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

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For the Country CM* ■* l B. BAOCLST

ia« tt roar baaith—you mixtit Vdours or Sahn Practical; Lines !£/*** ^ 3r0,, ’ I1 ^ Woa ‘ t I Graceful and Clinoinfl.

-tKjyd ShtoBoo Mot* a naMace by me tc Philip." aha remarked a momrat later. "He want* him to write to him when be feta aeroaa. Too know Lloyd

-If the boy wbd *oee orer there can ro with hi* heart allow with r^d rbeer be win be wwfnlBceotly prepared to endnrel Oh friend*, you who a!t here eac^b^ewMnethlaf for you can amooth hy aaoaay. or word, or M orifice. Maootb tt. f>oot M yonr aoldter, or any other yoo can help. 9 to l ranee with a harry heart r

Karr*ret Roe. .the lettahorf'a cce rteb nan. felt her heart •welt She d been tnlttln*. and makIn* bandafea. and aewlnf 00 atoot ferment* ever alnce the war befan. bat that waant aaerffice. Saerifiea! She looked at the dim moed rlnf 00 her left hand'* third flnper. and her face hlanrbed. That rlnf had no bnalneas to be there; ahe knew It when Uoyd Shannon pot It there alx montba before. Bat Lloyd “

him ao Ion* I AcroM llarcaret Mt Prance* aide a ahm boy of nrntcbea leaned on the him. * he yonnf girl'a pretty oral face waa tense with the weifht of rerjionslbUtty. The Httle brother bad long been In need of an operation that might restore Urn to health, hot they were orphans, with but their Utile bona, and Prances* email salary as girl to keep

naked that were Prance*, the girl that U«yd Shannon lored I Why Lloj kad asked her to marry blra aha could mly goeae. It most hare been that rrwncea had refoseu to marry Mm and. with his hurt heart oaring sympathy, be had reckleasly turned to her. LJoyd—good. Jolly, comradely Lloyd —had eridently made compact -

act that be didn't truly lore her. but ■be knew. lie nerer spoke Frances’ name by one pretext or another be arolded the street on which was the Uttle

happened to see Frances, try •» Margaret realised he did. he could not keep • telltale, wtatftsl .-earning out of hla eye* They had been engaged only two weeks when he enlisted as a prtrate— the first, the eery first, of the town to rolnntear. How Margaret had gl-olcd In her patriot 1 And now b leare fjr France, be thought. •n* utmost we can fire tb* country. friend* wheo we think of what mt boys are enduring and firing l* little." the scarred nurae conclude*

, all at why the other girt had tent the maa wbe lored away! And Lloyd* nag fait Uka a strip of rsoiten steel! A letter awaited her. addressed I hu Ann handwriting. II* wrote thi he waa to sail on the fifteenth, that he waa desperately Barry he roulda' leare to come and Md her good-by. and that ahe must write to him •flea and tell him aU the new*. There •cant meeb more—he nerer 1 loot let taro—hut on the back of the last meet was a two-line postscript.

can’t get off now. “Tm yon can." Interrupted hfargmret; Tre Men the manager, and be

FALL COAT DRESS

and tha Waistcoat

Tailored Suit.

Francea started and her pale face

Mat seery reetlge nf color. | For early fall wear, before It la iT* ahe .Hammered, trying cold enough to don a winter suit « to conceal her agitation. , coat dress la one of the moat practical Margaret took her shaking hands to purchase* Fashioned of trkolette. of er* I wool relours or tricotine, as well as "Too—you lore him. don't you. beary, double-faced satin, a dress of (art" 1 tfi>* type possesses the utmost dlsTbe girt** white Up* morad. hot no Jndtlon. and In Its tailored simplicity rand came through them. i 1> a compromise between the uscal "Don’t be afraid to tell me." Mar- one-piece frock and the more cooreoiret encouraged her. *T—Tm not en- 'tonal coat and aklrt costume, kgud to him any more! Shouldn't Just at present there are any numr«r have been.” ahe added lightly. b*c of Interesting frocks of trtcolette “Tlth him loving you all the time! But 1° be eecj. and their clinging, gracufnl he Jtm turned to me for—for comfort. llDO * ®o«t attractive Some arc “ gue^ arhei. you—why did you refuse e'nx*! aheathllka In their SUmneas. tm, Frances7" , and It bahoorec a woman to be quite The girl covered her face with her ' «• properly corseted be-

. fore attempting such a gown, for

“I—I thou chi I couldn't nut mr bur there are no folds or draperies to ms on hl*~aha.sobbed, “and I pro- camouflage dlscrepnncle* of figure, tended I didn’t care. But It broke my blue, black and a rich coppery iwwi- 1 brown are the colors wtakh predom-Marg-ret kissed her. “There—don’t, ‘“l*. while some models show a y. Things will come right. In the ' ,eTet “*« ol extremely long fringe, meantime well go 00 orr plcnlc-start fibers have Jnst a Wt of bmvy dlk

early In the morning."

