Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1914 — Page 2

Tales of GOTHAM and other CITIES

“Here Is Your Jewel Casket, Madam,”,He Said

-—— NEW and the handsome station master looked into her violet eyes, “your jewel casket, I am happy to Inform you, has been found." The violet eyes looked up into his And a flush mantled her cheeks. “Thank you so much,” she said.

to you.” She shook the leather-covered box apprehensively and listened. “I suggest,” said the H. S. M., “that you examine the contents before you go further. Perhaps some of them might be missing. My office is at your disposal if you wish to do so.” And so she of the violet eyes went to the office and the H. S. M. said to one of his assistants, “Odell, just give the lady this desk, will you. She would like to make an inventory of her jewels, which she just lost and — found again.” And so she of the violet eyes opened the lid of that leatherbound box, and these are what she took out, one by one: One small mirror, cracked. ' One rabbit’s foot One comb. One bottle 'of perfume. One pot of rouge. One tube .of cold cream. One eyebrow pencil. s One date book. z L "How funny," she said, after a pause, glancing at the limp form of the H. S. M., which had fallen back in his chair, “that you should have thought this was filled with diamonds! Why, this is my tango vanity. All the girls have them. Don’t you think it is an especially nice one? Everything is all right but the little mirror. Thank you so much. Good-by. You have been very kind.” And the station master went into his private office and lighted a dark cigar and pondered on the ways of womankind.

Firemen Steal the Bed of Pair Wed in Secret

CHICAGO. —A Maxim silencer on the wedding chimes failed to work when Charles F. Passow, a fireman, married Miss Margaret Mulligan at her borne, 1340 North Avers avenue. Passow recently asked for a furlough, but

did not explain that he intended to be married. He had beard of the pranks played on prospective bridegrooms by their heartless mates in the firehouse. Bo he decided to have a secret wedding. Passow and his fiancee picked out a sunny flat at 6305 Maryland avenue, and during his hours off they visited furniture emporiums and picked out all the accessories dear te the hearts of the newly-married.

But Passow underestimated the discernment of the other members of the engine company. Mr. and Mrs. Passow went to their new home after the wedding the' other night Passow tried to open the door, but the key would not work. This was because the members of company 19 had plugged up all the keyholes. In a rage hotter than most of the fires he has turned the hose on, Passow struggled with the key until Anally he and his bride gained entrance. On the dining-room table they found an elaborate set of aluminum kitchen utensils with a card conveying the company’s best wishes. “They are just beautiful," Mrs. Passow said. , "Yes, the boys are pretty good-hearted, even if they do have their little joke,” Passow conceded. Then he suddenly missed the bed. Once more he felt murder in his heart. He raced back and forth through the flat and at last found that the door of a closet was locked and the keyhole stuffed. Passow got a chisel and hammer and got the door open. The bed had been carefully taken down and stored in the closet.

This Couple Knew a Good Cow When They Saw It

MUNCIE, IND.—Charles Shick, when he retired from the mercantile business, moved to a suburban home. He had always wished to live out where he could keep chickens, a driving horse or two, and a cow. Whenever

Then the county fair came. Shick and his wife went. At the cattle barn* they saw a cow. It belonged to the genus Jersey. Its eyes were soft and mellow. Its hoofs and horns were neatly manicured. Its fawn-colored coat was beautiful to behold. And as for the general symmetry and makeup the animal would suit the most exacting. The herdsman said this particular cow was an abundant milk producer. The Shicks exchanged knowing glances. Verily they had, at last, found a cow that looked like the mental picture they had drawn. "I suppose you will .sell this cow ?” Shick asked: “Yes, it is for sale,’’ said the herdsman. “How much 1 do you want for the animal?" said Shick. “Well,” said the herdsman, “it is one of the best animals in the herd, but we’ll take fifteen hundred dollars for the cow.” » Shick clutched at his wife’s arm. Then they started across the fair ground toward the grandstand. For half an hour neither spoke. Then Shick broke the silence. He turned to his wife and In a meek voice said, “Say, wife, we know a good cow when we see one, don’t we?"

Finds a $367 “Roll” and Gets a 25-Cent Reward

DENVER, COLO—M. McGrath, a lifeguard at the Washington park bathing beach, found >367 in bank bills on the shore. With no thought of reward in his mind, he hastened to police headquarters >and reported his find. There

he learned the money was the property of a guest at the Argonaut hotel, who had lost his “roll’’ while bathing in the lake. “I spent about two-bits telephoning all over the city trying to locate the owner of that money,” said McGrath. "When I found him I hurried to his apartments and turned the big bunch of cash over to him, with never a thought of reward. “But he was so overcome with gratitude and joy, he insisted that I

be rewarded. He drew a dime and a quarter from his pocket and studied them for fully a minute. Finally he shoved the quarter toward me and cald: ’You deserve a reward.’ "He looked so ruefully at that two-bits 1 couldn’t bear to take Xi would have broken his heart, I am sura.” *

