The Detroit News (Detroit, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1928 Page: 3 of 8
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r>i^ DETROIT SE
1C PATCHWORK SPORTS COATS?
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CHAPTER VIII—Continued
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“Keep alt cad of ine.“ I dlrwifd
*We ra almost al ttie nio tb of ib«
««?nsinr trw rnttTB tr ct ir br~
Krotu tl>e opposite hank if llif crqefc
cam* a demoniac about, a'd I brlitifd
wa had bffo liihial Yet tha cry •»
different from a discovery-call. If
waa too ferocious They had come
upoo tha scalped Frenchman amt
were voicing ihefr rage I atn coo
vUtced the dead man served us well
by slowlpg up the pursuit until wa
bad entered ^ mu*:**! spelling. In the
Middle of which stood Frazier's cab
In. Tha girt gasped and et molded
and I almost fetl over her. Omv more
I picked her up. this time carrying
ber cradled In my arms and then
threw all iny energy Into toy leu*
Howls of triumph sounded In the
woods behind me and on my rigid
liuns were Bred, hut I heard no sound
cf the lend
“I'm all right I Let me down I*' she
begged.
But the goui whs too near. The nu
ages begun to show at the end of the
woods Just ns we gullied the door
wltb me yelling for Fraalei to o|ien
for us. There was uo res|M>use and
my heurt sank as I pictured a locked
door and the savages doing it' to
death while we made a last tight, Th.-n
my heart beat high ns I beheld the
rawhide latch string. In anollier mo-
ment we were Inside and I was thrust-
ing my long rllle through s loophole.
I spoiled a brawny Huron a* he wus
scrambling bark to cover.
“You're powerful strong. mister/-
I surveyed
With the dour m ured
the opening from the real Itstpnole
Something hrouse on the gram, a <h»s
eu nets from the forest, attracted ui>
attention and finally resolved itself
Into an Indian.
“tfuick with a gun!“ I told hei
"There's one oul there m the grass.'
Bite sprung to my side with ui)
ride- and gave a gluucu. uud limn auid :
“La mister I He won’t hurt nobody
That waa my first stud when you was
gone for water.”
“My heurt stopped ihmiihIIm* alien
you went with them kettles." she
whispered, sinking her eyes very fust
"There was no •lunger We must
have water. Wi It he choking with
CAVE the pieces! Do not throw
^ Hway even the tiniest scrap of
.silk or velvet, for pntchworfc ta
no longer confined to the realm of
quilt and saelr. Kad ta. patch-
work has qualified as one of the
mode’s chief allies In the Held of
for Instance.
costume design,
there are the patchwork sports ■
hats which are so modernistic |
looking and so colorl.il. Cubes
and squares, oblongs nod diamonds of
silk, or doth and even leather, are
aewed together it* form the crown of
these nobby s|>oris huts. The brim
Is Visually of felt «»t fubrlc stitched
mw-and-row. Any woman who has
the knack ot “doing things" with
needle and thread cuu make one of
these hats, and they repay for all the
effort they cost, for that Is shout si!
they do cost since bits of silks fur
olsh the material.
Here's uhother way of accomplish
lug a hat modernistic as to color and
design. Instead of sewing scraps of
-iiiterial together wltb opaque colors
paint futuristic cubes and squares
and conventional motifs, ranging
them In colorful confusion somewlmf
with the effect of stained glass. Try
It I You will take great pride and
pleasure In such a unique and modish
hat.
The handsome multi-colored patch-
work quilts which grandmother used
to make (yes. call them “crazy” quilts
If you will but the mode "refers to
speak of the new-vogue patchwork ef-
fects as modernistic or futuristlr)
are sow the Inspiration for a clever
top coot such aa Is here pictured
Young women are wearing Just such
with their simple sports frocks.
The process of making a coat after
the style of the one shown here Is
simple. Cut a muslin or sateen foun
dntlon after a selected cost pattern
Then sew on the patches as one would
on a quilt Mock. If one could “auve
up" enough sheer velvet pieces, a gor
geoua coat could he made thereof.
A cunning deeveless Jacket (seen In
the oval) can be made of French
Striking originality la expressed la
the myrtadi of feather hats which ere
crowding la upon the autumn mil-
linery picture. One of the very latest
models is the helmet made entirely
of guinea hen feathers with little rose-
colored shellacked wings darting oaf
•extremely wes fable. la fact Just
the thing to top one of those lovely
colorful velvet ensembles which fash-
ion prescribes for early fall, are the
“coiffure” toqtes (they lit the bend
tike S skull cup). A single round
hackle pad forms the top crown with
a wide side band of curled ostrich as
treated as to lay very flat and orderly.
Tin toque of all-over postec. die
feathers, aa shown In the center of
the group In this picture. Is particu-
larly favored by the smart Parlstenau.
The glossy black of the died plumage
Is very effective.
