Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1911 — Page 2

FASHINGS of the MOMENT

NEW YORK. Rich material, beautiful color and superb trimmings characterize the season’s modes as a whole; but it is in the province of the evening frock that the Qualities are most impressively in evidence. There the artist In dress is least hampered by limitations, can give bis fancy freest rein. Women will take longer chances on an evening frock than upon a costume for daytime wear. Artificial light is kind. .One can wear the trying, the gorgeous, the audacious more successfully under its friendly rays than in the glare of day and. too. it brings out effects of color, of luster, of brilliancy which do not respond to daylight. Afternoon toilettes will be handsome enough in all conscience, but a study of the evening frocks and cloaks brought over by the importers Bets the feminine mind adrift among vague reminiscences of old Egyptihn splendor, of Arabian Nights tales, of Venetian and Genoese glories. And yet Cleopatra or Scheherazade or any one of the Venetian or Genoese ladies would find this season’s growns as surprising as do modern women, for this Is a very fin de siecle Orientalism Poiret has produced and the Egyptian mummy silhouette isn’t the real thing and the Genoese velvet and Venetian brocade effects are wedded to that silhouette in a fashion that would amaze any Titian great lady. At their extreme the new modes are weird to the point of wild fantasy, but even at their weirdest they are interesting and if one can divest oneself of conservative and accidental preju-

dices, they have elements of beauty And then the extremes are after all the exceptions The average woman is extravagant, has perhaps an overdeveloped love of the vanities, but is conservative rather than daring in matters of dress. She will be as superb as she can afford to me, but she will not attempt the original, and this conservatism influencing and chastening the vaulting fancy of the Parisian designer has brought about a satisfactory state of things in the matter of smart evening clothes. To be sure, there is Poiret. No agreement of feminine opinion or prejudice can put bit and bridle upon his hourly haunted brain, but Poiret models are for the few and though he has influenced all the world of fashion few there be with money and conviction to follow unhesitatingly where he leads. It is interesting, this Poiret cult. It will be treated at some other time, but now for a discussion of evening

Charming Simplicity.

frocks of the possible sort —frocks that are enormously chic, yet far enough from the extremes to- please the woman of conservative fastidiousness. The models sketched , for this page are all, of this class, all turned out fcjr. piaster artists, all charming; yet even !a elegant of the frocks there is nothing of. the bizarre or the spectacular. Many of the new evening frocks are exceedingly simple in line. A straight falling or slightly draped tunic surmounts a clinging narrow under robe and some sort of fichu drapery softehs

the bodice. Beyond that, color scheme and material furnish originality and charm and the completed whole is extremely likeable if not dazzling or striking.

There are Ibvely things in white as well "as in color—mose attractive white evening frocks than people, have been accustomd to see in recent seasons. There are quantities of white and black or black and white, too, though black and silver seems to have been substituted largely for the more hackneyed black and white.

Of this last combination one finds innumerable examples, not all successful to be sure, but In the main admirable. Two of the frocks in the large sketch are illustrative of the possibilities in this line, and both-are really artistic and admirable gowns of pronounced distinction without blare of trumpeting color. One has for its foundation a supple cloth of silver which gleams softly through a veiling of net embroidered exquisitely ail over in fine silver touched lightly with jet —one of the marvelous cobwebby embroidered nets which are among the wonders of the new materials. This net falls smooth ly over the silver cloth in straight, narrow, unbroken lines; but over it 1s a drapery of exquisite black Chan-

Chiffon on Velvet.

tilly lace held at the bust by a great bow of black tulle and drawn loosely back at each* side to fall in a gradually narrowing pointed train at the back. The short sleeves, too. are of the black lace. Only a skillful artist can handle drapery successfully and many of the ; evening models that have a simple air owe their cachet to unerring certainly in the management of drapery. One tunic is perhaps superposed upon another and another upon that, yet the lines and tones are Mended into a harmonious whole, with no effect of patchwork. The disastrous results of an attempt at such effects by a bungling hand may be seen wherever cheap, pretentious models are gathered together, but the great Frenchmen are reueling in an opportunity of handling such wonderful fabrics as this generation has not before known. Silver lace of all kinds, silver embroideries of all kinds are used In the black and silver combinations. For instance the breadth of silver lace swathing tunic fashion a black satin frock from a great Parisian house is a curious open design of silver net and cording of • silver cloth, dull in tone, superb in workmanship, extraordinarily effective, bordered on one edge by deep fringe. It forms or covers the entire left side of the decollette bodice and the right side of the bodice is entirely of pale pink chiffon draped fichuwise over the shoulder and bordered by very narrow fringe corresponding with the wide fringe of the tunic. All of the famous makers have a liking for a touch of pale pink chiffon or t#ile about the bodice of the black evening frock and indeed with bodices other than black. Frequently this chair, or flesh pink, is so used that it gives from a distance a rather startling effect of extreme decolletage to a frock which is in. reality discreetly high; but this is not always the case and there is no denying that the soft delicate pin’: softens the pronounced color tone of the frock where it nears the face more subtly and quite as becomingly as the white or Cream to which women have been more accustomed.

