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NOR DENIES PARDON PLEAS PERSONS NOW 8ERVINQ SEN­ TENCE IN ILLINOIS REFUSED CLEMENCY. VIOLATED ANTISALOON LAW executive Acts Upon Recommendation of State'Pardon Board--Convicted for Selling Liquor in Antl- Saloon Territory. Springfield.--Acting upon this rec­ ommendation of the state board of pardons, Governor Dunne denied ap­ plications for clemency to three per- sons who are serving jail sentences upon convictions for selling intoxicat­ ing liquor in antisaioon territory. In one case application for clemency was made jointly by Thomas J. Comer and Charles M. Bender, who are serv­ ing 100 days in the McLean county jail at Bloomington. In addition to the jail sentence each was given a fine of $800. James Sams' plea for release from a jail sentence also was denied. Sams is serving 120 days in the Macon coun­ ty jail at Decatur and in addition was given a fine of $150. In its opinion, rendered to the gov­ ernor, the board of pardons says, in part: "Upon careful inquiry we find noth­ ing in the jail sentence imposed upon these petitioners other than what ap­ pears in a great many similar cases in counties throughout the state." Wants Highway Law Changed. Members of the Sangamon County Highway Commissioners' and Town Clerks' association, in session, adopted resolutions which favor changes in the present road laws of the state. The resolutions will be submitted to the state highway, association, and alBo to the general assembly, asking the latter body to consider legislation for the de­ sired changes. The following are the changes which are recommended: That the standard width of roads be Increased from 40 to 60 feet. Changes in article six of the road law BO that the treasurer in townships where there are three township high­ way commissioners may serve as a commissioner. Revision of the law so as to give the township commissioners greater com­ pensation for their services. An increase in the salary of town clerks. . The meeting was presided over by County Superintendent of Highway Edwin White. The session was held in the county court room. Orders Restricting Paroles. The state board of administration hw issued an order restricting the parole of patients from state i&Bane asylums. The new ruling is divided into two partB. One section provides that no patient of the insane asylums shall be allowed to go into town on shore parole. Superintendents are still pos­ sessed of the power to grant 90-day paroles to patients, when the latter are going to the home of their rela­ tives or friends. This is now specified by law. The second division of the new or- per provides that no patient may at­ tend a circus, theater, street fair or other such entertainment outside the (rounds of the institution. *10,000 Illinois Herd Killed. Slaughter of live stock affected with the foot-and-mouth disease is in progress again in Illinois after being halted for three weeks by Judge Clin­ ton P. Irwin's state-wide injunction Four herds in Kane county are to be killed following the slaughter of the $10,000 herd of John C. Schroeder of Marseilles, near Ottawa, of a herd of 87 cattle in Kane county, where the restraining rule was issued, and an­ other in Kendall county. At the farm of Mrs. Hulda Hennings- ton, named in Judge Irwin's injunc­ tion, the second diagnosis was foot- and-mouth disease, and the 80 cattle there were slaughtered. Twelve herds in Whiteside county also are to be killed. The government embargo on out; going live stock shipments at the stock yards resolved itself into an apparent deadlock between the speculators and shippers and the federal authorities. The work of fumigation cannot be done satisfactorily because of the ice and snow, but the government is will­ ing to lift the embargo on shipments of live stock provided it is not held more than 36 hours. The commission men protest that they cannot do busi­ ness on this basis. New Incorporations. The following corporations were li­ censed by Secretary of State Lewis G. Stevenson: China cafe, Chicago; capital, $20,- 000. Incorporators--George Y. Hill, Joe H. Pang and L. H. Shover. Garner Hog Ranch company, Dan­ ville; capital, $10,000. Incorporators-- 8. B. Garner, E. L Parrott, 8. H. Gar­ ner and William Cramer. Joseph's of Chicago, Chicago* caH- tal, $40,000. Incorporators--David L. jLevey. Charles Weinfeld and Edward JT. Hennessy. Mohr