The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 195, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 23, 1917 Page: 3 of 4
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THE LAMPASAS DAILY LEADER
Brig. Gen. James Parker, com-
mander Southern department, was
born in New Jersey February 20, 1854,
and appointed to the military academy
from that state in 1872. In 1870 he
was made a second lieutenant in the
I* ourth cavalry, and has continued in
that arm of the service except during
the Spanish-Ameriean war. when he
served in the infantry, with increased
rank.
General Parker is looked upon as
possibly the best trainer of troops in
the United States army. During his
many years of active service he has
probably trained more new men than
any other oflicer in the service, and in
a similar capacity he Is expected to
accomplish great results from tfte new
National army, lie is a medal of honor
man.
He has been stationed qa the
Mexican border for a number of years
and until recently served under Gen-
eral Bell at El Pascr, and did excellent work In suppressing rebel bands
operating In his command. He Is commander at the Southern post, with
J^adquarters at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex,
In Many Cases It !s Used as a Border
Somewhere Around the Hem—
White Trimming Popular.
Attention is focusing on coats of
cloth, duvet.vn and the like. Made in
one of the charming ways in which
they are variously being presented,
they are all the most fastidious wom-
an could either wish for or obtain.
In nearly all the new models an I ... . . ...
artistic tendency is very apparent. The A" of th<* fa,r E®x who look at huQe
lines ate straight, yet full and 'loose;]*1’1' coats> rur neck pieces and muffs
there are often large Oriental-shaped j ancl despair at their not being able to
armholes, a kind of “shapeless sfinpM- j purchase suc*1 expensive articles, are
ness” being cleverly imparted. ! in for a 3reat surprise, and a pleasing
Another feature Is that though the i 0Re* The ,atest designed “fur pieces"
coat Itself may not be of fur, fur of \ are altogether just as pretty, perhaps
some kind enters prominently into its ! not warm, but very few women wear
Composition. There Is, perhaps, a roll-
back fur collar, fur cuffs or fur bul-
tons. In many cases there Is a border
of fur somewhere around the hem.
sometimes very narrow, sometimes ex-
tending to quVte a considerable depth.
Golden-colored raccoon is being used
furs for the warmth they give, and
their cost is negligible in comparison
with the cost of the real thing. The
set 6hown in the picture is made of Is-
pahan ribbon trimmed at the edges
and with band* of fur running through.
The stole, muff, hat, and even the purse
very much In this way, and lynx cat j are made of the same materials In the
also plays its own inimitable part, aud I same way.
BROKEN DOWN
Woman Tell# How $5 Worth
of Pinkham’s Compound
Made Her Welt*
all broken down
lacemenLOneof my
lady friends came to
.see me. and'she ad-
vised me to com-
mence taking Lydia
Pinkham’s Veg-
etable Compound
and to use Lydia E.
Pinkham's Sanativa
Wash. I began tak-
ing your remedies
and took $5.00 worth
_anda» iwo-montha
was a well woman
after three doctors said I. never would
stand up straight again. I was a mid-
wife for seven years and I recommended
the Vegetable Compound to every wo-
man to take before birth and after-
wards, and they all got along so nicely
that it surely is a godsend..to suffering
women. If women vnsh to write to
me I will be delighte<Lto answer them.”
—Mrs. Jennie Moyer, 342 E.North St.,
Lima, Ohio.
Women who suffer from displace-
ments, weakness, irregularities, ner-
vousness, backache, or bearing-down
pains, need the tonic properties of the
roots and herbs contained in Lydia EL
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Some Satisfaction.
At a ball given by Lord Derby In,
Canada, writes Douglas Sladen, X
watched his A. D. C. taking an impor-
tant politician, whom he should
have known perfectly well, to . intro-
duce him to his (the politician’s) own
wife, a young and pretty woman, who
considered^ herself one of the lions of
Canadian society.
The situation struck me as a prom-
ising one, so I listened to hear what ho
would say:
“Mrs. Pm,” hesald, “may I introduce
Mr. Um-um to you?"
She looked up at him with an
amused .smile, and he continued quite
blissfully:
“He’s a stupid old duffer, but I’ll
get him away from you as soon as I
can.”
The Spirit That's Needed.
G. Bernard Shaw, the Irish play-
wright, said recently in London that
nobody but an idiot could Imgaine
that the pacifists and socialists would
be allowed to have any say in the
peace, negotiations which will end the
world war.
