I— Tl,. I. j Attract.»r P.t.ul, f.,r f.brlt*. thr ^ „„ t-ii>“- ■O'l r—i "-"t- , h , ....

of plum taffetar quite plain except for

In materials, heavy cotton ran ton crepe, strong, roar- I weave* and the tried and prov.d ' rlntbe* provide shout all the <ln for general wear. Wasliabbare woven In colors that are dark permanent, strong blue* and t re taking the load for school wear lu new frock* for fall sleeve* arv leti ened ro thst 'hey reach to tb. v and there I* mors variety In th. lr Sign, but otherwtae style* do n.-t fer much from thnae fa«al!I»r III the summer dreose*. Uttb tn tbr*e day* of steam and fi h<-ated rohmiU and horn—. !■» coat* un4 warm b«-ad and f'-" to fortify them again*' the <-

winter.

Th*- frock '*f brown e»tto*i r rt baud* and binding* in white r.| • In the pirturr. I» a* go-wi an « v; of a **-rvlivable e-.erydav and •

the bit of figured chiffon *hlm-d . the inward working* of the atlcki steel* that regulate the going up and the coming down of the |iara*ol. and | a big black wooden bead, rowed to ' each round -d point of a »eallojM-d *ee-

r,l "“* tlon. that bung down, awning like. I “ around tbe edge of the paraMil. A.i*2 1 ; other *mart paraaol. very effertlvo

' ! with a ei>lored muslin frock. i« made

lr | of white taffeta, with white enameled dif- : handle and ferrule. The *■’ j only dee* ration Is a wide border of folk*, j eyelet embroidery done with white allk

irusre i ,1,^*1*.

wa* (u'ltber. Today the propaganda ngulnit nnn-essentiuls, and the conver- : ion of them Into grtlve rrrvlco fer the country have cau*cd the scales to fall from the eye* of thousands of women :i* to the expense of the costumery they adopted. We expect six more weeks of warm ther, and then fore, we have no Interest In new October clothes. We want to know w hat is to cm, and tre are most Interested In what wo hear 1* being shown In Furls, but at this moment we are struggling with the projKisltion of enlivening our wardrobe lu such a wanner that It will keep us going until the

first frost.

A* the nation ha* gotten Into the habit of living in the country until Thanksgiving, there Is a growing ten* denry to k*-ep oo-.'s August clothes In active service by means of top coats and woolen stocking*. It must be admitted that the prorout emergency calls women Into town nearly every day. and they may not continue to stay in the country as long ns November, but the majority will Insist on wearing their summer costumery as long us tbe climate and convention perm't. And right hero comes in th. excellent good taste of the present mid-summer costume*. Their very departure from the sweater and the separate white skirt permits them to serve at other

msods.

This Is the stringent motto that must run the wnrp and woof of our lives now: to buy that which eon be worn on as many days, at as many occv dons as economy dictates. In short, we have accepted the European way of | dressing for hot weather. It may not ' appear cool on the surfnee, bat Invention. which must go bond In hand with necessity, has shown women bow to be cool and clean In dark costumes, or In combinations of dark and light clothes. Double-Duty Wardrobe. There are many women who are able to afford two separate wardrobes: e for the gnyetlrs of the country aft'! e for the dally trips to town; but the average woman, and often she U a multl-mllllonnlro, has arranged her wardrobe so that It will serve for both purposes from now until the first of October. She has taken up tbe French Idea 3f wearing gowns or suits of very ihln, checked material, and Instead of an ornamental blouse, she Inserts a waistcoat of pongee or colored crepe de

chine.

c has found out the good service. : especially for afterncon wear, of knlfe1 plaited skirts of white crepe de chine r thin serge, which she tops with a velvet or satin Jacket. Flic realises the comfort of Chinese plaited akirt of white crepe de chine, u-aterlals. as well a* their durability, short and narrow. Above it is an odd little black velvet coat, which ia shaped out from the waist at cne aids and straight on the other. There Is a cellar of white chiffon and Val lace, and a pink rose caught at the

waist.

tume. It was o rhort. white linen skin buttoned down the front, n white me*- 1 lin blouse with o wide turn-over col- i lar. a colored sweater opened In front, with porkrt* nud a belt of Itself. “Onn- upon a Ume." said this woman. "this costume was considered the uniform of the American rummer girl. It was adopted without cavil. It was accepted without comparison with th*' fashion* of any other country. And yet. at this moment. It looks entirely ,

out of the picture."

There has been no revolution, declares a prominent fashion writer Change* In summer apparel have bo*n lu cities only. They are Americanlied French fashions today. Even this rummer has seen a dls:lnct ebang*-

from what has been.

Tin- linen skirt, pored at the top. slightly flaring at the hem. and buttoned down the front. Is a thing of thipnst to a great majority of women w ho are well dressed by Instinct, or because they follow the movetmul 0 crowd*. Any skirt Is worn but a linen one. -j

Sweaters In Evidence.

Certain shops aay that the sale if sweaters for the autumn Is small, but they add that the spring sale was good, j We see sweaters in every shop.'despite , the conservation of wool decree. Y.’e see women knitting sw eaters for them- ’ selves amt their children, and not for the soldi era and sailors. We read that rolo»xal dvfiartmo:.t shops have an unusual quantity o. >nrn and are willing

t« sell it at moderate prices.

Yet. If one Judges fashion by f»*h-

Iunable folk, the colored, knitted This sketch for which the French worn, sweater has had Its day In silk or wool •" willingly posed, shows a m.d-sum. It 1“ sometimes worn under Jackets. mer frock of pal. gray Chines* crepa

ferisl

» laid i

f j Costume* vf Lace. j Ecru la or firuria are imrtirularly I 1 fashionable **•;- summer The la»v I* | dropped over plain net. h|m> In the e*Ta shade, and rream tinted taffeta ia used j ! for the soft, pioot-edged aanti shawl collar and cuff*. Kuttmu *»f the taf- . I feta running up the long sleeve give | a piquant tailored effect to n.rn.. of

be white go-«l , ar.- wo.'ked at id*. Tbe neck a

«« days In tbe open thst need warmth, w hen the affair Is a picnic, a yachting trip or an automobile tour. Otherwise It hung* In the closets of the homes of 'ashtunable women. However. Its lack of fashion ha* Dot dcpr*-riat*d Its won- . 'ary value, for yarn Is an expensive thing to t'uy and a most Intricate and

j difficult thing to obtain. What We Wear in the Open.

| The rcoi.nrulrol reasons for dlscard- ! Ing the wiiite linm skirt, the knitted wooh-n sweater and the ornamental. ! white muslin Moure are based on ex- ! peoalve laundry and scarcity of «na-

j teriai. 1*1 it* scarcity of labor,

i Those Urge sector* of American roj ci.-iy 'tint lYiuddered till* three-piece eoxtume the most reliable b*»i* for j tio-ir summer wardrobe*. Imagined

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de chine, with its tunic coat pushed far back toward the *'dee to show a aailer blouso of white crepe da chine, with IU collar edged with French-blue velvet to match th. “Blue Devil" cap on the head.

and she find* that one-idece gowns, made with a long, flowing tunic, like the French resort frock*, are admirable costume* for the train and the motor, and that they serve from the morning war committee, through lunch at soma restaurant, to thi late afternoon or

•Train*.

(Copyright. If.*, by tbs M Oui. Ncw*-papr-r •ymUesta.) Plaited Skirt a Due no doubt to the shecmMa at some of the popular summer fabrics Clnltel skirt* are DOBPtar again.