Linn-Saw company, Chicago; «capital, $2,500. Incorporators--Paul "W. Nachtrieb, Charles L Mohr and Barry C. Kinne. Sheldon Glass Bottle company, Chi­ cago Heights; capital, $40,000. Incor­ porators--Charles L. Eshelman, Harry •Oreen and Peter V. O'Reiley. The Charleston Tribune company, 'Charleston; capital, $5,000. Incorpora- • tors--Robert T. Prather, Harry Slerk, 'D. H. Dowling and Harold W. Norfolk. Thomson Manufacturing company, Chicagoj capital, $7,500. Incprporators W. G. Thomson, H. L. Bert and II. T. Want Compensation for Governor Dunne has received from the rivers and lake commission of Illi­ nois its annual report on the work done from July 1, 1918, to June SO, 1914. The expenses of the 1914. The expenses of the slon, it is shown, were $38,513.63. Of the money appropriated by the Forty-eighth general assembly for re­ pairing and improving levees at Cairo, Mound City, Shawneetown and Naples the report fehows the following: Appropriated, Kxpended, Cairo $250,000 |245,3S6.18 Mound,City 50,000 49,520.0# Shawneetown 39,000 38,K9.M Naples 8,000 2.96&.S0 One of the commission's principal recommendations is: That the senate, through necessary action by the legislature, secure proper compensation from the private parties now occupying state lands along the Fox river, which is dealt with in the report under the heading of "Aurora's Encroachments." In this respect, after telling of the work done under the Fox river survey, the report says: "The survey has disclosed the situa­ tion through Aurora .that scores of buildings and property to the extent of hundreds of thousands of dollars are within the meander lines of the Fox river and are occupying state submerged lands. The situation is similar to the submerged lands taken by the steal companies at South Chi­ cago." Among other recommendations are : The amendment of the rivers and lakes commission act so as to forbid the building r" any dam or power de­ velopment in any stream without per­ mission from the state; that the four state and federal dams in the Illinois river between Utica and the Missis­ sippi river be removed; that the drain­ age and levee acts be so amended as to require every proposed drainage or levee district to file with the rivers and lakes commission a copy of its plans prior to the date of instituting court proceedings, and. continuing, the report says: The commission further recom­ mends project three of the governor's board of engineers for an Illinois wa­ terway which provides the following: "(A) A channel of not less than eight feet in depth. "(B) It is available for immediate construction to serve an existing de­ mand. "(C) The project utilizes the river channel so far as possible. The ul­ timate waterway should be of suffi­ cient width to accommodate the steam­ boats of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. As obstacles are removed the the Illinois and Michigan canal por­ tion of the waterway can be progres­ sively shifted to the river route. "(D) The plan is in harmony with all projects for a deeper channel when­ ever commerce requires. "(E) It is in accord with the recom­ mendations of the United States board of engineers. "(F) It can be built within two years at a cost of $3,075,000." FINANCIERS TESTIFY ANDREW CARNEGIE AND JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, SR., DEFEND CHARITIES- VETO IS SUSTAINED Railroad Heads Wait Upon Dunne. Governor Dunne announced that he favors a full legislative investigation and hearing on the application made by middle West railroads for an in­ crease from two to two and one-half cents per mile in the passenger rates in Illinois. Presidents and officials of 11 rail­ roads operating in this state called on Governor Dunne and requested his co­ operation in obtaining the coveted leg­ islation. They announced that they will conduct a popular campaign throughout the state, sending speakers to address commercial and civic or­ ganizations, and that in the due course a bill to amend the present passenger fare statute will be introduced in the legislature. Governor Dunne sent them the fol- uowing communication: "In answer to your communication of this date, I would respectfully state that I favor a full and fair hearing upon your application to increase pas­ senger rates from two to two and one- half cents per mile, and I have no doubt the legislature will give you such a hearing. "Whether