AMERICA’S DEBT TO LAFAYETTE Washington, Paid Tribute to Great Services Rendered. W HEN tb« Revolution becan Americans were etHl pioneer* and atmUh*- shooters. The conn try was foil of men who had seen eerrtre In 'var a«alnst the French and Indiana. Washlnstoc had been all ids life a soldier. It 1* not surprising that A-nrrioan officer« . felt quite able to Itendle the military situation without assletaace from the tmat of applicants for commiaalooe from abroad. Therefore when Waahinfftun hee :d that a yo-unff FrrnHiman oamed I afayetie nad left his with and child ind crokaed the O’.-ean to serve the American cause as a volunteer without pay. lie muttered: "One more tacumbranre " Rut Lafayette pleaded: "Olve me a chance; I do not want to be an honorary n-l... -r." lie went to \ ukhinrtoil's camp and there began a friendship which ran through so many years like as idyl. In 1TP° Brlssot visited Washington at Mt. Vernon with a letter from Lafayette.

Lafayette.

Be Bays Washington "spoke to me of M. I *e Lafayette with emotion: he cntiftlurr* him a* his child." Later, t/afayette sent to Washington the key to the jjeatn.yed Bastlle, saying: “It Is a tribute which I owe as a son to my adopted father, as an ald-de-camp to my general, as a mlaslonary of liberty to its patrlnrch." French Eager Ir, Liberty's Causa. The spirit of Lafayette wav the Kpirlt of R<M-haml>e.-iu's army. A h»«t uf young French oAcera l-»ke-l on the errjiedition as a rruaadc 'or liberty, and crowd ••-l for plo'-e#. V-mng Berth let was a volunteer at Vorktown. and he

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De Nosllles marched afoot the whole 73® miles from Newport to Torktown. Vo sag Saint-Simon. CJoocc. Chastellux. a brother of Mlrabeao. n brother of Talleyrand. Barraa, later Dieectpr Barra*, aad many other enthusiists for liberty were In the erpedlUoa. They understood Americana Equality was the particular American trait which Impressed them most, and tMs Idea was imported by them from

America iaio France.

Roehambeau placed himself and Ms army nndqr.UJg,qqnw)gnd of Washington. The ragged Americana always had the right of the Vua. In case of equatlrv of rank, the American officer always took command. Not so much as a cabbage was taken '..Itboat payment. Before Vorktown the Ameri-cana-were not skilled in siege operations, and Washington gratef«Uy acknowledged thfc service of the French engineers. The French fleet dosed the river, and the aarreadee racaa. Vitbont that French help we tremble to think what might have happened.

Fired Lafayette's Ardor.

brother of King George in of England. • a* traveling in France, and one day he arrived at the town of hfetx, thee § French paasraMoe. A certain count De Broglie, a veteran of many battles, waa in command of the garrison, and. to do honor to his distinguished visitnhe Invited some of his officers to meet him at dinner. Now it happened that the duke of Cumberland was Is disfavor with his royal brother—he waa In fact, in tumtshment He had lately reerlved news that' certain of his majesty's colonies In Amerti-a had r«Itelled and declared then, ulves free, declining to be subject any longer to a tyrannical king. It would Seem that tbp duke of Cumberland told the story with enme gusto, as If he were not altogether sorry that hi* brother was in trouMm One officer listened with par ttrular attention. He was a youth of nineteen, tall and this, with a long nouaund reddish hair. His solemn expression and his somewhat awkward manner contrasted strongly with the frlvolou* «-t» and grace of the other young otJl<-»-r» present. He wan a ruorqoi* of long dew-ent. connected by marriage with one of the greatest famine* In Franee. and he had at hi* own dlvposlt'oa a very large income. He listened Intently, he axked many on *f questions end when he rose from the table ha had made a momentous and historic resolution. He had resolved abandon the pleasures and luxuries of the gayest court in the world, even to leave Ms young wife and ihlUl rind to cast In his lot with the*., atrnrge Mh-I* In America. Ir ht» ov*t, words. ‘•When flrst I heard of American In-h pendencr. my heart was