“You^ f) .mußt have seen me when 1 dropped it.” The H. S. M. said no, but with an accent that did not make it sound like a harsh word at alt “I knew it was yours,” he said, “because it just matched the color of your gown. I was much worried until I found you, for I know that the contents must be very valuable. Do not mention it at all. It has been reward enough to have returned these jewels

Shick and his wife drew mental plans of their suburban home they included a sketch of an ideal cow. In fact, they decided they would spend, if necessary, a hundred dollars for a cow, but it must look like a hundred dollars’ worth of cow. After they became settled in their new home they started out cow-shopping. They read the classified advertisements and canvassed Delaware county’s 12 townships. They saw a lot of cows, but none looked like the cow they wished.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

NOT all the coiffures that compel our admiration because their wearers look so well groomed are waved. Many women have the knack of arranging the hair prettily about the face, who have never made the acquaintance of the waving iron. Others curl only a small portion of the hair about the forehead and manage the rest without waving. A simple and very pretty coiffure, innocent of waves, is shown in the picture given here. In it the hair is combed to the top of the head, where it is coiled in a loose pointed knot and ornamented with large shell pins set with rhinestones. The hair about the face is dampened and drawn down at each side, forming two large waves, which are pinned to place with invisible wire pins. It is combed over the top of the ears and wire pins support it in two loose waves at each side of the face.

Source of the Current Fashions

BEFORE the clouds of war cast their ominous shadows, those creators of styles in Paris to whom the world of Fashion looks for new ideas, bad already launched some of their efforts. There is no gainsaying the wealth of ideas, the keenness of perception and the ingenuity of these authorities. In this country we look to Three beautiful costumes, which will bear the most careful scrutiny, are shown in the snapshots taken of French women which are reproduced £ere. From the crowns of their heads to the tips of their shoes every detail of their clothes shows the exercise of good taste in the employment of new ideas. * All the hats shown are of velvet with small soft crowns and wide brims. They are all sfmply trimmed, and they foreshadow the styles that may become fashions. Already the cape coat is an assured ■access. It is pictured here worn as part of a suit over a skirt which is plain except for plaitings which drape it to the figure. The coat and cape in one suggest a waistcoat at I the front and a full rippled cape from! the back. The garment is, in fact, a very clever evolution inasmuch as it introduces the waistcoat, the cape and the coat with wide revers, tn a one-piece garment

A Few Uncurled Coiffures

This style is adapted to a full and rather round face and is especially good for her who possesses a pretty forehead. Another pretty uncurled coiffure is arranged by means of a pompadour which extends entirely across the top of the head. When the front hair has been combed over the support required for the pompadour it is confined at the back with hairpins temporarily. A shallow part is made at the left side of the forehead and the hair combed toward the right, so that it sweeps across the brow. A curving shell comb is inserted to hold this hair in place. It extends from temple to temple. > The hair is fluffed over the ears and temples and held into position with Invisible wire pins. The back hair is arranged in a coil at the crown, or lower, according to its becomingness.

It is worn over a thin blouse having a very handsome, wide frill of lace about the neck, wired to stand up after the fashion of the medic! collar. The bag, gloves and uppers of the smart walking shoes are made to match the costume. > A remarkably clever skirt appears in the costume, of colored taffeta with embroidery on the bodice and at the foot of the front panel in the drapery. The underskirt is draped In about the ankles, suggesting the Turkish trouser inspiration. Over this is worn a short tunic cut with a long panel at the front The bodice has a round neck finished with a turnover collar of organdie. A surplice front is indicated in its drapery, although the opening is arranged at the right side. This is covered by bringing the silk from the right shoulder to the waist line at the left side. The back of the bodice is extended to form a short yoke at each side oftfae front, and the shoulders are rather long. The full sleeves are set in and wrinkled about the arms. The fronts of the draped bodice are extended to form a loose girdle about the waist. There is almost no definition of the waist line, which appears to be vanishing from our midst

JULIA BOTTOM LEY.

GOOD JOKES

MORE REMARKABLE. Rose had called, on her afternoon out, to see her friend Arabella. Arabella’s mistress had just purchased a parrot and Rose was much interested in the bird. “Birds is shore sensible,’’ she observed; “yo’ kin learn them anything. I uster work fbr a lady that had a bird in a clock, ah’ when it was time to tell de time ob day it uster come out an* say cuckoo just as many times as de time was!” “Go along! Yo doan’ say so!” said Arabella, incredulously. “Shore thing!” replied Rose. “An* de mos* wonderful part, was dat it was only a wooden bird, too!” —Harper’s Magazine.

Useful Art.

The man in the automobile duster and goggles confronted an artist painting a picture by the roadside. “Say,” said the motorist, “I’ll give you |5 for that picture just as it is. Don’t put another stroke to it.” “I am really flattered byjrour offer,” replied the artist, “but why not wait lintil the picture is finished?” “Can’t. I need the canvas to mend a busted tire with.”