the prayer of the petition should be granted is dependent upon many facts which can only be devel­ oped by a painstaking investigation. I do not believe there is any disposi­ tion on the part of the people of the state to insist upon confiscatory rates or rates unfair to rallrczi". "The present two-cent rate, how­ ever, has been in force in this state without any vigorous protest on the part of the railroads for nearly eight years, and if the rate is to be increased you must be prepared to satisfy the representatives of the people that the present two-cent rate is clearly unfair and unremunerative. You should be given ample opportunity to be heard fairly and fully upon the question, and I shall keep myself fully advised of all the facts brought out in such hearing. Should the matter reach me for official consideration I shall endeavor to act fairly and justly to both the people and the railroads of this state, without favoring either unremunerative or ex­ tortionate charges." NEWS 0FJTHE STATE Kewaunee.--Thursday, May 27, has been set as the date for the annual convention of the State Alfalfa Grow­ ers' association In this city. It is planned to have five speakers of state and national prominence present Quincy.--Oil in large quantities was struck in Lima, 14 miles from Quincy. A rush to make Ipiuim is reported to have been started by Ohio and Pennsylvania companies. The new well Is flowing freely. Bloomington.--Miss Carrie A. Ly- ford, head of the domestic science de­ partment of the Illinois State Normal university, received word of her ap­ pointment as a specialist in the home economics In the bureau of education at Washington, D. C., with a salary of $2,500 per annum, effective March 16. Springfield.--The United States civil service commission announces that on Saturday, February 27, an ex­ amination will be held at Springfield to fill a contemplated vacancy In the position of postmaster at Dawson. BOTH READ FROM BOOKS IMMIGRATION BILL FAN.8 OP TWO-THIRDS VOTE. Ironmaster Tells Industrial Commis­ sion He Raised Toilers' Pay and Is Their Friend--Oil King Discusses His Foundation Fund. * New York, Feb. 8.--Both Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, Sr., the world's two richest men, testified on Friday before the federal commis­ sion which is inquiring into the causes for Industrial unrest. Carnegie testified that up to the close of 1914 his gifty aggregated $324,657,399. "The work still goes bravely on." said the ironmaster. "I am, indeed, a most fortunate man and think my­ self in nothing else so happy as in a soul remembering my dear friends, to whom 1 owe BO much." Mr. Carnegie was asked what his business was. "My business," he replied, "Is to do all the good in the world that I can." Mr. Carnegie said that he had bad only "one serious disaster with labor." This was at the time of the riot at Homestead, Pa. Mr. Carnegie was abroad at the time and when be heard of it, he wanted to return home, but his partners requested him not to do so. "Some of the men at the works," Mr. Carnegie said, "cabled me: 'Kind master, tell us what you want us to do and we will do it for you.'" Wages were advanced 30 per cent Mr. Carnegie said, after that incident. "Labor and capital", he said, "will some day rank as one." At the conclusion of Carnegie's tes­ timony John D. Rockefeller entered the room and demanded to be heard as a witness. He was placed on the stand. Mr. Rockefeller began reading a statement, which he had prepared. "The sole motive underlying the va­ rious foundations which I have estab­ lished has been the desire to devote a portion of my fortune to the service of my fellow men," he read. As for educational institutions alter­ ing their policies or form in order to get donations from the general educa­ tion board, Mr. Rockefeller said he had "never heard of It." "As to our foundation," he said, "I don't think such things have ever hap­ pened. As tb others, I do not know." Regarding the responsibility of stockholders and directors for labor conditions he said: "I think the stockholders are re­ sponsible for the choice of the best men as directors. A large stockholder ordinarily would have more influence with a board of directors than a smaller one." LAKE SHIP CRUSHED BY ICE Steamer Iowa 8inks Off Chicago-- Seventy-One Persons Walk Over Ice to Shore. Chicago, Feb. 6.