Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1912 — Page 3

ABOUT as much ostrich trimming Is sold these days, made up by manufacturers into fancy forms (that is, into decorations differing from the simple plume) as in the regular ostrich plumes which we have known so long. Nothing is or will be, more beautiful than the full, soft, slightly-curled ostrich .plume, known as the French plume, and when one is buying good ostrich, with a view to using it for some time, the French plume is the best Investment. But when one is looking more for novelty than for long service, unequaled decorations are to be found in the displays of fancy ostrich. Besides the new forms, the wreaths and pompons, spirals, crowns and dusters,- fancy ostrich gives the manufacturer wonderful opportunities in color combinations and in shadings. We shall continue to have novelties made of ostrich stock, because of these advantages and because so much stock not otherwise available will work up into effective fancy pieces. Three examples are shown here of hats trimmed with fancy ostrich pieces. As a rule each piece is a complete trimming for a shape and simplifies things for the trimmer. The big black velvet hat, with

SUITABLE FOR BRIDE

DAINTY APRONS THE FEATURE OF A RECENT SHOWER. Young Wife Just Beginning Housekeeping Would Be Especially Pleased With a Variety of # These Useful Articles. One of the phases of a bridal shower rained down upon a girl last week was a variety of aprons for every kind of occasion which a young housewife who is beginning housekeeping without a maid might possibly meet. ” The kitchen aprons included sturdy ginghams of traditional blue and white check and cooking aprons of white duck with and without pipings and trimmings of colored linen and figured percale. But even these homely utilities to a one were fitted at the hips to avoid every appearance of bungle , and not one among them waa. gathered into the band in the primitive fashion. Every kitchen apron had a bib of some sort. Most of these went around the neck and covered practically every part of the waist. Some of the kitchen aprons were accompanied by cuffs, and one pair of aprons supposed to be used for sweeping was matched up not only with cuffs but with cap. Somebody suggested saucily that the dust cloths ought to be made en suite too. dne of the coquettish members of the useful group was made of two India print squares—big bandanas would have done if the recipient had not been of substantial proportions. One square was employed for the skirt part and was used cornerwise, with the top corner cut off to give shapeliness at the band. This corner was used for a pocket. The other square was used for the tfro and the band, the square being cut into two triangular pieces with a bias strip left from the center for the band. These were used In an old cross-over way, with the square points falling over the tops of the arms and the sharp points going into the band at the back and front. This apron is to be slipped on. when a ftttle company supper or luncheon is to be prepared before guests. ▲ very practical idea which cropped out in looking over the display in the Kiri's room later was the nee of big

Ostrich Trimming

slightly drooping brim, shows what | may be called a tall shaft of white ostrich which reminds one of the work of the frost more than anything else. If a small fountain were suddenly clutched by the cold and made solid in the fraction of a second we might expect some such white and fragile mass of feathery ends. Against the rich black of velvet in the hat, it makes a superb show, startling and new, but also elegant. A bell-shaped hat of sealskin shows a bouquet of short full ostrich tips in white. There are just a dozen of these beauties in the cluster. Nothing could be made more simple, but even so the hat* is unsurpassed as a work of milliner’s art. The shape is perfect and the decoration exactly in harmony. A less pretentious hat of gray felt shows a plain flat coilar of velvet and a swirl of shaded ostrich, in which there are glimpses of cerise. The ostrich fibers are long and curled at the ends. Different tones of gray are beautifully combined with cerise, which appears to be veiled by them. Less gray and more cerise appear as the eye climbs the spiral and there is a point of the vivid, color at the end. This is a fine model for a suit hat.

JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

eyelets in the ends ot short bands —■ bands too short to quite reach around the waist, and in these eyelets there was threaded ribbon which tied across the spaee between the two ends of the bands. These eyelets are sometimes used in a band which goes just around the waist and a ribbon threading through them is tied in a big bow which serves the double purpose of holding the apron on and making a decoration. A little black silk apron fussed up with-tiny ruffles edged with black silk lace and little pockets with bows of tinted ribbon was another of the frivolities. It was as quaint as if it had stepped out of a cedar chest unopened until now since the civil war.

Has No Limit.

“Advertising,” said the thinker, “is & good deal like making love to a widow.” “What’s the answer?” queried the dense person. f “It can’t be dverdone,” answered the thinker. ! k M

Transparent Dresses.

Borne of the n?w evening dresses are transparent, having onljr a lining of mousseline. In fact, all of them are made on a mousseline foundation. With such dresses the lingeries must be dainty and fresh always, for all can be seen. Some fashionables in Paris are having long princess linings of clinging satin, and these are generally white. But in color they are fully as nice and change each dress somewhat, since the color is suggested through. It is air a very extrava j gant style, but Roman’s dress this year is far from simple or cheap. The princess foundations in flesh color are practical, and many of that kind are now being ordered.

