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Show THE GRANT8VILLE NOW NEWS, GRANT8VILLE, SUIT FROCK i i - Close Relative of Coat Dress troduced Last Year. m In- Satin Michael Ginty'made It clear to the police of the West NEW YORKstreet station that he never again will hear without questioning the voice of wan or bird. At two oclock he figured himself out $50 and in one parrot, but when he left the station house his conduct Indicated that the parrot may not be long for this world. Mr. Glnty, who owns a saloon at 331 West One Hundred and Thirty-sevent- h street, explained that early one morning, before he shut off all faucets and counted the proceeds, a wretch entered his place of business with a parrot. ' The parrot was good appearing, as the police could see, and, when he appeared at Mr. Glntys damp ring he seemed to have a marvelous vocabulary. Mr. Glnty told the stranger that never in his life had he listened to as well educated a bird. To which tribute the bird rapidly replied at that time: Well educated 1 My dear fellow, you have no Idea what I know. I know It all. If anyone should happen to ask you, and Im always willing to chirp at a moment's notice. lie bade the bird good-b- y and assured both Mr. Glnty and the parrot that the parting gave him great pain. He had reached the door when the parrot, looking after him called: Bemember, boss, If you are such a cur that youd sell me like this m never speak another word till you come back and get and Velvet In Combination Shown in Many of Smartest Tailored Gowns for FalL Inch-wid- There Is to be a regulation length of material for all cloth dresses this season; not quite five yards; so that the short, tight skirt Is inevitable. The rule has been made to encourage economy in materials which have to be Imported or use up wool In home manufacture. But skirts need not be unbecomingly tight, says a Paris fashion letter. Some tailored skirts are very short, but the best avoid exaggeration. Short slim skirts which may be popular have some sort of drapery either at the sides or In front In the form of an apron to the knees or a tunic which does not go all around. Buttons may be used a great deal tor trimming. Coats show almost a waistline ; they are all long and without any fullneRS In the basques. The collars' are soft and pliable, but do not wholly envelop the chin. They close up and are g and comfortable, but the collar does not dominate the coat Much crepon fie sole, mousseline de sole, tulle and such like veilings are used on little dresses, as well as on dinner dresses and tea gowns, for chiffon is a precious product, as it lightens a heavy material and saves a handsome one from looking pompous. ST. Zoo Buffalos Fur for Cushions The hides of the buffalos In Golden Gate park these days like the next to the last picture in 'the going, going, gone advertisements of a certain hair restorer. Attendants have been wondering why women who passed up the herd In the days of its hirsute glory have been flocking nlraut the corral as the buffaloes become homelier than ever. They even pet tjie big brutes," said one puzzled attendant. He walked over to the pen, determined to get the secret of the feminine change of heart. lie learned the women were not fondling the buffulos, but trying to help nature nlong by pulling out their fur. The big beasts seemed to appreciate s It. ns they stood quietly by the heavy which women fence the reached. Now everybody is happy. through picket The park attendants are glud, becnuce the buffaloes. If their fur Is plL fered by women, won't try to rub It off on the trees, which generally suffer In the process. The buffaloes are happy because fur pulls off a lot more easily than it rubs off. and the former system sort of tickles. And the women are joyous, because they are getting a lot of buffalo fur, which Is ideal for sofa cushions. SAN FRANCISCO. . Clients of Fortune Teller Somewhat Peevish rA. After n henring before Alderman Gotthardt here, ALLENTOWN, Of Nazareth was held for trial at court on a charge of fortune telling. The accusation was brought by Mrs. Mary Brong, who testified thut In two years she had vainly paid Hertzog $83 to recover some silver spoons and a sewing machine that had been stolen. It turns out that nertzog visited Allentown every week for consultations" with his customers. Mrs. Brong said she could feel when he arrived in town, and then she was Impelled to visit him and give him money. On one occasion, she said, Hertzog declared the thief would assume the form of a snake and come wriggling but no snake ever appeared. machine, and the with the sewing spoons along He had given her a large collection of roots, and a number of benedictions, which he signed with the names of the saints. Another witness against Hertzog was pretty Miss Mamie Schoch, In a short blue skirt and with a vanity box, which she used frequently. 