I braid about the neck or need for a

The next day 1

noon, while Mr* aBrb -

„s*_bolh innocent ! *• «««« a bit of white to of their proximity to a training camp, relieve the severity of the neck line, for they dM not know the roads they , u * W 0 * flRhlon - bo * T °7

bad come over—rested at one of the *“

city bofei*. Margaret went Lloyd. His eye* Ht at sight of her. but In his broosed face there waa a suggestion of weariness, a.hint of a

tod not at ease.

"Do yoo want to be married before you go—would you like to be married this afternoon. Lloyd T" she asked him

iUn Is

combined with trtcolette with excellent result*. The foundation Is of navy serge, and over this Is worn a modified tunic dress of navy trtcolette 1 stitched and showing novel toaebet In the cut of the sleeves and In the lisp* which are CuUght down by but-

tons of serge.

I Once merely an Integral part of the frock or blouse, the waistcoat has tow become a derisive factor In determining the success of one’s costume. Made of every conceivable ran teriaL It serves to break the exceed

PLEATED SLEEVES ARE NEW

For a second be paled and

ttnng like consternation constricted his

oath. tLea he tried to smile.

Margaret laughed softly and held up

jjjlT v™, 'rar-tlme frock* and designers have

* howa *«** tof-onlty “ d cleverness In planning and fcahlonlng these Uttle garment* They have gradually lengtheted nnUl now some reach al-

the knee* while others cou-

rted to yoc. even though you’re away, with your allowance and the government allotment she’d have an easier time. I n. going to pay for PhlUp’s op-

A lovely gown of pearly gray bro,d*d crap* Its Russian Inspiration it shown in the long straight lines slightly drawn in by broad band at list. Pant!* ara placed cleverly at the aide* aad fastened to the broad band of sable at the skirt edge. Very new ara the pleated sleeve* finished aad of fur, and the muffler cellar with heavy silk tassel*

gave 1

below the waistline. As ■ rule a n—

K« TOtt u, >» ».rTW4 Uor!. 1. b« trtI , u rh „„ „ „ . ! decided contrast to the gown Itself. A* ahe rested her eyes on his brow* u chiffon toceMd wstchedH gowhl.e. tbartd. mrt* ot pique, and Unen with then white again, she did not need to Tel(mrt eD( } the effect Is always debe to^ hi* thoughts. ! i^htfnl. especlaUy when the trimming “Doe* she—doea Frances know ^ { orm of conventional motif* you're arising me thlaT” be asked when dooe ^ old-fnshloocd embroidery he could bring his voice to unsteady chain atUchlag. done in wool ,pweiL _ lor silk—the seed sUtch of Chinese ' No. but I MW she wm breaking her work M well a* odd dealgn* carried

going, and ao by couching or cross stitching. With me. She ; Separate blouses have not escaped an hour or a* : the vautcoot vogue, and there are

it even know weVe near the wonderfully interesting model* camp you're 1*" { destined to complement the tailored He tried to take ber band. “I fed ■ ra | t which once more Is back In an awful cad. M»rgl*!" he groaned. | flTor one blouse of whl’e bsUate has Margaret's dimpling smile would k walalcoit of handkerchief Unen. with have deceived the elect. | B gnllted design adapted from Persian "Too dont need to! Tou've been so character* The dealgn to repealed on angel—a blessed ctpmsy angel—hut 1 ^ alec res. Rather more simple, but haven’t been deceived a bit!" She very graceful and becoming to another laughed softly again. Tv* known all tiouae of ro*e-colored batiste. Thla along you Just turned to me for com | baa a long stole collar of sheer white fort, and I’ve been Intending all along organdie ornamented by chlnt* d<*to set you free at the psychological U gna placed berk of the fabric and moment' Ob. Lloyd. PH Uke you tc witched to it with rose-colored thread,

her. and »fa up I# you to explain to her

bow bad you are wanting bert" la the early dusk, at her home. Mar-

garet helped her weary aunt off with bar wrspa. 'hen Mwd to her own room , and locked the door. Quivering she

Bung herself down by her bed "Oh. Cod r she cried, “don’t M me

forget It’s right to give everything for ; the txitmlr)—w-n ••oe’s life! It's ray Uto Pee given—fur I love him. Father. '

•aid. “that I want him to write to me • ben I get aeroaa. Poor Mtt> Will; ■■ Wih feel that doing somethin,, tor HYSTERY IN FOOD SUBSTANCE lbe country and 111 be hungry for let-

ter*'

BLUE SATIN, BRAIDED MODEL

COLORS THAT BEGIN TO WIN Midnight Blue, Deep Burgundy. Tobacco Brown and a Silver Blue— The Mermaid Frock.

