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0 *:ifP (Ga&lGir&tfZJecB! £r7mrAssocx42zz> ySUm̂ IZ4G<&ZJ?&£) •YNOPSI*. "' "**' * V \ "Vanishing fleets," a story ̂ -o^^what might have happened," opens In Wash­ ington with*the United States and Japan near war. Guy Hillier, secretary of the British embassy, and Miss Norma Rob­ erts, chief aide of Inventor B.oberts, are Introduced as lovers. Japan declares War and takes the Philippines. Guy Hillier starts for England. Norma Koberts - Jeeves Washington for the. Florida coast. Hawaii ip captured by the Japs. All ports are closed. Tokyo learns of missing Jap- England's fleet mysteriously anese fleet , disappears. The kaiser is missing. King Edward of England is confronted by Ad­ miral Bevins of the United States. The \ Dread naught, biggest of England's war­ ships, is discovered at an impassable point In the Thames. The story now goes back to a time many months before the war breaks out. Inventor Roberts ex­ hibits a metal production. This over­ comes friction when electrified and Is to be applied to vessels. Roberts evolves a great flying machine. The cabinet plans a radioplane war against Japanese. The Start is made for the scene of conflict. After maneuvering the airships descend, and by use of strong magnets lift the warships, one by one, from the sea. The vessels are deposited in the United" States. The British fleet accepts American hos­ pitality and is conveyed to the United States. The kaiser Is taken on a trip-- his first visit to America--thus account­ ing for his disappearance. King Edward is brought to America on a radioplane . for conference with the president. They ' agree to work for world peace. Announce­ ment of the secret of the radioplane is made Central park. New York, to the wonde'r of millions. The king meets his men. He departs in an airship for Lon­ don. Half way across the Atlantic the radioplane bearing the kaiser is met. The two monarchs pledge themselves to a worl^-peace. Edward and kaiser return home and the secret is spread over Eu­ rope. The president sends a peace mes­ sage to all the world. CHAPTER XXIII.--Continued. The German emperor, true to hi* , promise, was the first to give official ratification to the message, and added thereto his earnest entreaty that all powers might speedily join. He of­ fered an eloquent argument !n its be­ half, fortified by his own observations, and reviewed the reasons why Ger­ many had previously declined disarm­ ament In conferences at The Hague. His attitude was that of Impartiality, and no mention was made of the mooted questions between Great Brit­ ain and his own country, which were later adjusted satisfactorily through the commission; and passed into his­ tory as the first dispute which that body was called upon to arbitrate. There followed a brief lapse of days. In which the other nations of the earth studied this communication in temper according to their desires. It came as an amazing document in an epoch which was uprooting existing conditions and establishing new ones. The underlying threat of interference in any international war, however, made it patent that the wisest course would be in graceful acceptance. Hence ilj was that all the principal governments bound themselves in the compact The last page had been written in the voluminous history of strife. The hissing of the barb, the retching of the catapult, the clangor of sword and buckler, and the booming of canton, which in the course of time had succeedcd each other, were sounds to be heard no more on land or sea. Peace had at last assumed its tranquil dominion. When the last acceptance from the most laggardly nation was received, the news was made known to the silent man in the. White House. It was on another night in summer when the moon cast its shadows over the city and the shining breast of the river. Still alone, bnt now beloved and understood by all his countrymen, he knelt by an open window, and, with a face glorified by the radiance of the night and his thoughts, thanked the God who had made him steadfast to accomplish his desire. The president, too, had reached his goal of dreams. Thousands Had Been Con tented with & Star*. m i CHAPTER XXIV. The Last Cruise. Summer, dying, was bravely courte- sying to its executioner, fall. Over the immense canyons of the moun­ tainous city of New York the after­ noon sun was drawing the curtains of a gala day, Triumphal arches spanned the throbbing streets, and down the fronts of the towering buildings streamed a wealth of smothering color where the flags of all nations were in­ termingled. Not within its existence had this city by the sea, this maw of the nation, entertained such gallant throngs. Smart British officers drove here and there la company with friends. Gayly-clad mandarins stared through narrow eyes at the somber men of Japan; fez crowned Turks smiled at gorgeously uniformed men from the Balkans; German officers, splendidly erect, traversed the streets in com­ pany with soldiers of that other eagle's race, the Russians; colonials from Australia hobnobbed with men of New Zealand; and the folk of Italy bowed gravely to the cavaliers of old Spain, who had