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Show Before the Gorman Army Invaded Belgium and gave the clttsena of their capital something more serious to ponder on, the big iucstion of lh. hour was: What are the char-acteristi. char-acteristi. s of the most beautiful Roman in the world? Just I'tfori- the invasion professors profes-sors who were making the comparisons com-parisons cald thai BO f;ir the pcr-fet pcr-fet t woman had eluded discovery. But, according to common opinion opin-ion of the Belgian savants, the American woman was Inst in lignr.-" lignr.-" Get the lisure of tlie American woman and you will have perfection perfec-tion in ih.it line," declared one pi the beauty experts. "America produces pro-duces many beautiful women, hut It Is in ligure they cx el. The Qer-mnn Qer-mnn women are too Stoul The French are too thin. The' Bnglish have not the Venus like form, 1 r Is in America that the perfection ot body obtains. But France has her advantages, . It is not in personal beauty so much f as it is In elegance that she excels, I The French woman h is bui h ex. el- I lent taste in dress aud appearance. She knows how to arrange her hair or her dress to make herself loon the best possible Even the homely woman of Franco is pood to loolc upon because she knows the art of dress as no one else knows it. The French woman has not the line texture tex-ture of skin that the English woman has. ' I insist that pTfri tlon of complexion com-plexion is found only in England The Knghsh lrl has the clearest skin of any. The climate may he a factor. Fiance is too sunn: .'.meres .'.mer-es has no climate. T should Bay it has such a variety of climates. Except Ex-cept on the Pacific Coast it is a land of torrid summers and fierce winters Therefore. America cannot can-not produce the beautiful complexions complex-ions thut the English summers and winters produce. The sun does not fchlne bo much to give a coat ot tan It shines enough to put ro.es in the cheeks. The English girl for complexion com-plexion always. I "In Austria I find the best growth or ii iir. Hah- requires stlmulapta j to make it grow well, it require! r food. Austria provides It better i than any other land. England Is V too wet and raw in winter. France, loo I too nea i I h sea In 1 1 i i - lea the girls ape the fashions They wear rats when much hair 1! in stylo and prett) soon have no hair at all to speak of. The Wearing of ' false hair by the American girls of the interior country Is the only tiling I that presents America from having Die beautiful natural hair. Austria alone excels in that. "But none of the countries have the line chiseled profiles of the Spaniards. Spain has the wonder ful profile Where else can you sec such wonderful lines'.' France can not produce them. In Pari they live too fast and tod artificially. In England the women are too inu h dominated by their husbands You have to ha e character to have pro-1c pro-1c England does not allow her Women to have character and so thev have no profile Spain allowa its women a character all their own and the reword Is tin" facial Hnc-s and profile America Is conglomeration conglom-eration of tb- n.iti.'iis s that feature fea-ture is lacking. It Is a conglomerate of the- nat Inns- and that Is whj her Cgun Is SO llllH Nane other have the aye of the Ralian In Italy the women have i a twinkle an.' clearness "i look not to v.,. rluplh oted ana w hei e i 1st 1 Th i : . v f's hav? i depth thai i I noi be found in any other country I in thr. world We maj talk a oul the blue-eyed Scotch lasslea or all tha r. ;t of Ho m. but impartially I A KiRKcAND DEaMVTR. R speaking, none compare to the Ital-i Ital-i ,MM J 1BLE TO FIND I PERFECT BEAUTl . n Ro far the Belgians have been unable to find the perfect women. tyl The search waa at its height when ; the Germans crossed the f rentier and the Belgians had something f more serious to occupy their attention. atten-tion. In criticising the American women wom-en the committee seeking the perfect woman said Americana had so many little defects. They try to coyer these defects with art instead of by nature. As one example they cited the beauty spots "Beauty spot?." are names given to the disfiguring little blemishes whlrh seem to play hasoc with complexions com-plexions at this season of the year. Pimples are not 1 lused by fro1y, dnmp. dry. hot. or, In In t. any other kind of weather, but make their appearance ap-pearance in direct connection with ah unsatisfactory condition