OUR WAR EFFORTS ARE NOT ABATED

TALK OF PEACE CAUSES NO RELAXATION HERE. SAYS ASSISTANT SECRETARY CROWELL. SIGNIFICANT FIGURES GIVEN

United States Hat Gas Mask Thst Fully Protect* the Wearer—One Concern Turns Out Hundred Hand Grenades a Minute. (rma Com mine- o, PuMIt tnformvtlon > Washington.—in the midst of the dlsctisslouH of pea<v. As-dstant Secretary of War Benedict Crowell lias made public atatlstloi to drmonurate that the I'nlted State* haa not abated Its efforts or ceaacd Us prejiaration* to prosecute the war to a victorious conclusion. ‘A proof tliat there is not the sllghtMt relaxation." Mid Assistant Secretary Crowell “la found In the fact that congress has Juat been aaked to by *1.100.000.000 Us appropriations for heavy cannon. Tbe enemy U being driven back and this Is the beat Umo to increase our pressure. It would be tbc worst time to pause. Tills applies to civilians as well as to the military forces, it Is the lime to question when or how the end of the war will come." Assistant Secretary Crowell Mild that an idea of tbe Immeniity of tbe supplies required by a single branch of our iorees overseas, for which additional finances are necessary. Is Indicated by tbe shipment of materisls trout tbl* country to France by the etiglur-er corps up to August 31. 191S. These shipments Included 277.000 tons of rails uni accessories for standard and narrow gauge track. -tS.Oft) tons of structural steel. 7.000 tons of corrugated Iron. 10.000 Ions of barbed wire, 17.000 tons of metal building materials. 0,100.000 square yards of camouflage materials—wire netting, fish netting and burlap, pontoon equip men! for three divisions, and 57.0011 tons of lumlter. tie* stringers and

plies.

In addition to these supplies, large quantities of engineering materials have been purchased also In England. France and Switzerland Assistant Secretary Crowell pointed out. The aggregate tonnage of these pur-ctuiset-up to June 9j. 1019. be estimated at more than 1*10.000 tons. Hundreds of thousands of ton* of anpplle* are on the docks In this <-ouutry waiting transportnttud abroad. As pi stent Secretary Crowell said, hut the ships to carry them are Ixiug prodared. There was a very larg* crease la ship* In September, he Motor trucks must be shipped “knocked down" and distributed omoog different vesarti, the assistant secretary explained. This la done meet the demands of the ahipplng people. Locomotives are shipped In two ways—completely "set up" ami “knocked down^' Those that are ship

That waa all—but 11 waa enough- In bis delicate conalderaUoo for her. hla •cose of honor and rectitude, he would not mention Frances’ name, but Marcsret read between the lines Hl» heart could not help making Its appeal •® hear from the girt be loved! Margaret had resolved to aurprtw him by making Aunt Cyrena go down lu tbe camp with her on the twelfth, but —she read the poatrript again•••aid be be a thousand times more t‘»d If It were Frances that wared

m be left!

c*» in mind aad happy r

Margarut rase at lest and r«« tob. her car and want to ber father a of

gcisntict* Seeking to Isolate Material That Has Been Found to Be

il to Uf*

Not leoat. among I be dtoeovertr* of the last score of years to thst a certain myatorimss food substance—that to Btltber protein, fat. nor caruohydi Mr nor any of tbe hitherto known piLM or animal constituents—U to rateat- quantity essential to life. Lack uf tbl* substance to an cxclustve diet iff polished rice has been demonstrated to be the nose of the disorder of the perl pi u-r si nerves known a* bell-bert. Tbe dtarnar. with Its partial paralysis and drnpdcal swelling*, effects o<n only man buf fowl*, rat* «>' J l* 1 ** ,hr »mall amount of the missing material er am toed to a water or aknbnlle ex