--A great hole stove in her bow by a jagged mass of ice, the steamer Iowa of the Good­ rich Transit company sank three miles off the Chicago harbor. The crew of seventy--sixty-nine of­ ficers and men and one woman--and a lone passenger climbed over the side to the ice and walked to shore. The escape of the seventy-one per­ sons on the doomed boat was mirac­ ulous. The ship sank just after they had abandoned her--less than thirty minutes after the ice rammed through her hull. They walked jIx miles to land. The Iowa was built in 1869 at Mani­ towoc, Wis., at a cost of $l50,000,'and carried a miscellaneous cargo from Milwaukee valued at between $50,000 and $75,000. ACCEPT WAGE REDUCTION Iron Workers Agree to t Cut of From 6 to 11.2 Per Cent 8ubject to Approval by Vote. Pittsbuifclk, Fei>. 6.--The Iw<3 weeks' deadlock between representatives of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers and the Inde­ pendent Sheet and Tin Plate Manufao turers over the acceptan^ of a reduc­ tion in wages by the men was broken here. The workmen agreed to accept a cut In wages of from C to 11.2 per cent, subject to its approval by a referendum vote of the amalgamated association. Moroccans Rout French. Berlin. Feb. 5.--A defeat of French troops in Morocco is reported in a dis­ patch from Madrid The French were compelled to evacuate several camps near Fez. The Moroccans captured large supplies. Man Slays Married Woman. Chicago, Feb. 9.--"You have got to love me," shouted Vincent Larretto, an Italian, as he drew a revolver and fired five shots. Four of them struck Mrs. H. W. Flssel, killing her almost Instantly. Larretto escaped. Germany to Curb Sale of Food. Berlin, Feb. 9.--Bread tickets n whic'i a weekly quota of bread or flour can be drawn will soon be a feature of life in Berlin. The municipalities of greater Berlin,, voted unanimously to adopt this measure. Equal Rights for Illegitimate. London. Feb. 6.--The Odelsthing, the legislative section of the Nor­ wegian storthing, has passed a law giving illegitimate children equal rights of inheritance with those who are legitimate. Miss Braddon, Writer, Dies. London, England, Feb. 6--Mary Elizabeth Braddon, the English novel­ ist, died on Thursday at her residence at Richmond-on-Thames after a fort­ night's illness. She ws.fi born in Lon­ don in 1837. Party Lines Are Ignored During De­ bate and Voting--Measure Lost by Three Votes. Washington, Feb. 6.--By the narrow­ est of margins, following a debate in which the floor leader urged all Demo­ crats to override the objection of the president, the house of representatives voted on Thursday to sustain the veto of the immigration bill. The final count Bhowed that the op­ ponents of the bill, who numbered 261, lacked six votes of the two-thirds nec­ essary to overcome the veto. Oppo­ nents numbered 136 with Representa­ tives Kahn of California and Steener- son of Minnesota present but paired. A change of just three votes in favor of the bill would have overthrown the veto. The consideration of the bill con­ sumed more than five hours, during which time were heard a score ol speakers under the generalship of Rep­ resentative Burnett of Alabama, chair­ man of the immigration committee, and Representative Gardner of Massa­ chusetts against the veto, and Repre­ sentatives Moore of Pennsylvania and Sabath of Illinois supporting the presl* dent. Party lines vere disregarded in the debate and the voting. OUTPOST OF BRITISH LOSE Constantinople Reports Arrival of Vanguard East of th^ Canal-- Two Battles Are Raging. Constantinople, via London, Feb. 8. --An official statement issued by the government says: "Our vanguards arrived in the re­ gion east of the Suez canal and drove back the British outpostb against the canal. Battles took place around Is- mailia and El Kantara and still are proceeding." Cairo, Feb. 8.--The Turks showed their pluck in battle on the Suez canal for out of 200 Turks who attacked a point on the canal immediately op­ posite the Tugun railway station 50 were killed and ithe remainder wound­ ed or captured. At another point out of 400 men who had undertaken the task of bridg­ ing the canal hardly one escaped. VOLIVA'S WIFE DIES IN ZI0N Spouse of Head of Church Succumbs ; to Gastritis After a Long Illness. Zion City, Feb. 8.