been watching a group ttom that other republic, Prance. Rep­ resentatives of the world had assem­ bled, under the pretext of witnessing an international marriage, to pay def­ erence to the one invincible power. It was in reality more than that: it was the universal ratification of peace, of mutual diabandment and disarma­ ment. As the day lengthened the city peered its throne to the shnrea of the b&y, where were assembled varied squadrons. The time for the depar­ ture of these was at hand, and scurry­ ing launches conveyed aboard the men whom they had brought to this alien wedding. These eminent pas­ sengers were among the comparative few who had witnessed the ceremony and had gained more than a casual glance at the bride and groom. Those other thousands had keen '-•contented with a stare at Hillier and his wife as they rode in state through the broader thoroughfares in the morning sunlight, and for details had read the newspa­ pers which, glorying in a plethora of news, had told them all. Nothing had been neglected, not even the fact that this clean-cut Eng­ lishman had given the best that was in him for his country, and that the calm-eyed American girl was the one who had played her part in war and was the idol of her countrymen. Al­ ready they had published pictures of the king and president, who as guests had stood side by side, and portraits of the most distinguished men of the globe who had deferentially taken places behind them. Only one thing was hidden from the eager public, and that was the manner in which they had. been reunited. Guy, saddened and worn by failure, had been one of the first to enter the United States when the barrier against the world was thrown down, and Norma, still yearning for his love, had gone to his arms as if nothing had ever held them apart. She was a world figure now, and the world was at her feet Behind him was nothing save the knowledge of earnest en­ deavor and honest defeat; but to her he had been the same, nor did she an­ ticipate that a king would later take his hand and say, "Well done, even though you failed." They had passed the brief days prior to the ceremony in dread, court­ ing neither the display nor the lime­ light into which they were driven by the parts they had played. The pub­ licity had been against their wishes, and the gifts of the world in which each country vied afforded no pleasure equal to that of being alone and at rest with each other. They had seized the first opportunity after the mar­ riage to escape, leaving their destina­ tion unknown. They had retreated to the seclusion of Atlantic Highlands, where the great beacon stands facing the broad stretch of open sea, and where they might be removed from the pomp and pageantry of nations. And even as that great embarkation took place along the water front of the city which loomed far behind them, they stood on a cliff by thd ocean side. They had avoided the last act in the drama of deference, a reception given to the president and. the inventor, and were content to be left alone. Suddenly from the far away bay came the slow, sullen undertone of guns in salute. Again came the thun­ derous monotone, and then, emerging from the distant haze into the clearer air, appeared a flight of aerial things In orderly formation. The girl's hands clasped themselves together as she watched. There they were, 20 miles away, the ships--her ships--which she had led out to victory and directed through the maze and turmoil of*battle. She stood silent and spellbound as they slowly advanced, and then discerned on the waters beneath them the slow moving shapes of ships of the sea. The radioplanes were traversing the air as an escort above those others in final pajade. In twin procession the fleets came nearer, embodiments of fnlght * . The guns of Governor's island belched aB they advanced; then from opposite sides of the channel the voices of Ports Lafayette and Hamii- ton gave greeting and farewell. Op- statue of Liberty held her beacon aloft in token of a new enlightenment of the world, and the cannon of the sea fleet spoke tor the first time in unison, saluting as they passed In one terrible explosion of sound which re­ verberated along the shores and was thrown back by the echoes. Here they came, the dying gladiators of all nations, sailing out to doom! Well, in front were the vanquished squadrons of Japan, their funnels re­ paired for the last cruise they would ever make, but stripped of fighting masts. Back of them came the mighty ships of England, with prows turned outward for their final voy­ age. German cruisers, graceful and well manned, followed; while in their wakes could be seen others flying the banners of Italy, of Prance, of Rus­ sia, and nearly every maritime nation of the globe. Flanking this assem­ blage were the vessels of the Ameri­ can navy, which but a short time be­ fore had been regarded as the coun­ try's bulwarks, and were now par­ ticipating in the last review. The science of ages, the experience of all who had gone down to the sea, the refinement of skill and study, and the genius of evolution were embodied In those metal sides. They repre­ sented the wealth of nations collected