A Quarter Century Before the Public Over five million samples given away each year. The constant and increasing sales from samples, proves the genuine merit of Alien’s Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder to be -shaken into the shoes for Corns, Bunions, Aching, Swollen, Tender feet. Sample FREE. Address, A. S. Olmsted, Ldßoy, N. Y.

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THE AMERICAN HOME

Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 178 West Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., and only •nclose two-cent stamp for reply.

The accompanying illustrations show a concrete house design, which, although simple and Inexpensive, can be made exceedingly attractive. The lower portions of this house, the foundations and first story walls, are made of concrete blocks of uniform size; and right here is where a most artistic and interesting effect can be obtained by means of a proper surface finish on these blocks. The concrete block industry has passed through a number of years of experimentation. It has suffered at the hands of inexperienced block makers whose product has been used by amateur and unskilled house designers, the result in general being a poor building material used in an awkward and Inappropriate way. The little block men have talked “cheapness” until this fine material was in danger of becoming discredited for anything but cheap work. The recent “cement shows” have proved conclusively, however, that there have been giant strides in the concrete block industry, both in the manufacture of the blocks and in the methods of flushing them, and of using them in modern constrtictlon. The complaint has been made that blocks absorb so much water that any house made of them is always very damp. At several of the exhibits, however, demonstration concrete blocks were made showing an absorption of less than one per cent, which is much less than the standard grades of brick and building stone. These blocks were made with a very wet mlvture and were put under great

pressure in the molds by simple, me chanical means. The business-like equipment used for compressing these blocks allowed a comparatively lean mixture to be used, resulting in the low cost block, but the extreme pressure compacts the material to such an extent that it is as nearly Impervious to water as any building material can be. The complaint has also been made against concrete blocks that they are Inartistic and uninteresting In appearance. And It must be admitted that the pld-fashloned, Imitation, rock

First Floor Plan.

face finish deserved most of the hard things said about It The blocks that are now being made, however, are finished In an infinite variety of ways. There are faces with pebbles showing of different sizes and colors; there are faces formed of variously colored sands; there are marble dust faces and crushed granite faces. In fact, by the simple process of selecting the material to produce the surface finish desired and then deposit-

Wm A.RADFORD EDITOR

‘■*B it in a half-inch layer next the face plate of the block machine, any one of the unique and artistic surface finishes is easily obtained. One of the mott interesting of these surface finishers is produced with fine pebbles, one-eighth to one-quarter inches in size. A layer of the mixture , containing these pebbles is placed a quarter to a half inch thick next the face plate of the mold with the ordinary concrete block mixture filling the remainder. The intense pressure is applied-and the block removed. The end of the first day the

Second Floor Plan.

face of the block is scrubbed with a wire or fiber brush which brushes away a part of the cement and sand, leaving the pebbles exposed. The surface is then brightened by being washed ov»r lightly with water to

which a small amount of muriatic acid has been added. As these pebbles are of all different colors and shapes the interesting character of this surface finish can be easily imagined; yet one has to see a wall of these blocks to really appreciate the beauty and char acter of this material. With material of this kind a house would not need to be elaborate nor decorated in any way to attract favorable attention. In fact, square cut, ■imple designs are most effective for work of this kind. This keeps the cost down, for It Is the towers and angles, bay windows and fancy porches, complicated roofs, etc., that run into money In building, without making any reasonable return in the way of conveniences or utility. This house is almost square in its general outline, being 22 feet 8 Inches wide by 28 feet 8 Inches. It has a simple gable roof, the slope of the roof being toward the front. A low dormer window breaks the llpe of this roof. A simple square porch projects In front The concrete block wall from grade to the second floor line is designed to have one of these attractive surface finishes. The second story harmonizes with this; yet is lighter In effect. Cement plaster on wood lath, divided Into panels In English half-timber style Is used for the second, story. The whole building has the appearance of durability and comfort. It would certainly be a desirable addition to any neighborhood. The floor plans will show the convenient arrangement of this house. The first floor is nicely laid out with large living room, and dining-room, kitchen, stair hall, etc. There are three good sized bedrooms and bath on the second floor. The cost of this house, using first-class materials and workmanship throughout Is Estimated at $2,500.

Precept Upon Precept.

"How dare you, sir!" exclaims the beauteous creature, after the methodical young man has kissed her. “Why, didn’t you just agree with me when I said that I believed in *a place for everything and everything in Its place’!”—Chicago Evening Post.

Michigan Lands.

SPECIAL PULLMAN CAR EXCURSIONS TO THE SWIGART TRACT. MANY FARMERS from the north and central states are going to Michigan’s most progressive district, where new towns are rapidly growing up and a thriving community is being established. This district is in Maeon, Manistee and Lake counties, in a large tract of land unusually well located. . It is known as the Swigart Tract and men familiar with conditions in Michigan recognize that in this district an agricultural development is going on that Is more rapid than has ever been seen in the State.

