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Show PAGE TWO THE BINGHAM PRESS BUI LETIN " ' 5 WINSOME HATS FOR KIDDIES? CHIC KNITTED GOLF COATS THEHE wai never anything tweeter tlie hats and bonnets which fen tie spring has brought with her for little girls unless It Is the faces 9t the little girls themselves. From rhe little lidj of three or four, to girls on tbe threshold of their teens, the younger wearers of millinery have been pro-vided for with a prodigal generosity. There Is a wide choice In shapes, In v colors and In materials that go to make op their "dress-op- " hats, bnt all of ' them are unmistakably, and delightful-ly, "111118 girlish." Secrets, bid In tbe fancies of special designers, come to light In naw spring headwear. And Fore I Come one, come all yet ard- - wit golfers, the season Is at hand, for "if winter comes, will not spring soon follow?" Bo prepare ye sports-women of fashion to deck the fields with splashes of vivid color such as your gay sweaters, knitted golf coats and the like so cheerfully do. For who would make so bold as to attempt to play a winning game, be It of golf or of life, unless dressed to prepos-sessing appearance? It Is the spirit and decree of the age, to look one's best at work or at play. Even now, society as It In California, Florida, Bermuda or like Cr " jmmmmwm ' : .'' ' V ,. HATS FOR YOUNG GIRLS 1 '. they are the means by which the hats ii, Tgnnk the childhood of their wearers. . When little miss arrives at her fourth yenr she Is discovered to have ac-quired preferences as to color and per-hap- s other things In dress. Gay and ' pretty bonnets ore made for her with frills und small furbelows that beglu her education In the gentle art of being dainty. One of these fasclnat- - Ing bonnets Is shown at the top of the group of hats pictured here. It Is made of shirred silk with lace frills and has loops and ends of narrow faille ribbon at each side. But Its Chief charm lies In three tiny rosee In a close cluster, posed at the front. Milan braid and silk are combined to make the hat at the upper left, so well suited to a rollicking little girl ef all or seven. The top crown and climes Is setting the pace for spring-time fashions. Gayest of gay sports clothes reign supreme In Southern golf lands, such as, for Instance, golf coats, with sleeves knitted In solid colors contrasting the walit rr1on which Is handsomely and colorfully plulded, striped or checked. Golf coats are a particularly Inter-esting theme this season, especially those with graceful revers collar han-dling, like the mode here pictured. Brushed n mohair, with a touch of white, Is the charming color scheme adopted. All the pastel tones have come Into prominence. Lavender and orchid U the last word from Paris. Much Is said concerning gray also. Red with white la also highly regarded. Wood-land green and cranberry red are two GOLF COATS IN GAY COLORS uprolltng brim are of the straw braid and tbe side crown of gathered silk with a hand of silk at the base. A bobbing tassel at the side and little rosettes grouped on the brim, pro-claim the following of a vogue for trimming. The hat below It also joins In the approval of decorations, with a wreath of odd blossoms between the crown of plaited silk and the drooping brim. Besides It has falling loops of ribbon at one side. The silk hat at the upper right and tbe straw hat below It reflect some of ' the features appearing In grown-u- p millinery the hat of silk has a sec-tional crown with narrow braid stitched en it end abundant loops of ribbon for trimming. The straw bat shows as much dignity as eleven or twelve years are entitled to, with folds of silk and small blossoms on the aide crown, a flange of transparent braid and a sash , of handsome ribbon. The poke shape, wits high crown, Is very becoming to the yeuog tolas. sweater shades meeting with splendid reception. There Is marked Interest In rayon sweaters. Spring collections abound In charming short-sleeve- d models. In delightful colors such as powder blue, and refined tan shades. These types are finished with neatly tail-ored collars and ties of plain knit rayon. Very smart Indeed are rayon sweat-ers which boast silver or gold leath-erette collars and cuffs. Many of the most popular types for the new sea-son make for effectiveness by binding the edges of collar, sleeve and coat-sweat-with plain knit border In con-trasting color. This gives a wonder-ful opportunity to produce exquisite color combinations such as gray with blue, deep violet with orchid, red wltb white, black with white, tan with vari-ous browns, green with lighter green, JULIA BOTTOilLKX. (Ck Wtrs Nwasw Uatea.) ENSEMBLE SUITS FOR SPRING; TWO-PIEC- E DRESSES POPULAR THK ensemble suit made Its entry fall. It came. It saw, It con-quered. It remained and now It Is triumphing lu spring fashions from one oceun to another and