--Mrs. : lolly Steel- Vollva, wife of Rev. William Glenn Vo- liva, general overseer of the Christian Catholic Apostolic church in Zion and successor of John Alexander Dowle, passed away here on Friday. For 16 months she suffered with a compla! t known as lymphangitis, an affection of the lymphatic glands. Mrs. Voliva died firm in her faith of divine heal­ ing and refused to see a physician. SAVE MEN ON SHIP AGROUND Twenty-One of Crew of British Bark Rescued by Breeches Buoy-- Seven Remain. Fire Island, Feb. 8.--Twenty-one members of the crew of the British bark Hougomount, which went aground in a dense fog, had been brought to shore here in a breeches buoy. Seven others, including Cap­ tain McDonald, refused to leave the vessel. NINE KILLED IN EXPLOSION Blast In Pennsylvsnla Town Wrecks Boarding House--Due to Leaking Gas. Kane, Pa., Feb. 6.--Nine persons were killed and at least twenty-five injured, six fatally, In an explosion that completely wrecked a tenement boarding house at Myburg, Pa., near Kane, on Wednesday. Several other persons were Injured. Explosion caused by gas. INJURED IN TRAIN CRASH Traimen Chop Victims of Wreck Out of Coach Overturned In Four Feet of Water. Beardstown. 111.. Feb 6.--Fourteen passengers on train No. 122 of the Baltimore & Ohio were Injured, some seriously, when the . ar coach jumped the track and turned on its side in four feet of water. Trainmen chopped the passengers out of the coaches with axes. Flood Carries Away Bridge. Bloomington, 111., Feb 6.--Flood and ice gorge carried aw^y the bridge of the Vandalia lailro&d, south of here and all trafllc is tied up until tempo­ rary structure can be erected. Field Weds Miss Marshall. New York, Feb. Miss Evelyn Marshall, only daughter of the late Charles H. Marshall, was marfted on Saturday to Marshall Field III of Chi­ cago at the home of the brlde'B mother. 6 East Seventh-seventh street. British Trade Hard Hit. London, Feb. 9 --The effect of the war on British trade again is apparent in the figures given out by the board of trade for the month of January. Imports decreased $3,020,000 and ex­ ports decreased by $97,790,000. Must Surrender Licenses. Chattanooga. Tenn., Feb. 6.--Sheriff N. P. Bush of Hamilton county has or­ dered every saloon and establishment in Chattanooga to surrender the fed­ eral liquor license which is necessary to dispense alcoholic beverages Wilson to Visit Chicago. Washington, Feb 6.--A visit to Chi­ cago to address the recently natural ized citizens there will be made bj President Wilson, either during. Feb ruary or March, according to a prom ise made to Judge Goodwin ILLINOIS BREVITIES Champaign.--Scott Stone, sent to the penitentiary for life for killing his wifje and four children, is losing his mind, according to a report from the Chester authorities. Murphysboro.--Lewis Graham, sta­ tionary engineer at the Mobile & Ohio shops here for 20 years, died of heart disease. A fellow workman found his body near the throttle of the engine. Graham was sixty-six years old. Carbondale.--The state civil service commission will hold an examination here March 6 for watchman at the Southern Illinois"y State Normal uni­ versity and the Anna State Hospital for the Insane at Anna. Chicago.--Lorenzo J. Lam SOL, senior member of the grain brokerage firm of Lam3on Brothers, died suddenly at his home in Grand boulevard, of pneu­ monia. He was born in Freeland Cor­ ners October 1, 1840. Herrln.--John C. Glenn of Herrln has been appointed by United States Marshal Cooper Stout of Danville dep­ uty marshal for the southern Illinois district. Glenn will be stationed at Danville. Peoria.--Theodore Elle, forty-five years old, dropped dead from fright when brought, before the bar of a local Judge to answer to a charge of lar­ ceny. It was the first time Elle had ever been arrested. He was a native of Hungary. Murphysboro.--Officials of the Mo­ bile & Ohio railroad announced that the local shops of the company, which had been closed since Novem­ ber 6, had resumed work on February 2. About one thousand men were re­ employed. Benton.--In the circuit court of Franklin county the old board of trus­ tees of Ewing college was granted a permanent injunction by Judge Wil­ liam B. Green against the present board of trustees, who were trying to move the college from Ewing. to Ma­ rion. Peoria.--Mystery in a murder at the Illinois State Insane asylum at Bar­ ton ville Tuesday was cleared, the of­ ficials 6ays, when Eugene Franklin, a negro, who is deaf and dumb, con­ fessed, talking with his fingers, that he killed John Rambo, another Inmate. Ram bo and Franklin were housed In cottage 2-C. In a quarrel Franklin struck Rambo on the head with a floor polisher. Mount Vernon.