of the blood, or digestion, or the general health. You may lessen the inflamed nn-pearane nn-pearane of a ' beauty spot" b the application of a lotion, but yuu can only remove it and the 1 aus6, as well as the probability of further appear- anci of tii,. eruptions, bj getting the blOOd into a lualthy state What, then, is the treatment, you ask. .My answer is: Eat fruit at every meal, and plenty or it. Drink copious draughts of .old water, fresh and filtered. Take .1 constitutional and .1 brisk rub down before breakfast every nioming. Ke p 'mir bedroom windows ope n day and night. These things, I assure as-sure yon. are the finest cosmetic's. Use them diligently for at least two months, and then, when you review your reflection in the looking glass, T promise you that you will gee a woman s face with nature's own hand painted. Another defect of the average American is said ; ). fleshiness Of course, thr average woman relaxes re-laxes in summer, and, in consequence, conse-quence, she Is apt to get fat. Now, there are two ways of preventing this Judicious exercise and careful care-ful attention to diet. That tiresome tire-some 'too. too solid flesh" has a way of concentrating around 1)10 bip nnd abdomen and hat trot to be worked for those muscles and here are two exercises which have been tried with splendid results St. no I ered with heels and toes to- gether. Now lift the right leg straight up without bending the knee until on a level with the right hand. Brlnjr the toe and finger logethor while keeping the left leg absolutely still" ami the left arm down at the Bide. Reverse with the b it foot and tin. i-t't band nice-tin;;. lliJSS I v I 1 1 1 1 1 MIDI 1 11 1'l 1; I I ( I l S ' ' I WOJ11 V press is used much to Udc ini-pirfections. ini-pirfections. There are certain ways ol wearing a hat to give- pleasing appearances, it is known that a wide brimmed, hat gives tin- Impres-bfpn Impres-bfpn of CulInCSS of face while a high h i; heightens a short woman Clothing can make a woman of awkward figure look as though she had a ;'ood figure. This winter may see a remarkable change in fash-Ions fash-Ions because of the European war. The women who have the price may take cheer and look pleasant, since some firms having aomS sort of in. ky hunch, sent buyers abroad last Manli and the shipments were 111.1 ile in June. There will not bo enOOgh silk of the line foreign novelty nov-elty kind however, lu supply the trade. And silk and velvet have, by some perversity of fori ine, n favored by fashion for the coming sesson, Tin re nre few manufacturers Who make' civct in this country; not even enough to supply Xew York CHy. These and the silks and velvets vel-vets Of. England and France ate of - i i x-'iffl different qualify and coloring ow-ing ow-ing to climatic effect and the; water used. Kent suffering will arrive later on for the want 01 table linens. If tho war continues. None is made In tin.-, country. All come from ;. p. many, Franco and Ireland. Dinner parties in our most exclusive homes may be served on the white oilcloth of pioneer days, for after the first of January, the present supply In this country is likely to be exhausted. ex-hausted. Bui the worst Is yet to come. EviiTvbodk- should rafrala from IJPPER left Luis Tettraz-y Tettraz-y zrni, above and Ele-iiora Ele-iiora de Gisneros, Italian 1 3 pes. Ti ip center Maggie I feyte, and upper right, Mary Mannering, English j t; pei In circle, upper i ight Mme. I 'atti, Spanish. Low-ej Low-ej (eft Fritzi Scheff, Austria. Aus-tria. Lowei rigghl Lina Cavalieri, France, Center and lower center Lillian Russell, Ameriea. needlessly wearing out their present pres-ent supply of hosiery. The most excellent "Siado in Germany-' brand may disappear altogether or arter too tbng t time reappear marked Mciim. Prance." For the present at any rate. It looks as if Greek sandals and bare feet may be accepted ac-cepted as an early spring f i-hion. Of course much of the crockery conies from Germany, but then If we demolish the supply on hand Q We still hae tinware nnd for those who fear ptomaines there are the WOpden butter dishes. Neckwear and veils nre likely to give cut In a distressing way also, thai is the fine English and French variety, but we can worry along for a little spell without veils and resign ourselves to American frills sr. I doodads for the neck also. Of real and the better Imitations Of laces and also those wonderful Swiss embroideries we will likely be deprived almost entirely