“If Shaw Is right,” said a labor lead-
er, “it’s a bad thing for the wor'd, and
so I hope he’s wrong.
“I hope the peace negotiations will
create among the nations the spirit
embodied in a saying which am old
grandmother used to quote In my child-
hood, namely— .
“ ‘If you want a neighbor, be one.’ *
—Exchange.
Tommy and the Medicos.
Tommy—Mother, I just saved you
a lot of money.
Ma—How so?
Tommy—Didn’t you say an apple g
day keeps the doctors away?
Ma—Yes. ,•
Tommy—Well, I kept about six doc-
tors away today. ,
People eat
Grape-Nuts
because they
like it ana
they know it's
d for them
/
J.A. A
Lieut. John Philip Sousa of the
iNaval Reserve is one of the most ac-
tive men in the United States just at
present. The government has com-
mandeered his ability for building
bands and is using it in the creation of
military musical organizations which
jwill serve with the American forces.
The huge Naval Reserve band at Great
Lakes, near Chicago, was organized by
Lieutenant Sousa, and the eyes of the
accomplished band leader sparkle -with
delight as he describes this wonderful
body of young men who are making
music for Uncle Sam. There are 250
members in the band. When they turn
ont in force, clad in their snow-white
uniforms, they are everywhere greeted
with rousing applause.
During a recent tour in Canada at
the head of his own band Lieutenant
Sousa found that a large proportion of
his audience consisted of wounded Ca-
nadian boys who had been sent home
from F ranee and were convalescing. In Toronto he played to an entire au-
dience of wounded soldiers. He noticed twTo boys, one of whom had lost a
right aim, while the other had lost a left arm, standing side by side during
the concert. When these boys ivere particularly pleased with a number thev
would demonstrate their appreciation by clapping hands, one using the rieht
and the other the left hand.
NOW SUIT FROCK
Close Relative of Coat Dress In-
troduced Last Year.
Satin and Velvet in Combination
Shown in Many of Smartest Tail-
ored Gowns for Fail.
The sketch illustrates a simple but
extremely smart, little suit dress made,
preferably, of serge and with trimming
of inch-wide flat braid. The skirt is
plaited, but without flare. The upper
part of the dress is cut with length-
there Is no mistaking the tremendous
liking existing for white fur trim-
mings. White fur is to be seen cn coat
after coat, sometimes some superior
fur such as white fox or tailless er-
mine, sometimes some substitute, of
which lupin is the fashionable name,
but which is, frankly speaking, rab-
bit.
White or gray lapin, however, is by
no manner of means to be despised.
It is a fur with which marvels can be
wrought The soft “flat” surface is a
delight, and one remarkably becoming.
TIGHT SKIRT IS INEVITABLE
Paris Limits Material for Cloth
Dresses to Five Yards as a Meas-
use of Economy.
There is to be a regulation length
of material for all cloth dresses this
season; not quite five yards; so that
the short, tight skirt is inevitable. The
rule lias been made to encourage econ-
omy in materials which have to be im-
ported or use up wool in home manu-
facture. But . skirts need not be un-
becomingly tight, says a Paris fashion
letter.
Some tailored skirts are very sliort,
but'the best avoid exaggeration. Short
slim skirts which may be popular have
some sort of drapery either at the
sides or in front In the form of an
apron to the knees or a tunic which
does not go all around. Buttons may
be used a great deal for trimming.
Coats show almost a waistline; they
are all long and without any fullness^
in the basques. The collars are soft
and pliable, but do not wholly envelop
the chin. They close up and are
warm-looking and comfortable, but
the collar does not dominate the coat.
Much crepon de sole; mousseline de
sole, tulle and such like veilings are
used on little dresses, as well as on
dinner dresses and tea gowns, for chif-
fon is a precious product, as it light-
ens a heavy material and saves a
handsome one from looking pompous.
SOME CLEVER PLACE CARDS
Patriotic Idea Can Be Carried Out by
Use of Bits of Khaki, Navy
Wool and White Duck.