Oltned t" That young mar. t

fayatte : and nben the American array nent to tie front In Ti-nce. tt merely ttttd a *ik., I |mit »f the debt of gru|F tuds tra 01 .< shut a,, lend Id young of-

ficer—that 'rue mAtlemen

1|>p<>lnt<-d n major general by Wash',

Ington In July, he fought at <bc battle of Brandywine In Sepumber and received an ugly wound. Boon again in the as dole, he went throe* a many vicissitudes and privations with Washington at Valley. Forge, hta crowning exploit being the forcing of the retreat '< Lord CornhraQla, leading to his surrender at Vorktown. In 178L Although Washington and other famous American generals bad Joined him previous to the surrender. Lafayette, with a small force,, had initiated the rout of Cornwallis at the battle of Albemarle. That the highest credit was due to Lafayette is shown by the fact that Washington warmly th^nk.® aq® complimented him m the presence of the troops, after the great surrender which

practically ended the war. Patriot of Marblehead.

General Lafayette paid a tribute t Marblehead. Mass, by making two visits to the people, by whom he *

with beads Is exceedingly smart season. Women who never thought that they Would have the patience to attempt them are making beaded bags TWo prttty novelties are shown here. One Is a large affair In Mue and tan beads sewed on in tiny squares. The handle is entirely of blue beads. Each

ooe-fourth Inch high

by one half inch wide sad each square requires from 82 to M beads. the handsomest bags art so expensive that tt la far nomlcnl t» tntv*: them at home. To develop a design in the bends these may be ee-xed singly, a back stitch taken with each bead. Another way Is to string the beads on n strong thread, then rouch dowr the string, taking stitches between the beads Either method may be used with satisfaction and frequency the sewer Imagines that the la making betti ress If she strings the beads before sewing them onto tile frame. Miser’s purse* are very fashionable this year, and some beautiful designs are shown. ThaahelUustrated lamad,of Mack silk OUstett*-embroidered In steel beads. One gaa work out a number of delightful co|pr schemes with

Beaded Bag lo Blue and Tan. The miser's purse has a deep fringe of steel b- ads at one end and a heavy tassel of the same beads at -be other red. It is seldom that both end* are flntohed alike in the newest effects.

An Old-Time Patriot Cut Off the Cor ncr of His House That Lafayette's Carriage Might Oo Through His

Street.

received with band* of music and « - huge procession of rltlgena It is r.lated that on his Bra} visit In l"Ht ’ there was^a controversy as to bow thr procession* was to proceed throB :.. thr main streets of the town, owing t*> the ! fact that at one of the sharp turns, a | house so Jutted Into the road that th* I general’ii roarh could no! pass. On tin i morning of the great event, tt wo- dl» ] covered that the patriotic family occtl i PJ'lng the property had cut off u *<*• ! tion of Hie house, removing tho offend ing oirpcr and thus the coach war driven without :: hitch through tin street. The house with part of thr first Rtory missing can still be ac.-ti In this yecr of IDlty, and ta shown in Um Uiur.csUou.

lOf-S OF UNBLEACHED MUSLIN Spreads Art Delightfully Easy ta Make and Are Both Decorative

and Artistic.

This is the time for some lovely unbleached muslin spreads They are delightfully easy to make and ever so artistic. Make a square of tbe muslin (sometime < It is possible to get It aide enough to fashion tbe retire cover without piecing), and bonier the square with a throe-inch bund of colorvd chtinbrny (toae or blue would b. pretty >.: nd tbaa place a motif of the rhsmhruy in the center—t matters not bow n.jppl« it la. though you can make It as handsome as you please. Floral designs are tbs best, and you will be surprised what pretty fl< you cun j our-elf draw for the purf>oae.'Pencil them qpon the center of the spread, or. better yU. pencil them upon paper and cut them oui. Thri. place the paper design upon tbe spread and •iraw s pnOc.l line chuot tlW edge*, thus transferring Ihr pattern to the muslin. Naxt prisved to plare the paper designs over the colored chambrny and cut out the ' hum*»rny Bccurdmgly. excopt that thr •haJBhlsy should exlentl g gmsl eighth »f an Inch beyond the |«inrr putterns, for turning in. Next place the renter of tbe cvlot: • hamtngiy designs to the center of Hie penciled design- und place a phi In the renter to hold them '■pother. Ptf'cced to tarn In tlu- edsvs