Pretty pastel-colored toques like
the one to the left ere also very much
In evidence. This fall, typos similar
to this In beige and the new rennet
shades, also rich greene, reds, browns
and blues, will bold forth in grant
number.
Feathers express the unlqne. when
need In a trimming way. te as great
a degree aa do the all-feather hats.
See the unusual feather novelty which
so enhances the felt shape "Ictured to
the right a the top. The curved per
tlon resting oo the hat le of Iridescent
feathers tipped with a bright brown
wing effect.
Pasted feather birds are one of the
outstanding new Iteaae among ae-
tumn mllllne*? trimmings, la the pic-
ture they trim a hat of handsaws
Moral Moral" 8ha Cried
thirst before night. And It they set
the root afire—"
“I ltu»«." she quietly mild. TCal'Iate
I'll be loading tlml pistol. It diwHi
most mortal.”
Leaving her to stand wntch. I se
cured the muskets from the wall and
rummaged the trader's stock until I
had found |iowder anil bullets. I loud
ed the weapon* mill set them aside
On a shelf 1 found a stnull quiiiillty ol
smoked meat, tough aa hit-lcor) hurk
yet a food one could mnnnge to rliew
I fold the girl to eat chile I took her
place al a loophole.
“I'm thtnktng." the girt renmrked—
the brunch of a tree moved slightly
snd I watched It suspiciously—"I'm
thinking there's more'll one way to
•top a hre.” she weof on. raising hei
voice to attract niy attention
“I'm thinking there’s an Indian
climbing a tree, but I can t see any
thing to shoot at.” I grumbled. “If It
would only rain!“
“I'm light and spry as a cat. ano
there wouldn't he any danger.” sh.
continued.
“What’s on your mind, little worn
an?” I asked without lurulug fron
crisp and delicious
Ho Omght «• it Hmppy
•When two people like the same
things their minted Ufa te bound bo
he happy." sighed the romantic gtaf.
“Well, yon and Herbert ought bo
bo happy," remarked ber friend, who
wanted Herbert and didn’t get him. *1
know you love him. and I notion ha te
very fond of hlnmelt"—Answers, Lea*
tile loophole.
“These contra ptlou* hides le on m>
mind uiost heuvy. If we could use
ein they'd save what water we ve got."
Now I wiif Interested She was
standing h> a pile »( dried deerskins
She explained:
"If they was on the root the tire
arrers would slide off. They're hard
and smooth."
Iler wit gave me hope. and I asked:
ilow to makeThem stay? We haven’t
time to nett them on. If we-try that
they’ll rush us.'
my left and approached at right an
“I'm thinking.” she {fluttered, tilting
her small heud and holding her chin
In her hand, "t'ourse you've saddled
a boss many rimes. Yea. I caliale
that would do."
Instantly she was all energy. From
the collection of smithing tools she
secured a sharp-pointed punch and
wtah the buck of an ai began making
holes along the edge ot a Mile.
"Don't watch me. Watch outdoors”
•he sharply orderqft
I fumed hack to
gles He Bred an arrow while moving
at full rpeed, and then drop|>ed his
bow to draw his ax. The girl ap
pea red In the dtairway with mv long
rifle and leaned the heavy barrel
•gainst tha end of a log. As the
whlp-llke crack rang out the Indian
leaped high and came down In a heap
Still controlling my at ride. I was
within two rods of the diair. where
tha girt stood leaning against the
rllle. when a savage turned the cor-
ner of the cabin and darted between
ot. | set down one kettle and pulled
my ax. To my surprise the Indian
whirled about and Jumped toward the
girl. With a scream she sprang back
and be followed, realising It was ex
cel lent strategy to kill ray companion
and bar the door agplnst me. leaving
his companions to kill me leisurely.
Wltb a bowl of fear and warning.
I dropped the remaining kettle and
leaped after him. Aa my foot toadied
tha threshold, tha rsMs was filled
with a deafeolng explosion and much
aamka, nod tha aavago waa telling
Yfhenytmr
Children Ciy
.lie peep-hole. I
could hear her putting the hide* abotr
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Old Year Dead When Harvest Is Gathered?
taka January 1 •• tha beginning ol
the year bees use Julius t'aoaar fixed It
that way and nobody boa changed 1L*
That the calendar by which wt
count our days doe* oot fit In bar
monlotialy with the seasons la pointed
out by an editorial la Liberty llaga
sloe.
"It has long been obvious." explains
the editorial, “that starting tha eaten
dar oo tha firm of January te alt
wrong The vc*r end* with Th* hsr
vote, whan tha tew grate te la. the
leaves are falls*, aad tha earth has
goaa to sleep. Tha etoalog day of
tha calendar aright wall ha that one
oa which we turn away from outward
things and ash about the chances te
Corncob fncdiM*
By soaking dry corncobs In fragrant
oils, such ns that of sandalwood, cl*
aoum* or ctevua, uud thou grinding
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The Detroit News (Detroit, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1928, newspaper, August 23, 1928; Detroit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1006219/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.