Shipments Ship-ments on the-e ue still very much in doubt. The merchants, like the President, Presi-dent, are inclined to lake a cheery view of the matter and they are game enough to cable their buci s to cro ahead and buy anything (hey think they can get through. A Tale oT the Nunta I V. ne of the historic spots in the earlier days of the Santa Fe Trail was Pent'S Pprt, which was nr the present Fort Lyon, ("clo. It was established in what was then the southwestern corner of the rjnttpd states by William and Charles Bent, two daring ami intrepid in-trepid plainsmen and trappers, as a place of refuge for their hunters. It became a regular stopping pla for traders between Westpoit and S.m 1.1 Fe. General Kearney rested hi- army there before conquering New Mexico and Arizona in 1S46. "Bill Kent was the central figure In many thrilling tales of the frontier, fron-tier, lie once rode nlono to the rescue of his brother and several . ompanlons, who were beset by 1 force of Comanche and Kiowa Indians. Charles Kent started to Santa Fe in ISSbS. In the mountains of Southern 1 oiorado a ewtjnn of Indians In-dians suddenly surrounded the little lit-tle band and demanded their surrender. sur-render. A running tight Ijcan. Thi fndi ina Increased in numticrt I and became bolder after the llrst day. The trappers slept with their arms handy. This continued for three days. Bill Bent was at a lit- tie frontier post, when a friendly h Indian scout brought news of his brother's peril lie- dlspatchi d word I to a larger post and then, without M a single companion, started to the rescue The only mount ho could jJ procure was a black mule with split ears, showing that once it had be- longed to a Comanche Indian. The Indians sighted Bent while several miles irom the other whits men. Some fifty detai bed them-Selves them-Selves from the main body to inter-cept inter-cept him. Arrows and bullets whistled about his head. Without linn-' shut in reply he kept on. By detonrlng he placed himself he tween the Indians and his triends. H then became a race whether he should be taken by the Indians or leach the white men. The mule ran as if possessed. Bill began firing from his long U.i w ken rifle and several Indian. paid the penally of venturing with-in with-in his range The firing attrai ted the attention of the besieged party. ' Here conies a brave fellow after us," one shouted. Just about then Bint's mule slipped and sent him .-1.. .1 whni; to th' -round. iinc In-dian In-dian brave; mounted on a blooded H horse evidently slob-n from some Mexican, was close behind hi in. The- Indian leaped from his horse iind. tomahawk m hand, rushed to-ward to-ward his fallen enemy Bent, al-though al-though severely hurt. Quickly rolled over and presented his pistol As tlx- Indian raised the tomahawk to linish him, I ' Ml - Shot was heard JH and the Indinn fell back dead. Bent remounted the Indian's horse and continued his race. In .1 few minutes he was joined by two of the trappers who bad Sallied out to aid him. They 1 cached the main party in safety- But Bent's daring rule, while it tilled the parly with hope, was not ot much material 1.. ii. i.t. Ti ue it ga e the pa rl fl dead shot and a score or 'H more Indians had been killed, but tin- latter still outnumbered the whites many times to one. Their only hope wus that thi message Bent had sent would bring relief. A force of Mexicans joined the whites for protection. H The lighting continued as the whites traveled across the lava dust and aagO brush plains. H Another scout. Kwing Young. now heard of tin- battle. lie gath-ered gath-ered a force of forty plainsmen H and pioneers and prepared to aJit-bush aJit-bush the savages. It was success- f H fid and the Indians were defeated. returned with re-enforcemenld H tin- following day, however, and at- H tacked the united party of whites and Mexicans oung now brokq through tli- Indian lines and rod to Tatvo, where some nincty-tive H trappers were gathered for their H ....rh meeting The Indians were now whipped and pursued for mnn' H rrlentb-ssly as they ha4 H pursued the whites. H Rope l adder 300 Feel Hih. I Fmployes engaged in the eon- H of a single span arch bridk'i the t iregon Trunk Bine over the Crooked River, climbed a rope ladder 300 feet up the side of olid aii of rock dallj In oin to work cstttb- H in the caii)oh mi accoUnt of H Die water supple An Incline rail- TiLLfl was out of the question, so it iH , ,,. easarj to swing hemp lad- H dor 'lie lop of the cliff. 'I |