--In an effort to make county fairs more harmonious and less conflicting In dates, two organizations are to be formed. The southeastern circuit will be made up of the counties of Richland, Jasper, Crawford, Ed­ wards, White and Wabash. The south­ western circuit will include Clinton, Marion, Jefferson, Perry, Fayette, Clay and Randolph. A meeting will be held In Centralia February 13 to perfect these organizations. Princeton.--Sixteen witnesses were examined in the third trial of Ray Pfanschmidt for murder, with the evi­ dence the same as in preceding trials. Pfanschmidt said he had been taking strychnine as stimulant since coming to Princeton. Four deputy sheriffs were placed with the jury at the re­ quest of attorneys, who suspected some person is trying to communi­ cate with the Jurors as they walk to the hotel twice each day and return. Springfield.--Application for a par­ don for Newton Dougherty, under sen­ tence for misappropriation of fffnds while he was superintendent of schools at Peoria, was made and will be given a special hearing at Joliet February 15. Dougherty was convicted twice. After his first sentence he turned over to the school authorities property worth about three hundred thousand dollars as partial reimbursement for his embezzlements. He served more than five years. When released he brought suit for the recovery of his property. The state's attorney of Peoria county found several Indict­ ments to which Dougherty had not pleaded and. obtained a second con­ viction. Springfield.--Proposed changes in the state highway commission act were recommended at a meeting of the Sangamon County Association of Highway Commissioners and Town Clerks held in the county courtroom. In addition to recommending changes, the members discussed road improve­ ment in this county. County Highway Commissioner Edward White presided. Among the changes proposed are: That state roads be constructed 50 feet wide instead of 40 feet; that highway commissioners receive more pay; that the treasurer of road and bridge fund be made a highway com­ missioner, in townships where three commissioners serve; that the salary of the town clerks be increased. The body adopted the resolution, which provided that a copy shall be sent to the state highway commission, and also to the members of the gen­ eral assembly from this district. A copy will also be forwarded to other similar organizations in various parts of the state. Champaign.--Henry Funk, a former Champaign county farmer, went to western Canada three years ago Rel­ atives learned that he had killed an Englishman in an argument over the war and had been sentenced to a Canadian prison. Harrisburg.--The post office at Dor- risville, a suburb of this city, was destroyed by fire. Most of the mail was 6aved. Champaign.--Dissatisfied because he had left his farm and moved to town. J. Everett Smith, a retired farmer of Homer, swallowed carbolic acid and was found dead In his haymow. Carbondale.--Collin Reece, sixteen-, year-^ld Western Union messenger boy, is being held on a charge of forg­ ing the company's name to 11 checks and cashing them at stores. The amounts range from $2.50 to $10, ag­ gregating about $80. Reece is an or­ phan and is said to have lost the money gambling. Bloomington.--At the second day of the annual breeders' sale of thor­ oughbred draft horses 80 animals were -old, with total receipts of $30.- 000. Several &?ld above $1,000. Among heavy buyers ^as Clark Layl&nd of Vandalia. Mo NEW EVENING BODICE HAS TWO FEATURE^ THAT CALL FOR CONSIDERATION. To Be Made of the 8klrt Material, Which Will Bo Liked, and Has 8!eevea That Show the Empire Influence. There Is too much evidence brought out for the new kind of evening bodice not to feel that it will win. It Is not entirely attractive In its pres­ ent tentative guise, but no doubt it will grow in grace as the weeks ad­ vance. It la made of the skirt material, which cannot be said of all the waists we have worn, and has sleeves, short little puffs only, also of the fabric. It has been more than one decade since we ha'* e worn an opaque sleeve and one of this shape. It 1s decidedly the first empire influence. Some of these sleeves are straight, extending half