"Daddy." ahe said abruptly. Instead |.*ct of the riee polish to an effective "f buying me a new ear nest ———* rrvoMly preventive. While the term •>U you give me the aouey this talir -vusmtoe' 1ms been applied t

sod I and Aunt Rena «u on a and camplni trip togeth res hooka. I know, and be late himself to father's II I'arte Eenas eodd take him i every day. And yoo— lotAteg well I believe a eularsd wtrh ptonsore

of this ctoi

aubstltating “altscold." meaning dleine materia! aian<1»te«l with (Snough of the aubtesnee f..r tt'jwougb Inveatlgati'in has n-d yrt teen Isolated, but It has t>een shown to hr entirely aborai from white floor. rice, arrow-root, and some <nhKrcnd from white flour, onotainlng a little to < It* yv*»L b*= not rtMiugh fur bcu a. Wheat bran ton tali’* a little, wheat embryo ha* mire and It exists to sotue sniount ta yelk of rgt. snimal fat* milk, ctiecwc. butter animal fat tnarasrine. green learn, ouy beans. mlUrt. flaxseed, and apporeuity in cats, rye and malse. I«rd Is the one animal fist from which 1« to abaeti'. whUc none Is found to

So tar tbe buying of French gown* has not begun. They have Just started to make their appearance from belated shi.-’menu. But ns tar as the Am*rlcan fashions have run. and as far as the season has settled Itself down Into a broad highway on which we will tread, the colors that will win ont are midnight bine, deep Burgundy, tobacco brown and a silvery light bloc, assert- a fashion writer. By the way. there to a remarkable new eowr in this silvery bine. It used to be call -d lake blue, and It may still go by that name, for It has a peculiar shimmer of white over It like suffice water or moonlight. It to worth describing In detail because it to new

and most alluring.

Tbe gown made to It Is a mermaid frock, and all the material used I* crinkled Into a machine pleating that U finer than anything we have ever known. It Is a ooe-ploee frock, with a skirt that cling* to tbe hip*, goes In at the ankle* and knees, then spreads out Into a little frolh over the feet which 1* kicked aside aa Uw wearer walks. There to a round bodice, with a round dccolletage. and two very flat piece* that extend below the girdle on tbo hip*. The sleeve* arc like fin* very abort and pointed at tbe back. A woman with yellow hair could wrtir till* frock and I*** for a mer-

maid. The gown I* of so supple and • trenrhea and other •y-tem*

transparent s texture flat when It Is ! fensp

lu the band It shrink* Into nothing- The th'nl mlllloo of grenade* m ness like a balloon with tbe air out t.y thl* company wa« shipped of IL Frnnee to the m'ddlr .rf la-l mu

" —■ ! hating been prudueed In exactI)

DANCING SLIPPERS ARE GAY !«■-»» « »»'• "• '*»■

away under ilielr own power. More tlian u.OUO motor truck* t •cot to France In September, the aisiant secretary annotuiccd. The numtier would liave hren much siuallct If tlsc} had boon forwarded "■wt up ' Kmptoyee* of the Kiugtr Bervlee car]>onitl»u of New Fork wen* recent ly commended l>> MkJ. l»**o. <' I'M limn-, chief of ordnsnre. for liavlug attained a production of more than IIS) hand greuodr* u minute. Tligrenade manufacture.I t.y thl* con cein 1* of the "..(feosl’e t>y«e." which U u<w*l by Inrautry wlo-n making on

Footgear for Tripping the Light Fantaatie May Bs as Elaborate as

Wearer Wishes.