FINDINB3 ADD TO EXPENSE

Hama Dressmaker Knows That It Pays to Save Accessories From Discarded Garmenta. Findings, these days, may well mount up into several dollars for even n very simple frock, as we soon discover tf we attempt a little home drreamaking. el the.- with or wlthon: the aid of a seamstress. Belting by tbe yard, hooks and eye*, knaps, sewing silk, have ail advanced enormously, and apparently have no immediate Intention of coming dqwn in price. And so it reaifc- ** worth while to ronse.-re these ac&*Mr1e* of dressmaking In a manner that has not been thought of by American women for many years But why should we not save them? It liartHy ever happens that hooks and eyes and buttons are wore out when a garment Is worn out. Of course if we give the garni eats ewuy. then It Is decidedly Inrowdd••rate and a piece of false thrift to rob them of buttons or other fasteners, but If we wear tbe garment out ourselves —and most of us do nowadays—then we Should take tar* that all finding., are taken out before the garment goes into the rag bag. And.ao the gentle art ..f ripping msy ttrtiA-rd. We may find tt expedient to rip apart worn.mt sUk frocks i B search of the piece* of good silk that A-an be used to make the top of a silk pettiest, or pert* of a white summer f °. r Pler ” ** material that rhn be wash.® dnfi freshet..® to use la making linings to frock* later

MODES,OF THE MOMENT Paris is shortening her .Tallin ^Looped Silk in aiika.r noqi ** A numlter of tbe Part, creations are develm..® in blade and white. Sepamie skirts ore assuming on , m .

pretant poem,* ln rjcnim% ^

Three Is a retlral of tbe lace para-

wol of grandmother, .lays. ..oc .trikIng otu- has black la..- mounted .....

green taffna.

I “'f »« aort*. are p-.pn-lar and .r. v.ro low on th.- ,^ a d. cov••ring the entire brew and quire ..fteo

the eyebrow*.

Laundering Organdie. warm water und rtu. ... -n.,r.,";,”"*; 'h. ■enn.i ini., , ,,,1., set partly dry; take nn at m i lulfilng lukewarm „oter- with tn ""'T than ,„ ua , ™ be wrong *ida as far a* poni.lile. -'

observed the old-fashioned .mother. “Poor! Why. mammaT exdatm* the dashing daughter, "be took » to lunch with him at the 8t. Gorgeous and ordered nothing but the mo*: expensive things on the menu!"

Buy a Far . *4 i* c*m»_ ___ tiw v a Roiirsaa aaswamrstiot (raa MattaaABn n _ sw-fiig^aigS". ■■■■. aato ABtsnaalto* (a atsw Writ* tsUjr wit* nfsmes to raw a»s*t N»®* ,H - *•-** — — -o loorm aksW J u A«rterttm*J_ r«ti;J dT c-“

A shark's teeth are movable at aiik and become erect at tits moment the animal is seising -its prey.

Ever notice that the Mrd who ' to bear himself talk is uauall.' own best r-Mlence* • • ' - ■

Couldn’t Move In Bod Twelve Weeks From Rheumatic Trouble. Now Praiaes Doan’a. "For (waive seeks J lay abed. «n»b> to mov, , museif," says Mrs. Giu' E- Sevaeth St . Rad Wuu

"The paias that

entire body mu more than iar hum-.

•»B't uadsistaad boar ^ t'zLspmm . »»t thaw mads* Mm ■*<• Uidnt give rat aay rrtwt. lo'La »*nted ta take m« a b»!' 'ut I would not let turn. The d» v nothing .<111 Id he done lor «>.- 1 h»d hasn aw mrslid now 101 ’

cmo.ad the beat health I weigh nearly 170 f-'t:.

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