There was exhibited the other day a Worth! evening frock in b T ack velvet of exquisite quality, which despite the fact that, the model was not more than five minutes out of the packing case showed not a sign of crushing or wrinkling, so supple and beautiful was it. Success in this case was largely a matter of rmaterial and line, for the clinging velvet skirt was devoid of trimming save where It rose to meet the flesh tint tulle of the bodice just below the bust line. There it was handsomely embroidered in large .brilliants and brilliants gleamed in single lines along the edges of the decolletage and sleeve draperies. * The train of this frock toward the bottom fell quite separate from the frock, as is so often the case this season, and was square and rather narrow, the edge being softened by. a full ruche-like frill of what looked like Bilk mousseline.

OLD TESTAMENT TIMES BROOKLYN TABERNACLE BIBLE STUDIES.

A GREAT REFORMER. Ezra’s Methods Criticized Unjustly. Ezra viii, 15-36—Nov. 19 "The hand of our God it upon all them for good that seek Hitt.” eZRA was a learned Jew who beaded a great reformation movement. As God’s agent he was largely responsible for the maintenance of the Jewish faith and nation. His family had been amongst the many carried captive by Nebuchadnezzar. Ezra, imbued with a spirit of religious fervor based upon faith in God and His promises to Israel. headed another company bound for Jerusaiem —seventy-eight years after the return of the exiles.

The Jews evidently were prosperous In Babylon, and their exile, for a time at least, led them to earnest study of

the Law and the Prophets. These were vexed as they from time to time heard of the poverty of their brethren in Jerusalem, and that matters religious were not prosperous there, and the rebuilding of the temple which represented Divine presence with the na-

tion was but poorly served. Deeply in earnest for a revival of the true religion, Ezra laid the matter before a representative in Babylon and before the Persian king, with favorable results. Large donations were made for the repairs to the temple and the institution of itS worship upon a proper basis, and in general to help the interests of the Jewish cause in Jerusalem. The donations of gold and silver totaled a little more than two million dollars, and the number of persons who volunteered to be of the company was about seventeen hundred. “In All Thy Ways Acknowledge Him.” The beginning of the journey with fasting and prayer gives us an insight Into Ezra's power and efficiency. “God was with him”—he walked with God. he sought to know and to do the Divine will. Surely it is in vain that any would attempt to serve the Lord and yet neglect to humble themselves before Him and to make request for His blessing and guidance. We submit that fasting and prayer and earnest desire to know and to do the Lord’s will are far more efficacious for good than are large donations of money. Perhaps there has been too great a tendency on the part of many to leave ont the matter of religious work at home and abroad save along financial lines, forgetful, in part at least, that they labor in vain unless the Lord grant His blessing. The fact that notwithstanding our wonderful financial efforts during the past century there are today twice as many heathen as there were a century ago. should take us to the Lord in prayer to assure ourselves regarding the meaning of the prayer He taught us—“ Thy Kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is done in heaven." 'Seeing the futility of our efforts to I bring about heavenly conditions on | earth ought to lead all of God’s ear- ; nest children to search His Word and [ to see whether or not it teaches that [the second coming of Messiah is to I unite to Himself His “elect" Church as His Bride and then to establish the Kingdom which will bind Satan and overthrow sin and death. The Way of Transgressors. Ezra and his party reached Jerusa-

Preparations for Messiak's kingdom.

perity of which has so long been foretold.

Ezra soon found that many Jews were inter marrying with their heathen neighbors, and that a condition of things prevailed which if continued would mean the corruption of the nation to which God had given the promise of national continuity, and th? promise that ultimately He would use i them as a nation for the sending ont of the light and truth which He has promised shall yet bless all the families of the earth.

A general assembly or convocation' of Israelites was called for and held to consider this matter of mixed marriages and the requirements of the Law. and any failing to be represented were notified that they would be in danger of being counted out,of the congregation, as aliens. It was a time of weeping and sorrow and distress amongst the people as they realized that conformity to the Divine Law would mean the breaking of family ties. The Divine Law had been broken and now the penalty was to be felt. The way of the transgressors was hard.