Different Now.

The freshman from Georgia was discussing pronunciation with the coed from Cornell. “And,” queried the coed, “do you say ‘do’ for ‘door’ and ‘flo’ for ‘floor?’ ’ “No, indeedy," replied the young Georgian, emphatically, “I used to once, but I don’t any mo.’ ” —Woman’s Home Companion.

THE VERY IDEA.

Mr. Smithson-Sloane —Why do you want to go to these overcrowded summer resorts? You can be much more exclusive at some smaller place. Mrs. Smithson-Sloane —Who wants to be exclusive if nobody knows it?

Cheerful Assurance.

“You must have an easy life,” said the obtrusive passenger. The conductor grunted. “Don’t you have to do anything but collect fares?” v “Yes. Sometimes, when the road isn’t running so well, I have to turn in and help collect a few mangled remains.”

She Knew.

“You say he is very ill?” "Very ill, indeed, and his wife won’t permit anyone but herself to nurse hlip.” “She used to be a trained nurse.” “Oh, that accounts for it. She knows the danger there would be of his falling in love with his nurse.”

Mother’s Ultimatum.

“Mr. Timkins, I’ll bet you can’t guess what mother said when father telephoned her that he would bring you up to lunch?” “Why, no, Tommy. I can’t guess that. What did she say?” “She said, ‘Bring him if you want to, but he’s eaten his last jar of my plum preserves! ’”

To Be Determined.

“Lady,” said Plodding Pete, “is that dog going to take a bite out of me?” “Can’t you see he has a good disposition?” snapped the woman. “He began to wag his tail as soon as he set eyes on you.” “I know it. But is he wagging his tall because he’s friendly or because he’s hungry?"

Embryonic Sagacity.

“What do you think the lawyer’s son asked his teacher when he was told for punishment he must stay fn and write two sentences which would require a quarter of an hour each?” ' “What did he ask?” “If his teacher couldn't make the sentences concurrent”

Sarcasm.

“I’m sending this communication to a»>editor. Would you write him that if it is too long he might cut it down to suit himself?” “Indeed, I should. If you didn’t mention it, such an idea would never occur to him.”

Her Way.

“Did you see where a judge decided that a wife cannot sue for wages?” "Any fool knows that who has a wife. She doesn’t sue for wages, she Just takes ’em.”

HARD WORK.

First Stork —You look bad. Don’t you need a vacation? Second Stork —Yes. That last youngster I brought was a terror. He wanted me to land* him on the moon and bawled because I wouldn’t let him pull the tail of a comet. I’m just about all in.

Not on the Map.

Mrs. Malaprops has a modern prototype in the person of a jolly South side matron who, although she has not received a thorough education, never allows that to interfere with her conversation. While visiting in Washington, D. C., recently, the local young .woman was introduced to a dark-skinned diplomat who Informed her that he was a Peruvian. “Is that possible,” gushed the young matron, “and what kind U-of weather have you been having

Supervision.

“I never know where my husband Is,” said the unhappy-looking woman. “Oh, well,” replied the neighbor, who had called around to sympathise, “you have the same comfort that I have. You know your husband is not going to break the law and get into serious difficulty.” “I’m not so sure that I don’t wish John were more reckless. If they put him in jail, I’d at least know exactly how he spends his. evenings.”

Moral Obliquity.

“I am afraid baseball is a bad game,” said grandmother, severely. “Here I’ve ben reading about a player who was found out to be a thief.” “Why, grandma," cried her "fan” grandson, "what do you mean by that? Nobody in that team you were reading about is a thief.” “This one is,’ asserted grandmother, stoutly. “The paper says they caught him stealing bases, whatever they are.”

Where the Sand Comes From.

Church —From the fact that the teeth in the skull of prehistoric man that have been found in Europe from time to time are much worn a French scientist has drawn the conclusion that they lived upon food much contaminated with sand. Gotham —Sure, they must have had ’ the same kind of grocer’s sugar then that we get now.

Oh, Yes.

“Pop!” . “Yes, my son.” “This paper says a fool is bom every minute.” “Yes, my boy.” "And does the stork bring them, too?”

WOULDN’T TELL.

Jiggson—They say old Koyne has untold wealth. Wiggson—Yes; so the tax collector was telling nfft

Contagious.

Yes, money is filthy hicre: There’s no mistaking that. Let’s call a twenty dollar bill A billion microbe mat.

Victimized by Changing Times.

“Now, then, Cousin Emma, let me give you a bit off the breast.” “Yes, please. I should like to taste that, for in my young days they always gave it to the grown-ups and now they keep it for the children, so I’ve always missed it.” —Punch.

Playing Safe.

“Who is the author of that novel you are reading?" “There is no name given.” "Due to modesty, I suppose.” w "No, fear, I should call IL”