developed In no end f way. The displays Include ensembles In plain, tailored types. In sports models, snd formal types, and all ot these are varied to suit the years of their wearers. For younger women printed silks. In figured and striped pattern, made up with plain woolen materials, are used for suits In which the coat Is of the wool fabric and the dress of silk. The lining of the coat matches the dres and very often the coat material la used In bunding on the dress, Rut f parent never would the sixpence pay for so much, so far as good style is concerned, as It will right now. It It amazing how good-lookin- g the new In-expensive frocks and coats contrive to be, and It Is good business to take care of one's needs as early as possible, for It nearly always happens that the de signers turn out their best work first It is Important to begin with street clothes when an outfit Is to be ac-quired, and to buy as good quality ai can be afforded. Street clothes must stund wear and In them we make a first Impression on the people we meet In the everyday affairs of life. The coat and the tailored hat and dress, the walking shoes snd street gloves de I . 6 "-1- 3 b. 'MSI Two Striking Example. sometimes a one-piec- e dress Is made by combining the coat material with figured or striped silk. The one-piec- e dress has no monopoly of ensemble suits, for two-piec- e frocks, with skirt and overblottajittike thut shown In the picture, do' their bit toward lending the mode diversity. In this frock the three-quart- length eont Is lined with a printed silk and this same silk makes the smart overblouse. seen at tbe right of the picture, over a plain skirt. In ensemble suits of printed silks for younger women the new high Shades In figured silks make wonder-ful combinations with plain wool ma-terials, and tbe model pictured shows the coat faced back as well as lined with silk like that In the blouse. Another variation of the blouse and skirt Idea for an ensemble shows a serve all the consideration that can b given them. Starting out with the coat the new season bus brought in a variety of handsome models for general wear Straight lines and rather light shadei and neutral colors are emphasized In them, but there Is a good represents tlon of the darker browns along with many light brown, helge, tan, dark blue, medium green and wood colore The double-brea- front Is graceful and a great favorite. Both the set-I- n and modified rnglan sleeves are used and an absence of trimming Is a mark of distinction; for It Is to b kept In mind that fashion sponsor! simplicity In utility coats. Some fut appears, but there Is a fad for plac-ing It at the bottom of the coat, whlls collars and caffs are without It. Tbi fa b s w m fa m sv tea very long blouse of silk crepe worn ; I I over a straight skirt of charmeen j L J which It nearly covers. The coat la """l of churmeen with silk crepe collar. f; I Kasha cloth; especially In the nat-ural shades, appears In more dignified M$i ? versions of the ensemble suit, some-times fcf J making a long coat to be worn JeJ over a bengallne or crepe frock. This JH'X Is a favorite combination for older T'mmmiC women and furnishes a practical coat a for wear with other frocks. In the On of th Smart Spring Coat. dressier types of the ensemble the frocks may be made of two colors In crepe de chine or two shades of one color. They ere usuully decorated with embroidery of silk and fine me-tallic threads that Joins the contrast-ing colors or shade. "Sing a song of sixpence," while a pocketful of gold Is what we would all like to have, now that new spring finery la on display from one ocean to the other. But a review of this sew apparel makes one thing ap-- s s f - X coat pictured here, almost without adornment, may be accepted as a measure of good style. - In cloths there Is considerable va-riety, Including borne epuns, twllla, suede finish and kasha-lik- e materials. Special weaves are Introduced and for dressy coats there are silks and satins In black wltb colored lining often In a wool material. JULIA BOTTOMLET. (. Whiot Nawcpapw Ualoa ,. l . ,3 ((i). Wmiitd MwiMiwr UBloa. Ood woti a wtb of lovallna, Of aloud and tr and bird. But mad not anything at ail So tautlful a word. They hln around our lmpl canto With golden shadow-win- And avarv common thing lh touch , I aiqulalt with wlnga Tbr' nothing poor and nothing mall But I mad fair with tham: Thay ar th hand of living faith That touch th garment a hem. CHOICE HAM DISHES A small piece of boiled ham left from any meal may be ground through the meat grinder and added to a rich white sauce to serve on vari-ous dishes, or simply on hot buttered toast. 