It is the successful hostess who rec-
ognizes the artistic and conversation-
al possibility of the place card. As a
Newcomer in Field of Dress. i means of stimulating table talk really
novel place cards will do It as nothing
ened back section, so that a suit Is else will) declares a writer in the
closely simulated. Washington Post. Designing and mak-
The garment is-a near relative of ing one's own piace cards is good
the coat dress introduced last .year, i sport Cunning little things can be
and which enjoyed a season of popu- I raade froin bits 0f khaki, navy wool
larity. The coat dress in its most dis- | an(j white duck. Wee soldiers and
tinctive form was open from collar to ! sailors might be cut out of cardboard
edge of skirt hem, and designers claim | mounted on stands, and dressed in
that the dress suit has advantages over j their respective “stuffs.” A bit of
this because the garment slips over
the head and has a very conservative
skirt, whereas the coat dress that
opened all the way down the front
found many objectors on account of Its
tendency to flare open unattractively
If a button dropped off or was left un-
fastened.
Suit dresses are shown that so close-
ly resemble actual two-piece suits that
It Is difficult to distinguish them, and
for fall and early winter wear these
garments will undoubtedly be in fa-
vor.
If a dress of this type is to show up
to the best possible advantage it must
be well tailored and lined very much
like a suit.
Satin and velvet in combination are
shown in many of the Smartest tailored
frocks for fall. The skirt will usual-
ly be made of the satin, with tunic -or
overskirt and bodice of velvet cording.
Sleeves may be of either fabric. Usu-
ally the bodice is high-necked and fin-
ished wdth a choker collar of fur.
Velvet and georgette are attractively
combined in some of the loveliest after-
noon dresses shown. The lower half
of the skirt will be fashioned of vel-
vet and the upper part of georgette
with velvet bodice and georgette
sleeves. The bodice that is cut sur-
plice style continues to be featured.
glue is quite the only thing necessary
for the dressing. The little hat, suit
and even the leggings can be made
realistic.
Another charming thing to do with
place cards is to press flowers and
paste somewhere on the card.
“FUR SET” FILLS BIG NEED
FUR APPEARS ON ALL COATS
Brig. Gen. FYancis J. Kernan, as-
sistant chief of staff, was born in Flori-
da, October 19, 1859, and appointed to
the military academy in 1877. Upon
his graduation in 1881 he was made a
second lieutenant and assigned to the
infantry, in which arm of the service
he has served continuously. He served
on the general staff from 1905 to 1909
and was assigned to the Army War col-
lege in 1914.
General Kernan is one of the “war
generals” recently promoted -when con-
gress authorized the raising of the Na-
tional army and when Maj. Gen. Hugh
L. Scott, chief of the general staff, was
placed at the head of the military
mission sent to Russia, General Ker-
nan was brought to Washington and
detailed as assistant to the acting
chief of staff, Major General Bliss.
General Kernan first commanded
recognition when serving as chief of
staff under Gen. Arthur MacArthur in
the Philippine islands, and since his service there has been recognized as a
most efficient officer, and it is predicted that when relieved of his present
detail he will be placed in command of one of the brigades to be sent to the
battlefields of France. In that event those who serve with him may be sure of
having an efficient commander.
FAMED AS SOLDIER TRAINER
□
UNCLE SAM’S CHIEF MUSICIAN
SEES TASK FOR UNITED STATES
Lands ''of* untold wealth, with
/lAiordi'irTtfffem and interesting secrets
than the Tiuman mind ever dreamed
into fictional existence, remain for the
enterprise of .the explorer,' says Sir
Ernest .Shackelton,. who braved the
dangers of the southern pole. In one
of .the most Interesting interviews of
the .entire; War period he outlines what
things remain to be done after the
■war, and how far the daring investi-
gator of the future may hope to go.
Sir Ernest is confident that when
the war is over the spirit of daring
and., adventure that has brought men
from ail lands to. seek excitement on
the battlefield will lead them to strike
for new trails, and to look for new
thrills-in..the field of exploration.
For the-United States, he cut out
a program, that is vast. Her task, he
says, must be the exploration and de-
velopment of Mexico. The man who
nearly lost his life in the southern
snows asserts that Mexico is endowed with more wealtli than any other land
n the world, and that.it is for America to go into the treasure house and
tum the light of civilization upon her dazzling store.
Marvelous rivers in Russia that have hidden secrets a thousand .miles
from the sea, dense fastnesses in Africa that hold wealth and interest, and
forests and mountains in South America all have the most glorious deposits
that can only be drawn by the man who has the hardihood to brave the dan-
gers of the pioneer.
SLATED FOR BRIGADE COMMAND
p ©dllTotic
Sold for 47 years. For Malaria,Chills
and Fever. Also a Fine General
Strengthening Tonic. 00c5^22A‘-*
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The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 195, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 23, 1917, newspaper, October 23, 1917; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth906732/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.