8be testified she had pnld Hertzog 50 cents for the receipt of an Incantation to get back her beau. who had transferred his affections to another girl. Hertzog told her to squeeze a bag of salt and repeat the three hardest words in the dictionary. She followed Instructions; bnt her lover remained recrennL Ilertzog's defense was that his customers took up his time when they him and he was entitled to pay. corn-suite- WAS ALL RUN DOWN Kidneys Canted Acute Suffering. Completely Recovered Since bring Doans. Mrs. Harry A. Lyon, 5 St William St, S. Boston, Mass., says: Boon's Kidney Pillt have Burely done me wonderful good. About two months had prior to the birth of my baby, I to a two convulsions and was taken hospital. Doctors said the convulsions were due to my kidneys not working properly. "I had swelling of the feet and ankles so that I had to wear Fnltj . large-size- SOME CLEVER PLACE CARDS slippers. d ached intensely, I- was nervous and unable to sleep. I also suffered from awful headaches and felt weak, tired, languid, and run down. After I came home a friend suggested that I try Boons Kidney Pillt, and I got some. I soon noticed improvement; my back became stronger and I felt better in every way. I kept on taking Boons and was cured. They are surely reliable. Mrs. Lyon gave the above statement In May, 1915, and on March 12, 1917, she said: My cure has lasted. I take Boons occasionally, howpver, as a strength-ene- r for my kidneys. back My - GaDnAaAwtanlfcslH DOANS "iSSST fOSTOMOLBinUI COl, BUFFALO, N. T. J. A. Page, dead In Boston at ninety, was 50 yean headmaster of Dwight school. . How's This ? warm-lookin- Mere Man Tires of Too Much Feminine Curiosity LOUIS. Fifty to one and then some Is too many. A. Hubell says so he knows. An island In an ocean of girls is mild In comparison. A. Hubell Is a cook In a kitchen full of .cookresses. He's the one lone man down at, food conservation headquarters. That la, he was. He canned peaches and he canned pears, he canned tomatoes and he canned potatoes and now hes canned himself. Every morning Hubell has given a demonstration on canning. Besides the some odd fifty nifty maids In the titchen, there are some odd but not so nifty women who come to learn to can. They stand Just outside the kitchen looking in. The other day Hubell, In his most becoming bib and apron, was showing how pears are canned. The crowd gathered, thick about-jilHasnt he big arms?" a woman whispered. You cook the juice to a thick sirup, Hubell sold, .seeming not to hear. How thick?" came an inquiring chorus. And then you add more sugar, Eubell continued, getting ready to measure the amount to be added. How much sugar?" screamed the chorus, and someone remarked on the misfit of Hubell's apron. Do you think soda Is good In tomatoes? queried one close by. How do you make sauerkraut?" someone demanded. Ilubell Bet down the pears. He wiped his brow. He turned to a conservation committee member. I can can apples, blackberries, tomaYou can count me out, he said. toes and sauerkraut But I cant can em with pears." White or gray lapln, however, is by no manner of meanq to be despised. It is a fur with which marvels can be wrought The soft flat surface is a delight and one remarkably becoming. The sketch illustrates a simple but extremely smart little suit dress made, TIGHT SKIRT IS INEVITABLE preferably, of serge and with trimming e of flat braid. , The skirt Is Paris Limits Material for Cloth plaited, but without flare. The upper Dresses to Five Yards as a Measpart of the dress Is cut with lengtb-ure of Economy. me again. Don't mind that," called the owner to Mr. Glnty, hell get over his After which the owner vanished. 'grouch. It appears that the man who sold the parrot Is a ventriloquist and has broken cafe owner's hearts In all five boroughs. The birds, far from being well educated, are more of the other. They're speechless. Pilfer there is no mistaking the tremendous liking existing for white fur trimmings. White fur is to be seen on coat after coat, sometimes some superior fur such as white fox or tailless ermine, sometimes some substitute, of which lapln Is the fashionable name, but which is, frankly speaking, rab- bit New York Cafe Owner Has Moving Tale of Woe Wcmen UTAH, We offer 9100.00 for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE la taken Internally and acta through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Bold by druggists for over forty years. Price 75c. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney A Co, Toledo, Ohio. Bound to Be Tidy. A fastidious old gentleman was joying a cigar with a friend. en- The gueBt, having reached the end of his Havana, hurled the stump onto Patriotic Idea Can Be Carried Out by well-kelawn. the Use of Bits of Khaki, Navy mude What yon throw your cigar Wool and White Duck. there? snid the old man, angrily. See It is the successful hostess who rec- how unsightly It Is on the lovely grass. ognizes the artistic and conversationThat surely wont do any harm, al possibility of the place card. As a means of stimulating table talk, really said the other, for nobody would nonovel place cards .will do It as nothing tice a little thing like that My dear fellow, solemnly replied else will, declares a writer in the old grumbler, It's just little things the makWashington Post. Designing and like these that constitute tidiness, and own is cards one's good ing place Is half the comfort of life. tidiness can be sport Cunning little things His friend said no more for a time, made from bits of khaki, navy wool and white duck. Wee soldiers and and In a few moments he arose hursailors might be cut out of cardboard riedly, disappeared, and was absent for mounted on stands, and dressed in a full twenty minutes. Where on earth have yon been? A bit of their respective stuffs. said his host, when he returned at Is glue quite the only thing necessary for the dressing. The little hat suit last. Oh, Ive only been across the meadand even the leggings can be made ow to spit In the river. realistic. Another charming thing to do with Rolling Rapidly. place cards is to press flowers and Tom Moore called on Campbell one paste somewhere on the card. evening, and In the course of conversation Campbell mentioned a poem he FUR SET FILLS BIG NEED had just composed and the manuscript of which he showed to Moore. It was entitled The Battle of Hohenllnden, the last line of the first verse of which pt Newcomer in Field of Drees. ened back section, so that a suit is closely simulated. Relative of The garment Is the coat dress Introduced last year, and which enjoyed a season of popularity. The coat dress In its most distinctive form was open from collar to edge of skirt hem, and designers claim that the dress suit has advantages over this because the garment slips over the head and has a very conservative skirt, whereas the coat dress that opened all the way down the front found many objectors on account of Its tendency to flare open unattractively If a button dropped off or was left un- fastened. Suit dresses are shown that so closesuits that ly resemble actual It is difficult to distinguish them, and for fall and early winter wear these garments will undoubtedly be in fatwo-pie- ce vor. If a dress of this type Is to show up to the best possible advantage It must be well tailored and lined very much like a suit Satin and velvet In combination are shown in many of the smartest tailored frocks for fall The skirt will usually be made of the satin, with tunic or overskirt and bodice of velvet cording. Sleeves may be of either fabric. Usud and finally the bodice Is ished with a choker collar of fur. Velvet and georgette are attractively combined In some of the loveliest afternoon dresses shown. The lower half of the skirt will be fashioned of velvet and the upper part of georgette with velvet bodice and georgette sleeves. The bodice that Is cut surplice style continues to be featured. read: Of Iser rolling rapidly. When Moore was departing he Slipped on the stairs, which caused Campbell to ask: Whats that? Whats that? I, sir, rolling rapidly I instantly replied Moore. The best sardines are sardines. Poor sardines are smelt high-necke- FUR APPEARS ON ALL COATS In Many Cases It Is Used as a Border Somewhere Around the Hem-W- hite Trimming Popular. Attention is focusing on coats of cloth, duvetyn and the like. Made In one of the charming ways In which they are variously being presented, they are all the most fastidious woman could either wish for or obtain. In nearly --all the new models an artistic tendency Is very apparent. The All of the fair sex who look at huge fur coats, fur neck pieces and muffs lines are straight, yet full and loose; and despair at their not being able to there are often large Oriental-shapesuch expensive articles, are armholes, a kind of shapeless shapll-nes- s purchase In for a great surprise, and a pleasing being cleverly Imparted. Another feature Is that though the one. The latest designed fur pieces coat itself may not be of fur, fur of are altogether Just as pretty, perhaps some kind enters prominently Into its not as warm, but very few women wear the warmth they give, and composition. There Is, perhaps, a roll- furs for back fur collar, fur cuffs or fur but- their cost Is negligible In comparison tons. In many cases there is a border with tho cost of tho real thing. Thp of fur somewhere around the hem, sot shown In the picture Is mads of Issometimes very narrow, sometimes ex- pahan ribbon trimmed at tho edges tending to quite a considerable depth. and with bands of fur running through. raccoon is being used Tho stole, muff, haf, and even the purse d this way, and lynx cat are made of tho same materials In tho very much in also plays Its own Inimitable part; and same way. d Golden-colore- THERES NO DOUBT ABOUT P0STUM ASA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. OVER CQF.EEE |