way to the elbow and finished there with a stiff turn over cuff, also of the material. It Is this sleeve which women do not like, aud It Is not probable they will wear it However, its introduction in high places gives one a chance to stop and think. It may be modified and soft­ ened, but It evidently leads the way away from the evening sleeve of to­ day. These two features are the most Important of the early season. They point with an unmistakable finger toward something different, but whether the FVench openings wi'l follow up the prophecy, or we will follow up In detail the French show­ ings. remains to be seen. At any rate, it is well to fix one's mind upon this possible fashion. It may keep one from buying something that will be hopelessly out of the running later In the spring. Those who know, feel that the very wide skirt has had its day for street wear, although six-yard ones are al­ ready featured for the evening, placed, however, over a much narrower un­ derskirt. This assembling of two dis­ tinct types of skirt on a figure is al­ ways suggestive of the Orient, and In one or two of its recent appearances, from side to side, and upon the pfct they will revolve freely as the cottoaT is drawn off in a downward direction, #or the sake of appearance the car#' } board should be covered with thin silll' and this may easily be done by turn ing the material over at the edge« and fastening it on inside and at th« back with liquid glue. Then piece# of silk can be cut to fit Inside an#;- fastened on in a like manner. Only one reel of cotton is shows upon the pin in our sketch, but thii^. has been done so that the way la • % Novel Hanging Cotton Holder. which the holder is constructed cai^'f: Tf :•.. be clearly seen, and a holder for coa- I tainihg three or four reels of cottoS; '•• • can be made in the way described. This little article would b»l."-j>r« stronger and last longer carried ou#>' • in thin wood, and lany boy with the aid of a fret saw would be able to make it in a few moments. Blouse, Trimmed With Braid, With Satin Collar and Cuffs. it Is unpleasantly so. A figure swathed in a satin underskirt which is caught In at the knees by a band of gold lace, and covered by a six-yard net outer skirt finished at the edge with let, is a daring garment to put upon any woman, especially when she uses it for dancing. Skirts for street wear, whether be­ longing to a suit or a frock, are built on conservative lines. There is no return to the hobble effect, but the Immense sweep of the elongated Rus­ sian tunic which was the feature of the winter will give place to a hem wide enough for freedom and with a decided flare at the sides. Its short­ ness will be preserved. On every side there are evidences that this shortness, which displays all of the boot, will be persisted in, for it is the only possible way in which to make a wide skirt wear­ able. As soon as it sweeps the in­ step, it gains an aggressive awkward­ ness. (Copyright. 1916. by the McClure Newspa­ per Syndicate.) SUSPENDS REELS OF COTTON Holder That May Be Made In a Few Minutes and Will Be Found Very Useful. The hanging cotton holder shown in our sketch can be made in a few mo­ ments, with the aid of a portion of a cardboard box and a hatpin. Diagram A at the top on the right of the illus­ tration shows one end of a cardboard box and the dotted line indicates the portion that should be cut away to obtain the required shape, and this shape can be fastened upon the wall with two nails run through at the points marked with crosses. The reels of cotton are suspended by means of a hatpin run through WEAR LONG SLEEVES OR NONE With the Present Styles There Is Ab- ( solutely No Middle Course to Be Adopted. There certainly is nothing half way about fashion, and from the extremity of no sleeves at all, or at least none to speak of, the long sleeve is now the dernier ori. For afternoon and street wear they are absolutely the only permissible sleeves. As the total absence of arm covering still holds good for evening toilets it la simply a case of long sleeves or none. While the velvet and satin basques all show uncompromisingly long, tight sleeves of the same materials, long sleeves of lace and tulle ar£ very smart in combination with the silken bodices of many of the dressy little afternoon frocks of taffeta or crepe. The lingerie gowns are all showing the long, sheer sleeves