through sweat and blood, all poured out unstintedly for this--consignment to the scrap heaps of a world that had abandoned war. The glories of past deeds of valor would no longer be emulated upon the waves. The sea had been untenanted before man's ingenuity found a means of breasting it. His coming had left it unscarred and unimproved. It alone was uncon­ querable, changeless and heedless. Through centuries it had scorned him, and now it was bidding his craft farewell and carrying his fleets for the last time. No more would its wastes echo to his passing salute or witness his trivial strainings for a flag. Only the song of the fisherman might henceforth echo along the shores whereon it beat. It had out­ lasted those sturdy hulls of oak and steel that once had dared its force. High above swept the invaders Of that new territory to which man had at last laid claim and was to hold in domination for his use. Blue as the skies above them, the radioplanes hovered over and bade farewell to the vanishing fleets. In the vanguard flew the, Norma, her colors fluttering in the breeze of flight as they had done oh that day when she swooped down through screaming shells to wrest power from the enemy. Float­ ing after her moved the huge Roberts, its metal sides throwing back the rays "of" the western sun. Close be­ hind in stately pursuit was Seven­ teen, whose plates had felt the biting force of the dead Yakumo's guns. And so they came, bidding farewell to the ships of an abandoned sea. Small wonder that the soul of the girl who watched felt one instant's regret that she was never again to know the exhilaration of the fray! A half smile of tenderness parted her lips as she thought- that there in the air above her were her friends and companions in arms--grim old fighting Bevins with his prayerful oaths, good-natured Brockton whose kindliness she knew, and studious little Jenkins M'hose im­ perturbability equaled his steadfast bravery. Guy, understanding and respecting the storm of feeling which must be hers at sight of this pageantry erf which she had been such a vital part, watched her in silence. Almost at their feet squatted Fort Hancock, whose guns were to bellow for the last time. It too, like its fellow forts, was of the dying. Like them its bas­ tions would be abandoned and the men within driven to ways of peace. Fortress and ship, garrison and crew, would be no more. Crumbling, un> tenanted walls left as records of a nation's defense, and rotting uniforms relegated to garrets, would be all that were left--armies reorganized and re­ duced for police force only, and sail­ ors become fishermen or passing their lives in other occupations and rem- inlscenslng of the sea; swords rusting In scabbards and guns corroding in embrasures, nothing more! The last salute had boomed out Lower and lower flew the radioplanes, till they were close above the outgoing ships. The ports of the peacemakers opened, and from them fell garlands of flowers, which fluttered down through the air indiscriminately upon the doomed craft and the waves them­ selves--a tribute of peace from the living and wreaths for the ' dying gladiators of war. Hand in hand Norma and Guy stood npgn the headland beneath the gray beacon lights that would welcome strange travelers from foreign ports no more. Into the darkening skies of the east the fleets of the nations were speeding to dissolution and death. The long, steady swell of the free and unburdened sea came monotonously hammering at their feet In Bilence they watched the relics of cruel war sail out, saw their hulls disappear, saw the trails of smoke diverge as each squadron sought its own course, and then looked into each other's eyes, reading therein nothing but a promise of love and serenity. Their troubles had vanished as had those fleets of the sea, and life with all its possibilities of accomplishment and contentment was before them. They turned from the great silent ocean and walked into the golden radiance of the sunset toward their home. THE) END. HOW HE PULLED THROUGH One Young Man Who Found Lack of Capital No Bar to Success. Three years ago a young man wrote me a thoroughly disconsolate letter. Things were not going right. He was disgusted with his occupation. Should he give it up and go to the Philippines or seek employment on the isthmus. Stamps were inclosed. It seemed I had to reply or be charged with steal­ ing four cents. Last Friday this youijg man called. He wore .a prosperous air In fact, he looked too dignified for his clothes. Said he: "I have come to thank you for your advice. I took it literally, and here I am to-day in fine health and on the road to for­ tune." Advice is so cheap that all of us can part with it and never feel the loss of it If it pleases the seeker, he makes the most of it. If it does not please mm he forgets it My advice to the disconsolate young man was: "Cut out the isthmus and the Philippines. You cannot afford toijfeo so far away from your wife and children. You have been selling goods for your employer ward they swept to where the colossal f for nine years and your salary has in-cC- 1 * .. J"*'J never been raised. Give up your job at once