SPECIAL ADVANTAGES that are drawing to the Swigart Tract more settlers than to any other part of the Wolverine State are: That the tract lies in the center of Michigan’s Famous Fruit Belt and is especially adapted for fruit growing, the lands being just near enough to derive the greatest benefit from Lake Michigan’s influence; mild, even climate; local markets, including Ludington and Manistee with over 30,000 combined population, on the edge of the tract; surroundings of a well settled country; four lines of railroads; products delivered by steamships to Chicago and Milwaukee over night; schools and churches throughout the tract; home conditions ideal; one thousand 4fiacre pieces to select from. THE SWIGART TRACT is the place for the renter to .come who no longer wants to pay out the bulk of his earnings in rent where lands are so high priced that they can be owned by the wealthy alone. It is the place for the man to come who wants to work for himself. Nowhere can one find lands for sale at $lO to $35 per acre that can be made to so quickly produce a living. DO YOU WANT a productive piece of farm land that will support you in plenty while you build it up into a property becoming constantly more valuable, then buy in the Swigart Tract. There’s where your money will go the farthest. For $lO to SSO down and $5 to $lO per month you can buy 40 acres.

For literature and full particulars apply to GEORGE W. SWIGART, Owner, 1249 First National Bank Bldg., Chicago or his agent, gg*-.

C. J. DEAN, Rensselaer, Indiana.

Bicycle and Motorcycle Repairing. I have opened up a bicycle and motorcycle repair ehop In the' old Goddard building three doors south of the Rensselaer Garage, on Front street, and solicit your patronage. Willi keep tires and other supplies on hand.—JAME 6 C. CLARK. ts The Drover’s Journal With The Democrat. The Democrat has just completed clubbing arrangements with The Drover’s Journal, Chicago, whereby we can offer that excellent stock paper daily, with The Democrat, for $4.50 per year; twlce-a-week (Monday and Thursday) $2.75; once-a-week (Thursday) $2.25. Understand this applies to full yearly subscriptions. If you are a stockman you know what the Drover’s Journal is, and by subscribing through The Democrat you get both The Democrat and Journal for almost the price of the Journal alone. What We Never Forget according to science, are the things associated with our early home life, such as Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, that mother or grandmother used to cure our burns, boils, scalds, sores, skin eruptions, cuts, sprains or bruises Forty years of cures prove its merit Unrivaled for piles, corns or cold sores. Only 25 cents at A. F. Long’s.

THE PROGRESSIVE “HOPE.”

—Kotten in Now York World.

While you are buying the farm, if you should die, it will be deeded to your family free from any further payments. 1 PEOPLE ARE FINDING OUT that probably never agaip will such good lands be offered at such low prices and on such low terms and the large numbers going to the Swigart Tract make it necessary to run Special Pullman Cars to take care of them —always one car and often two cars—-twice each month, for ten months of the year. The people have learned that conditions here are right. The lands are tried and proven. THE FIRST TWO • SPECIAL PULLMAN CAR EXCURSIONS to the Swigart Tract Ivill leave Chicago Tuesday noons, March 19 and 26. Bo at. Swigart’s Chicago offices at 11 a. m., on either date. Round trip from Chicago $5, rebated on purchase. Teams and guides free. Back in Chicago Thursday or Friday 7 a. m. GET THE LITERATURE PUBLISHED about Michigan’s Farm Lands and a large map. They will be mailed to you free for the asking drop a postal for them. You will then be able to verify the facts when you make the short trip to see the tract. Summer resort lots on beautiful Crystal Lake; residence and business lots in two new towns that are building on the main line of P. M. railroad. 10-acre tracts especially selected near towns and just right for truck, fruit-growing and poultry.

Rosebud Farm and Mill, two miles east of Parr Phone 507B (Jasper Co.) Rensselaer Exchange, P. O. Parr, Ind. Get your Graham flour and Corn Meal at Ed Rhoads’ or the Depot Grocery, Rensselaer; Geo. W. Markin & Son’s General Store, Pleasant Grove; W. L. Wood, Farmers’ Supply House; Chas. Greenlee’s General Store, Parr, and Warren Zellers’ General Store, Aix, Ind. SatiEi'action guaranteed. —AMOS H. ALTER & SON.

: . FARMERS’ MUTUAL I INSURANCE AiSSOCIATION ► Of Benton, White and * Jasper Counties ► ' ■ . o—-• ' ’ Represented by ; MARION I. ADAMS , Rensselaer, Indiana ► : * CYCLONE INSURANCE < > Am also agent for the State Mutual, which insures against < ► cyclones, wind and hail.

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