8tuffd Ham. Soak a ten or twelve-poun- d ham In cold water overnight. In the inorulng wash and trim carefully, remove the bones and fill with stuffing. Sew up the opening, where the bone was removed, und wrap firm-ly with a strong strip of cotton. Cook slowly for three or four hours and cool before removing the bandage. When cold, remove the burning and rind and brown the fat ; sprinkle with sugar and fine crumbs and bake an-other hour In a slow oven. Jellied Ham. Take one pound of boiled ham cut Into thin slices, a four-poun- d shank of voul, one-fourt- h cup-ful each of diced celery and minced onion, one bayleaf, one-eigh- ul of thyme, eight peppercorns and two teaspoonfuls of salt Wssb tbe shank of veal, pluce In a kettle with the vegetables and seasonings and pour over two quarts of boiling water. Simmer slowly until the meat falls from the bones. Kemove the meat and cool under weight Strain tbe stock. Add one-hal- teaspoonful of salt and a dash of cayenne. Into a cold, wet pan pour a little of the stock which has been clarified by adding two egg shells crushed ; bring to the boiling point and boll for ten mlnutea without stirring. Stand ten minutes, then strain through a double cheese-cloth. After the first layer of the stock has stiffened arrange a layer of the sl'ied ham and veal, add more stock 'ind repeat until all the ham Is used. Let stand five hours before removing from the pan. Seasonable Good Things. . Canned peaches and pears make a dainty dessert which one may quickly Kill serve In times of emergency. A spoonful ef whipped cream placed on half of a peach or pear, sprinkled w 1 1 b nuts or not, ss one wishes. cupful of slft-o- f one-ha-lf of a of Attractive Jelly.- - ed banana, juice lemon, one-ha-lf cupful orunge juice, one-ha-lf cupful of sugar, two table-spoonfu-of gelatin, one-thir- d cupful of cold water and one cupful of cream. Sonk the gelatin In cold water, beat the bananas and sugar In a double boiler, add gelatin; wheu almost cool add the fruit juice, then cream. Pour Into a pan large enough for It to make a layer about one-ha-lf Inch thick. Add one pound of cranberries, one pound of sugar and enough water to start the cooking. Put through a colander, add two tahlespoonfuls of soaked gela-tin and put a layer of this on top of the bananas and cream. When well set cut Into heart-shape- d pieces to serve Chiffon Pie. Line a pie plate with pastry and bake It for twelve minutes. Combine the Juice and grated rind of one orunge and one lemon and five ta-hlespoonfuls of water. Place In a dou-ble boiler and bring to the boiling point. Beat the yolks of three eggs, add of a cupful of sugar and pour the hot liquid over this grad-ually, stirring constantly. Return to the double boiler and cook for ten min-utes until thick. Remove from the Ore and allow to cool. Beat the whites of three eggs until stiff; add two ta-hlespoonfuls of powdered sugar and fold Into the cooled mixture. Pour Into the pastry shell and bake for twenty-fiv- e minutes. Halibut Steaks. Have two steaks cut about an Inch thick. Mix a cupful of fine bread crumbs from the center of the loaf, with one-thir- d of a cupful of melted butter, a dash of paprika, a tensnoonful of salt and poultry dress- - lng. Lay one slice of the fish In an earthen baking dish, brush generous-ly with butter, over this arrange the bread mixture, add a few drops of hot water If needed to hold the dressing together. Press the other slice of fish on the dressing and .dredge lightly wltb salt, spread bits of butter over tbe fish, and bake In a moderate oven un-til the fish separates easily from the bones. Fig Pudding. rut one-thir- d of a pound of suet through the meat grind-er, work until creamy, then add one-ha-lf pound of finely chopped figs. Soak two and one third cupfuls of bread crumbs In one-ha-lf cupful of milk, adl two well-beate- n eggs, one cupful ol sugar and three-fourth- s of a teaspoon-ful of salt Combine mixtures, turn Into a buttered mold and steam three hours. Serve with an egg sauce. instead of ICalsomine orwaUJKqer Pound for pound Alabastine covers more wail surf ace than any substitute. So easy to apply you can do a . satisfactory job yourself. 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' The box bears this signature Price 30c ' 111 Household Necessity ijjlljl , For cut, burni, btltten, raihcs. ilJll wounds, or tkia troubles of any Ijljllljj kind. Soothing and h Hry. o... Keep ft always in the houM. In liijil tube or bottle. Look for tha 1'jtlM Crmiiemjk'Vaaella'' onerory I I I package. Ill your prottKCiota. II 1 Oicwtyrough M.Co. Com'1) j III 8cat Street Naw York 1 Wseilne '": I I PETROLEUM JELLY l i A Take I BEEciiAiKPiiiS ! ... . I POINTS ON KEEPING WELL Dr. Frederick R. Green, ' Editor of "Health." (4), Itlt. Waatera NweMr t'aloa.) CAUSES OF MENTAL BREAKDOWN THANKS to numerous newspaper articles, health talka, and Instruction In the public schools, It I now mure generally recognised than ever before that tbe human body Is a machine which must be wisely treated and well taken care of If It la to do good work. But the mind Is still regarded