and strike out fur yourself. You can begin on the street. You do not need an office. JUlir yourself with some big boose and make your com­ mission." "It was a hard pull at first" he said, "but now it is so easy that I do not understand why hundreds of young fellows, all dissatisfied, are not their own masters. I, with fear and trem­ bling, gave up my job. My capital in cash was $234. Starvation stared us in the face. I managed to obtain the consent of a big Maiden lane house to become an independent canvasser for optical goods, their repair, etc. I went among the acquaintances I had made during my nine years of inside selling and got some orders. Due satisfac­ tion being given, one order brought an­ other, and pretty soon I was very busy. In three years I have built up so big a trade that I am almost in a position to dictate terms to my firm. I have so arranged it that I can carry tny trade with me, therefore I am in­ dependent. My office is in my hat I am as free as the air. I make ten times as much as I did three years ago and in the near future shall go into partnership with a prosperous house."--Victor Smith in New York Press. CONDUCTOR A HARD WORKER. Hfin Duties Are Many, and They Call for Ability Away Above the -|v;-- Average. As a conductor he will probably be­ gin in the freight service. His ca­ boose will be a traveling office and more than that it win carry all the gossip of the division up and down the line. It may be a homely little car, but it is just as sure to be a homelike place. From its elevated outlook he may command a good view of the t;rain away head to the engine, and he will be supposed to know all the while that the brakemen are at­ tending to their duties; that the train is in good order, particularly that there are no hot boxes smoking away and in imminent danger of setting fire to the train and its valuable con­ tents. There is a deal of bookkeep­ ing to be accomplished in that travel­ ing office, says Edward Hungerford in Outing. The conductor will receive the way bills of the cars of his train and their contents, and he is held re­ sponsible for their safe deliveries to their destination or the junction points where they are to be delivered to other lines. When he comes to the passenger service there will be still more book­ keeping to confront him, and he will have to be a man of good mental at­ tainments to handle all the many, many- varieties of local and through ickets, mileage books, passes and other forms of transportation con­ tracts that ocme to him, to detect the good from the ,bad, to throw out the counterfeits that are constantly being offered to him. He will have to carry quite a money account for cash fares, and he knows that mistakes will have to be paid for out of his" own pocket. All that is only a phase of his busi­ ness. He is responsible for the care and safe conduct of his train, equally responsible in the last respect with the engineer. He also receives and signs for the train orders, and he is required to keep in mind every de­ tail of the train's progress over thf line. He will have his own assort* ment of questions to answer at every stage of the journey, and he will be expected to maintain the discipline of the railroad upon its trains/ That may mean in the one instance the ejectment of a passenger who refuses to pay his fare-->and still he must not involve the road in any big damage suit--or in another, the subjugation of some gang of drunken loafers. The real wonder of it is that so many con­ ductors come as near as they do to the Chesterfieldian standards. Ticket-Printing Machine. The ticket-printing machine adopt­ ed by the German government's de­ signed to simplify the work of rail­ road offices, and makes unnecessary the usual large stock of many kinds of tickets at each station. The ap-> paratus at Cologne--made for 1,300 stations--Is three feet long, four feet high and twenty inches wide. It car­ ries a printing plate for each kind of ticket required, and an alphabetical Index-scale shows at a glance the names of the stations to which tick­ ets are issued. The only stock need- red is a supply of pieces of cardboard of the right size. When a ticket is called for, a blank card is slid into place opposite the required station, a handle is depressed and the ticket drops out, printed with the names of the departure and destined stations, consecutive number, fare, route, class of carriage, and other facts. At the same operation a duplicate is printed on a continuous sheet to serve as a record. Actual gain in time is claimed, a clerk having issued as many as 500 tickets in an hour; there is no delay from the giving out of the supply of certain tickets, and at the end of the day the continuous sheet gives an ac­ curate record of the business done. With this system in use, there can be no ticket roberles, no issue of un­ accounted-for tiokets. t | New Safety Device Effective. The Simmen's automatic Hsafety de­ vice, which was installed on the At­ chison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway between Perris and Hlghgrove, Cal., some months ago has proved satis­ factory. Each train, as it passes over the road, automatically