j Kept Mil

iila I <>l t the

than 3

German fore** opposing the advaac* of the African line on the Lhrtslne front Kara brougtg Into piny cyery rofllhxf of dr'ense- considered «*ectlvh in modem warfSTw. and In parculor they arc tnfktog heavy use of pot son ga*. Perilling'* men have (wen uac-astogly bomhanlcd with "mustard” ahell* and-every, effort kaxTbecn kJnde io drench American position* wltti deadly fumes. It Is considered a tribute to the chemical warfare work In the United States Uiat theke frantic endeavors to stay tbe progress of the American offensive have proved utterly futile. The American attacking forces-are protected against gas by masks which actual Grid tests prove are twenty lines more effiricot tbau those In use by the German* The war department contends that there 1* not a single recorded case of ».n American soldier toiling a victim to a gts attack when protected by the mask that to now being manufactured to the United States. Every American soldier who goes to France 1* trained to adjust his mask vritli almost lucrvditilc speed. The mn*k la put on with Just live notions uf the aims and hand-. The man who fall* to accomplhdi the feat within a limit of six seconds’ Utce is left behind hen Ida nnlt goes to the front. Recently. In a practice drill, one company of Americans set a record of four ifond*. counting from the instant the order to don mask* was given to the * moment when vdjustmcni wo* made by tbc slow’-st man. American mask* withstand teats that German mask* cannot meet. German masks will not afford protection against a high coacentration of gas. This was demonstrated recently when the British assembled a sufllclnitly large battery of projector* to put sevton* of phovgene gas into the air ice. with consequenits quite well known to the German genera! rtnff. There la no concentration that the American mssks wIB not defy. . trns been amply attested not only-on the battlefield but In the experimental latious In thla country. £ The American gas mask was developed by actual manufacture The proper authorities obtained complete ■nformatlon about the French itnd British musks, ami full uitu as to the eflldency they dvmanatratcd un’■t German gas nttneks. With this v ledge, an order for making *ercnil thousand nuisks was placed In tW* country. M.*mlx'r» of ih" force uf 300 officer* and 2.000 eulto^ed men who ore creilfed with the production •if thl* mean- of defense riiowed the courage of their convictions by volunteering lor experiments. From time to time they donned the mmoat and exposed tlicm-elvcs to acual ga* •*- tacks. American ingenuity suggested improvement* tn the original model* end ns a result the o!!Wri of the allied armies are unanimous that the American musk Is tbe best on thewestern front. Although a gas mask I* an uncomfortable bit of gear the l!r< few time* it Is worn, the soldiers Soon breunra accustomed to the liiindirap on tlia natural method of breathing it flta over the head like a baseball eatrlivr'a mask. A nose clip closes the nostrils and Insure* breathing through ’b* mouth, by mean- of a tub« that la connected with a csutste.- filled with rhemlcato. The br.-*ih exliaJe.1 b-nyea the raa»k through n flutter valve near the chip. Air eaunot rrarti the m--urh ex mi >1 by passing first through tha • hemieals In the i-atil*t*’r. and the mo-t exhaustive tests show tltcl these • lietnleal* never fall to extract tbo poison. At tbe end of thorough training In this eotintoy. American soldier* ■an w«wr the nm-ki for nimt.M an indefi nlte period, and cun indulge In ■•rartlrnlly any f..nti of aetlvUy ahile wearing them. I’cndtlng's men —mei--l> a* ••stunt”-have ptayl basetaill and sir--er while wearing the r.-gulsttaB Americun army mask*. UR uutoeroa* oceaslor.* the soldiers liuve *.-rv.-J Us', of twelve hour* without taking ull

For the moutb Augu*t waste of toodstitlT-. which Include bread, •-■•■kod ■neat, grease and Immib*. was n-duced to tlii.c-flftbs of a pound a man per

day. «

four-ninth- . _ Thl- record was attalniHt not'

It matters not how plain our frocks , ’•'andlng thst the plant w«* H may be. our little danelng slipper* can i ,lo ' ,n ' ,l ,luM ’ " u bo aa gay as heart could wl*h. The employ, e* to regi-i.-r fo preferred fo.»tgenr with them- rather 'r-It 1 h.- maximum pro.lueti»o aotuber and c.-rtalnly very plain dress ' rcnilieil Friday. Kej it amber l.T. . M to that of sllrer cloth such as we j grenades were turn—1 out have worn now for two naaoos. with M* ■» »' spprsr. wl.e

uu . e WOIO MO*, ".... . - or without bueklea. Just ns you wish. | '

It buckles you rhonc* let them to- ns large as your purse can afford, but well made an! not pasty looking al that. A- there Is a new silver doth Which does not tarnish, but can be i r Wiped off with soup nnd water, every j u woman ball- the • radium" allppar, as i.

H l* colled. Joyfully.

Age to a new evening slipper which I can accompany any sort of gow n la j ,, made of flesh pink miltu. Itmiead of i having a pointed vamp the top of this | K cut square across the foot and out i lined with = tiny band of Iridescent t lord- ri-mlilng nenis* the foot from » side to side. It to new and very pret j . Ij- Bffirrlnt’r fur our younger daac- d era. r Frockt Made in New Shade.

make

the

■lay I mauls of the unnj In thl* Tl»e fact* have Ju*t I wen nm dl\ Isl.io of tbe quarierma.: Tills figure 1* much lower t thm of any of the larger rtil

i lolgt garbage HHind- per I.n>»i In the cottr*.- of

Thla t* a clevsrty modeled gown ol navy Woe aatte and braided georgette Tbs Interest.ng drape at the side dost net detract from • llm « fl ® ct pr ®' ducad by tb* long linM of tb*

any |«atrlotlr months hae | of green to otreak It and j rr-att U enchanting. A roefc of this shade, simply rbl'.c collar aod ruffs, la

A-i.iria. The