After a century of missionary efforts.

lem in safety after a journey of exactly, four months. As great a distance can be covered in less than four days with our modern conveniences. which surely seem to be precursors of the glorious Messianic Epoch, the wonderful pros-

FIN E $350.00 PIANO To be given away by The Democrat ABSOLUTELY FREE This beautiful $350 piano will be given away to the person receiving the most votes in The Democrat subscription contest, opened Monday, July 17. The contest will close Saturday, December 23, 1911. -. • ' . . ' .• ■ Description of Piano “BANNER UPRIGHT GRAND” PIANO, standard size, and weighs boxed for shipping, over 800 pounds. The back of the piano is built with 6 posts, 3% inches wide and 4 inches deep. The wrest plank is made of rock maple, covered with cross band, 14-inch veneer so that tne piano will stay in tune. Th'j plate or scale is full iron plate. case is made in mahogany, with double cross band veneer inside and outside to prevent warping or splitdag. The action is a first class repeating action with muffler rail ittachment on the same. Three pedals of the latest design. Warranted by manufacturer for ten years.

Additional Prizes Besides this elegant high grade piano, two other fine prizes are to be given away. To the person receiving the second highest number of votes, D. M. Worland will give a fine $35 FREE Sewing Machine with handsome 6-drawer, drop-head case, and the best sewing machine made in the world; guaranteed for life. Also G. J. Jessen, the Jeweler, will give an elegant silver set, consisting of 24 pieces—6 each of knives, forks, tablespoons and teaspoons, all in handsome silk-lined case and warranted for 20 years. » Piano, Sewing Machine and Silver Set Now on Exhibition The piano is now on exhibition in D. M. Worland’s furniture store on Van Rensselaer Street, two doors north of The Democrat office, ans can be seen and tried by any one at any time. Call around and see it. The Banner 7 Upright Grand will compare favorably with the very best and highest grade pianos made, and is guaranteed for ten years. The person who is successful in this contest will secure one of the finest instruments in the county. The Sewing Machine is also on exhibition at Mr. Worland’s and the Silver Set at Jessen’s Jewelry Store. How to Secure the Votes Every renewal subscription of $1.50 to The Jasper County Democrat, will entitle the subscriber to 1500 votes; each new subscription, 3,000 votes. Every issue of The Democrat until the close of the contest, December 23, 1911, will contain a couf>on good for five votes. Arrangements have been made with a number of the merchants whereby coupons good for one hundred votes will be given with every dollar’s worth of cash purchase. The following merchants now have the coupons on hand: ■*»-. The Following Stores Have Certificates Rensselaer Merchants Merchants Outside of Rensselaer CLEVE EGER, Hardware Remington C. EARL DUVALL, Clothing and Gents Fur- PECK’S DRUG STORE nishings WORDEN’S HARNESS SHOP D. M. WORLAND, Furniture and Rugs SPENCER’S JEWELRY STORE, B. F. FENDIG, Drug Store Parr SAM FENDIG, Dry Goods T , ~ MRS. MARY MEYER-HEALY, Millinery w - L - WOOD, General Merchandise SCOTT BROS., Harness Aix HOME GROCERY, Groceries AIX STORE r General Merchandise JESSEN, the Jeweler Surrey DEPOT GROCERY, Groceries SURREY STORE, General Merchandise B. N. FENDIG, Exclusive Shoe Dealer . CA. ROBERTS, Buggies, Wagons and Corn * Virgie Hsrevters. REED’S --GENERAL STORE All these coupons, whether they are obtained with subscriptions of The Democrat, with purchases at the store or are clipped from the papers, must be returned to tjie office within x ten days of the date on the coupon and will be counted for the lady whose name is writ* ten on the blank line of the coupon. Coupons will not be given with subscriptions during this contest where the amount is less than $1.50. % Address all correspondence pertaining to this contest and make all remittances payable f to I The | Jasper County Democrat I ' Rensselaer, Indiana

XOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT For County Farm Supplies. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County. Indiana, will on Monday, December 4 th, 1911, receive sealed bids up* to 12 o’clock noon, for furnishing groceries, dry goods and meat for the use of County Poor Asylum. All bids to be accompanied by bond and affidavit as provided by law. ' The Board reserves the right to any and all bids. By order of the Board of Commissioners Jasper County, Indiana. JA-MjMpC LEATHERMAX, Jasper County.

NOTICE OF BRIDGE LETTING. No. 1874. Notice is hereby given that on Monday, December 4th, 1911, the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, will receive seated proposals, for the construction of a Steel Bridge in Barkley Township across the Jungles-Davis Ditch in the center Section Five (5), Township 30, Range 6. Said bridge to be built according to plans and specifications on file in the Auditor’s Office. Same to be 45 feet long and 16 feet roadway. All bids to be accompanied by bond and affidavit as required by and to be on file by 2 o’clock

of said date. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana. JAMES X. LEATHERMAX, Auditor Jasper county. J. E. Parker, 2021 No. 10th 3t„ Ft. Smith, Ark, says that he had taken many kinds of kidney medicine, but did not get better until he took Foley Kidney Pills. No matter, how long you have had kidney trouble, you will find quick and permanent benefit by the use of Foley Kidney Pills. Start taking them now.—A. F. Long.