makes a rec­ ord on a sheet in the train dis­ patcher's office. At regular Intervals the dispatcher is in telephonic com­ munication with the engineer. The electric switches are so interlocked that the dispatcher cannot bring two trains together in the same block. If the speed around a curve is too great the mechanical device slows it down to the safety point. The recording mechanism in the dis­ patcher's office consists of a large table on which is spread a long sheet of paper, divided into sections. By an automatic arrangement a complete record of all trains is kept before the eye of the dispatcher, who can at any time signal the engineer to stop, slow down or proceed as h^ may wish. All signals are transmitted by means of a third rail. Secrets are everything that must be found out and put in the paper right away, ain't they?"--'The Prima Poana,* by F. Marion' C^wftxrd. * **t«ident* ««cept> wUtful Schwab's Guest Train. The "Schwab Special," the train that brought seventy-flve Detrolters to South Bethlehem secently as the guests of Charles M. Schwab, presi­ dent of the Bethlehem Steel company, cost $2,348, according to the statement of a Lehigh Valley railroad official here. The train was most luxurious. There were the "club car," the diner, four Pullmans and Mrs. Schwab's private car, Loretta, one of the handsomest and most completely furnished on wheels. Seventy-three men were en­ gaged in running the train; including the engine crews, with the different changes, conductors, waiters, chefs, porters and brakemen. Both the Grand Trunk and Lehigh Valley rail­ roads had traveling representatives aboard and extra mechanics were also on board. : Hovel Railroad Danger Signal. A remarkable invention for prevent­ ing railway accidents has been tried with success on the western rail­ ways of France. If the driver for any cause passes an adverse danger signal the apparatus blows a whistle on the engine continuously, and also throws up a small light under the engine driver's nose. This will render all ac- ene* tmpo» sible. TRIFLES, VALUE OF REMNANTS PRETTY BITS THAT COMPLETE THE WARDROBE. Black Satin, Silk and Taffeta for Belts and Sashes--Guimpes Made of Net and Fancy Lace Scraps. No matter how carefully a season's wardrobe has been prepared, there is always something which is lacking at the last moment. This may be a single trifling thing which a rush to the shops will at once supply, but fliiite as often it is some supplementary arti­ cle found absolutely necessary to make a garment becoming. Fo*" the lack of this dressy girdle, or more becoming guimpe, or dainty lace edge collar, the effect of the dress is nil. The oversight must be remedied nine times out of ten, with home sewing, and then, if the sewer has been wise In her generation and bought the pretty remnants which are needed some time or other in every sewing household for just such touches, the labor is diminished by half. For It is far easier to shape a pretty thing from generous lengths of material on hand than it is to make It from a skimpy guessed-at quantity. As black Is so generally becoming I would advise all gatherers of fixing remnants to consider lengths of rich black satin, silk or taffeta. Unnum­ bered and most begaying belts, sashes and scarfs on colored dresses are in black, and the sharp contrast is far or THE OBE richer than when the costume is all to one color. But the black note is scant--just the belt and sash alone, or the bias cravat which ties at the throat and is finished with gold OS black tassels. For the indispensable guimpe which so many summer dresses need, the pretty scraps of net and fancy lace which are sold so cheaply everywhere are found most useftil when on hand, as well as any thin white material out of which collars, cuffs and jabots mfty be turned. In fact if one keeps her wits--for the remnant fever is a species of disease when carried too tar--the daintiest flummeries can be turned out at home for less than half the cost of the same thing in the shop. Besides there will be a great deal more individuality if the sewer has taste of her own, and paints her work, as you might say, with the roses of her own heart ^ A charming bodice decoration is dis­ played in our illustration. The upper fixing is made of cashmere with sou­ tache braid as trimming, and is laced with black velvet ribbons, while the lower garniture Is of satin, richly em­ broidered, and its sash portions of soft messaline silk. Less than three- eighths of a yard of cashmere In the usual width would be needed for the first fixing and the bordering shoulder straps and lacing demand only 6% yards of ribbon. Little Dutch collars are now popo» lar and pretty for young girls. Any scrap of linen would make each de­ sign. and if the sewer is gifted in needlework the trifle may become a thing of exquisite daintiness. A little imported pongee frock seen showed one of these neat neck fixings In the gown material, with needle work of bright scarlet. Another dress --a charming little conceit In soft gray silk--had the collar and jabot of deep yellow batiste, finished with narrow quillings of pure white foot­ ing. Both gowns showed what wit and taste