by most people as some-thing strangely mysterious und beyond understanding. In the roniunllc novels which our grandmother read, the heroine was always supposed to have "bruin fever," whatever that was, after the shock of desertion of her lover, abandonment by her husband, or whatever other trial the author subjected her to. The Idea Mill prevails that mental conditions are due largely. If not en-tirely, to love, grief, separation or oth-er purely emotional states. As a matter of fact, the workings of the brain are Influenced by the same condition, a those affecting other structure of the body. Poisoning, either from within or without the body, and iusufllcient or Improper nourishment are reinslble for most rases of mental breunilown. Just as they aro responsible for moat serious affection of the heart, the kidneys or the stonipch. A careful study of 210 patients In a hospital for mental cones showed that 35, or 10 per cent of the cases were due to direct Infectious of tbe bruin, causing some form of meningitis. These Infections came through the mouth, (he nose, or the ear, and were preceded, of course, by Infection of some part of the body. In 7 per cent, the mental disorders were due to Infections In more distant structures, such as the teeth, the tonsils, the gall bladder, or the appendix. In these cases, tbe Infection was carried to the brain net directly but by the blood current. Ten per cent of the cases were due to the use of alcohol or some other drug. Twenty-si- x per cent were due to some defect In the constitution-al make-u- that Is, to some deficien-cy at birth of the brain or some other part of the body. Five per cent were due to old age, softening of the brain, etc. ; 37 per cent to gland deficiency, such as defects of the thyroid gland In cretins; 10 per cent to defective food, prolonged physical work, either In the hot sunshine or under abnormal heat conditions, to childbirth, and similar conditions. Only 15 cases, or about 7 per cent, were due to mental shocks, unbearable situations, exces-sive emotions, or great sorrow. The normal human being Is so con-stituted, mentally and physically, that he does not give way under mental strain or natural emotion. We all of us have our trials. If w were not able to stand them, most of the hu-man race would be Insane. WHAT CAUSES BLIND-NESS- ? THK United Slates census report WS1 shows thai there are 02,-56- 7 blind persons In this country. In 8f,788 of these, definite Information was obtained as to the cause of their blindness. In i:i,818 cases, or 38 per cent, blindness was caused by some disease of the eye. Itself, such as cataract. In 8,623 care, or 15 per cent, bllndneas was the result of some general dis-ease. The principal diseases which may cause blindness are measles scar-let fever, diabetes, meningitis. Influ-enza, llrltiht's disease, typhoid fever, und smallpox. Accidents were respon-sible for 5,0 3, or 16 per cent. Atrophy of the optic nerve, a mysterious condi-tion in which the nerve of the eye shrivels up und becomes useless, canned l,7tfci cases, or 5 per cent. Ophthalmia neonatorum, or sore eyes of new-hor- babies, caused 1,108 cases, or 3 per cent. This disease Is grad-ually disappearing owing to the pus-sag- e In most states of laws requir-ing the use of a weak silver nitrate solution In the eyes Immediately after birth. Trachoma, or granulated lids, as it is sometimes called, caused about the game number of cases as ophthal-mia neonatorum. Poisoning by wood alcohol and other poisons was respon-sible for a considerable number of cases. Since the causes of blindness are so numerous, the prevention of blindness necessarily covers a wide variety of subjects. Blindness following diseases can only be prevented by preventing tbe diseases which cause It, but accidents can be very largely prevented by proper precau-tions. The National Safety council, by a widespread educational campaign In factories and workshops during ths past ten years, has greatly reduced the number of accidents to the eyes. Shields for drilling, filing snd grinding machines, the use of goggles In all work In which the eyes might be In-jured, and the use of protective screens for blast furnaces, welding apparatus and other operations requiring strong light and high degrees of heat have greatly reduced the number of eye ac-cidents. ... Don't take any chances with your eyes. You can't get along without tbem either In enjoying your life or la earning your living. Spectacular Highway The new motor roud through the Canadian Rockies, the highway, Is the flnul link In the great 6,000-mIl- e system known as the , "Grand Circle Tour," said to be the most spectacular motor route In the world. Compressed Air Magazine. Baseball and Coleridge "Jones Is such a rotten shortstop he reminds me of the Ancient Mariner." "How Eat?" 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