now, and a pretty fad is the wearing of a circlet of tiny flowers between the elbow and the shoulder to peep through the mist of lace or tulle. . PRETTY COVERS FOR CORSETS > M Season's Lingerie Is Really Beautiful, and the Prices Accordingly Are "Way Up." Whether under the classification of corset covers, brassiere or camisole* the little slip that conceals the cop' - set is a most luxurious and fetching affair. When the blouse is of lace or net the corset cover is usually of somip silk like pussy willow taffeta or crepfc de chine. Under a less transparent . blouse it may be shirred net, lace or even embroidered chiffon, and usually it is held up over the shoulders by the merest straps of lace, ribbon or tiny chiffon roses. Smartly shaped corset covers ar% now in surplice style--not rounded out at the top, and the deep V of the su^ plice crossing is arranged at back as well as front. A single snap fastened at the belt line holds the crossed su*» plice in place and if some sort of fas­ tening Is required at the bust a sparkling brooch holds the lace te- ; gether and gleams through the outer blouse. A corset cover of this typct / made of net puffing and hand-embroidk V. ered strips of organdie Is set gether with hemstitching and cost* , $7.98--quite a tidy price to pay for ill. - .. corset cover, but then women ai% . . spending extravagant sums just no#t:». ... on their "undies," as intimate ga*»'~ • '•••*• ments are called in England. The camisole goes straight across the bust and shoulder straps hold It up. It is worn usually with transpar­ ent evening blouses, for when the toft is drawn up by a ribbon-run beading; the shoulder Btraps may be slippe® down and the shoulder left bare under the gauzy bodice. Camisoles of thia prettiest sort are of embroidery ami lace insertions arranged in transversa rows and sometimes tiny chiffatt roses in pastel shades are grouped In clusters along the upper edge. It the figure is not slender a brassiere Of some sort must be donned under the camisole for support. 1 BEDROOM SLIPPERS OF LINEN Have Many Advantages, Chief of Which Is That They Are 80 Easily Cleaned. The new idea in bedroom slippers li to make them of linen. These are decidedly comfortable on the fee^ wear well, and can be washed easily- They can be made from plain of embroidered linen, just a little heav* ler than you would use for doilies off . center pieces. Buttonhole around thii-* top in a small scallop, and make eye­ lets in which to run narrow ribbon. ' They are very pretty made up df •: embroidery four inches wide and witjk a well-covered edge as well as ajjk open one through which the rlbboft .< can run. When soiled they can be re­ moved from the sole, laundered and re­ placed with little trouble. It is wejt to keep a fresh pair always on hand. „ This suggests pleasant winter work for summer wear, when we feel that we can spare a little time from ou# knitting and numeitt ny) T-' g, • ty, . good cause. "* - , Newest Baby Quilts. Baby's newest down quilt Is botll pretty and practical. It has the upper and under sides of soft china silk at either pale blue or pink, and over th|R is a cover of very sheer linen. Tlyt cover is the full size of the quilt after the edges are turned over, ami it Is mitred at the corners. The over* lay is at least five inches and is usok ally finished with an embroidered scallop or lace edge. Is it not a fine idea? For when the cover is soiled it can be easily removed and laundered and the silk quilt is protected frofe dirt and dust and the soil of frequent handling. Bracelets of sparkling jewels are also given a welcome haven in likia position, and many are the fortunea in gems that one fair maid ia thaa enabled to keep up her sleeve. Smart Linen Frocks. There are many lovely frocks of linen shown among the models intend* ed for southern wear, among which was one of yellow linen. It was made with a short bolero, edgeo with a bias band of the material. The full skirt was also trimmed at the bottom witli material bands. Another model is a coat and skirt of heavy linen, em­ broidered in self color. The eollar aad cuuu are of black taffeta. Girdles of Velvet ' Chiffon and lace gowns ate In- proved by velvet whlcK ar# worked in jet, fastened low down o%-; the right side, something like a swcur#; *lt . • -f Fur and rtowefa. Fur edging on velvet pansies a&4 popples for hat decoration are aew. j • f " k :