could do with a little variation of the conventional thing. Fashion is a word to obey when It concerns the important features of a get-up, such as the Hues of a cusluunj cr the shape tof a hat, for here marked departures from prevailing styles ef­ fect a look of eccentricity. But when it comes to the little thing, home sew­ ers who have taste and ample time may do wonders with a garment and employ all the pretty odds and ends accumulated this long while. These sensible women, and those who direct the greatest makers them­ selves, are really the best-dressed in the world of women. They make a point of not following the moods of fashion, which turn every street cor­ ner, and set the pace for a number of their own ideas. So if you are quite certain of your taste--this is essential--go ahead wltlk the summer fixings, and turn oat something nobody has ever seen. ' UNDERWEAR MUST BE SNUG. HAT OF PERIWINKLE STRAW Each Piece Should Be Hlpless and Without Gathers to Give Slim Effect. Unless a woman is of extraordinary slimness every garment she dons must go towards simulating this look. Each piece underlying the willowy picture --corsets and petticoats--must be as nearly as possible hipless, without gathers and void of fullness. In fact, for extremists there are some delight ful absurdities in secret garments, these so closely hugging the figure that they are scarcely more than a second skin. Freakish names are frequently given to some narrow freaks which are really drawers in substance and divided skirts in effect. These are re­ deemed from utter hfdeousnes^ with leg falls of deep ribbon-trimmed kilt- Ings; and since they cover tights of silk or fine gauze, they may with de­ cency be the only excuse for a petti­ coat. Chemises are made mostly in princess form, fitting the figure most carefully, and being low enough also to do away with the need of an extra skirt. In fact, fashion's one cry in regard to underwear is, "Wear as little as possible." It may not be entirely mod­ est in the opinion of many women, nevertheless the visible movement of the limbs is necessary to give cachet to the beautiful clinging skirts of the hour. Folds seem carven on the mar­ ble beneath. The empire dress is the drapery for more "Winged Victories" and other Greek statues ot surpassing loveliness. With soft-pleated frills of muslin in the same shade. Blsick satin lining. Bronze Kid In New Forms. Bronze kid, hitherto familiar only as a material for slippers or low shoes, is now being made up into all kinds of feminine belongings tor which leather is used. Souie swtui. and un­ usual handbags are shown in this form of kid, also belts, purses and card cases of various sizes. The Care of Shoes. When snoes are removed take* * moment to put them on the trees and they will keep their shape twice as long. Watch the heels that they do not run over. Nothing looks more careless than boots run over at the heels. It also fatigues one to walk in them. To Mafcr Waist Fit If a shirt waist has to be raised at shoulder take pattern and lay a small tuck across back and front at center armhole. This will leave original shoulder and neck and will not pucker as if you take up shoulder after it been cut My waists always puckered until I discovered thii, •vH Pearl buttons, triangular, nhhmg J; and irregular in shape will be worn ^ as trimming on many wash presses. ' '4 CHEAP HOME-MADE RUCHING. With Paris Muslin for Material, Clev­ er Girl Can Easily Make It at Home. Now that ruchings are once' more in favor the girl who must consider her allowance is often perplexed how to keep up her supply. There are few things so perishable as a ruche and the pretty, becoming ones are not cheap. Instead* of paying from 15 cents a yard up for a ruchlng that soils in a few wearings, the deft girl makes her own. She uses bias folds of Paris muslin as sheer as can be bought, of organdie or of wash batiste or blonde net. The double fold is cut to any de­ sired height--the short-necked woman Bhould go easy on deep ruchihg. The fold is sewed into narrow bands to lit collars and cuffs, after being gath­ ered on the lower edge. To give the ruche a creped look a steel or wooden knitting needle can be slipped tteovth the ftrfds and tie ends pushed as tight together as they will go. Often the folds are put nngattered Into the bands, to form a tot ruchlng. In such case the depth should be much less than when the material is fulted. The woman who likes a flat ruch­ lng can make folds of thin white wash silk sewed into a band. They give just the necessary touch of white at neck and wrist and axe easily iaon- dered. It is #ise for the thrifty girt to "do up" her own ruching. Make a pure suds and either add a little stiffening as stirch or gum arable or iron whea very damp. Later the ruche can be pulled into fiuffiness with the fingers or it can be crinkled over . needle as described. . Lingerie hats are to be worn tether more this summer than last, and most of the shapes hax^ drooping brims and broad crowns, flowers of tfbfcoa being used as trimming. ^ Different colored ribbon Wn s, t# match one's different «»«!»«* may be constructed and attached or --vi. ! detached at wilL