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FaiOCKS JUST FOR CHERUBS Plain Bright Colors Combined With Black and White Line Checked Material Used. Combining black and white ljne checked material with pinin bright colors wts carried out very prettily in a little girl's frock seen In an estab Iishinent where children's clothes are it speciity. It was iade in the long one-piece style, with the shallow decol late that widens considerable toward the shoubders, outlined by a little rolled fold of the cheek. The sides aunt elbow sleeves were of Belgian hlue linen. The checked part of the / dress extentded ip on this color atud stolt out s'patnlie frot it, pocketlike. all shout at it iltle below hip length. Ilti le sprays of cherries were enbrold erei on the blue at each side of' the f'ront to give a ibit of color. Another smaller girl's dress was tine of dolt ed muslin. This, too. lud the long, latring, one-piece, cut frot the tck. The dress was smot'ck .e at the side front, but the smocking was done with tv o colors. instead of one---a rosi pink and a sky blue. The sni:tuking w:ts half of the regular hort zotlal stitch cnd half feather stitch type. Little plty aprons are made the stto' way. fall and gatheredi Into a shallow neck line, and have the o1d f:shioned apron strings, which tie frot the sides at back, and two big pit'y pockets, into which a child can gather every thing from pebbles to piutus. POCKETS AND BELTS TO GO Latest Version of the Straight Frock Dispenses With These Old Favorites. There Is a rumor it Paris that our new coats are to he Chinese in style, that is, straight fron the shoulder, with kimono sleeves and with waist conts of deliberate gorgeousness. The coat tuay he black, for instance, with a hit of blue embroidery all about the edge, :and the waiseott may he of, brilliant orange satin embroidered with black, white, and gold, and belted with blue and black embroidery. A ('oat of this sort would extend about to the knees. while the waistcoat stops short at the hips. The skirt under neath is straight, narrow, and quite untrimmed. We have worn the straight frock fors months, ntud we shah doubtless wear it for months to come. The pocket has disappeared frot the littest version of the straight frock, and now the ru Ito' is thut the belt is to follow the pocket into oblivion. There are pos sibilities in the unhelted frock, which promise well ; tunics of rich stuffs over narrow siiple underdresses, ex quisite emnbroideries and metal clasps, jewel set amd rare, rich velvets and rich furs. And, Just as in those far off days the lidy sat in her tower at her embroidery frame while her true knight rode to b attle, so we sit at our chosen war work, while our khaki and blue clad heroes march away.--Vogue. HUSSAR BONNET FOR PALL it Wearing l''m higher, hI's not nec essaily mteati helii shoi or' itheii sk~irt s of Mihld. 'They tire als. buuiidinig fri th e topi 11. Thiei iie liii 14 tiiquet lhis grown"u ii n ipropiliui'tn't fiii the fall. no hhilblak hai tter's plush most liit effec tive'ly coiieii here, "top." them aiii tnt till in till it tie huti la styli'. 'inii sole triming of this unqu hat is tih' teramrt Jlet orna meat. Thei cr'iwnt is ini two wvings wleh iaddts to the gtunitl itiss, i il gives it it ir otif istintive tiess that is not found in most51 bits of millinery. Care of the Hands. ing arte the ri'nstins for mtore red, un sightly htandls than atnythlinrg else. CTe slightest daimpness of the skin in cold we'athxer wvill mtake thte hatnds chaip and crack. Hot water shtould not be used more thian once a (lay at motst for wash ing~ the hands, andh thent they should be l'lnsed in cold. 'Soften theHands. Keep a dish of Indian menl on the toilet stand with soap, rub the meal freely on the hnds after soaping them -for washing. It- will surprise you If yout have not used it how it will .nnn nl anonftfrn li .non pro MAKING A SALE TO ROYALTY American Machinery Salesman Took Liberties With -Khedive of Egypt, but He Got an Order. An amusing reminiscence of the present khedive of Egypt is told by E. Alexander Powell in his book, "The Last Frontier." Mr. Powell says he received ,a call from the chairman of an American firm whose- special lines of busines was the manufacture of. ag ricultural and well-drilling machinery. Mr. Powell a visitor explained that as he was passing through Egypt he thought it might be possible to obtain an audience with the khedive. "Agriculture and its attendant prob lems of irrigation and fertilization con stitute the sole hobby and amusement of the present khedive, Abbas Hilmi. He is consequently a ready and liberal purchaser of all improved types of agricultural machinery, which he puts to practical use on his great estates. The request of my compatriot was duly transmitted to the grand master of ceremonies and shortly thereafter a reply reached me that named the day and hour when his, highness would re ceive us at the palace of Rasel-Tin. "Frock-coated and top-hatted, we drove to the palace on the day ap pointed. were received by the officials of the household, and shown into the audience room, where Abbas Hilmi stood awaiting us. After a cordial greeting, the khedive drew me down beside him on a small sofa and moction ed to ny companion to take :a chair opposite us. "'It gives me particiar pleasure,' I began, 'to present Mr. K. to your highness, as he is an authority on agricultural machinery, a subject in which your highness is, I know, much interested.' "'Say, khedive,' said my fellow coun tryman, suddenly leaning forward and emphasizing every sentence by wag ging his finger under Abbas Ililmi's au gust nose, 'I've got the niftiest little proposition in well drilling ma chinery that ever struck this burg, and if you don't jump at the chance to get in on the ground floor, then all I've got to say is that you are throw ing away the chance of your lifetime.' "The khedive, being naturally quite unaccustomed to this form of verbal assault, and still- mo're unaccustomed to having anyone waggle a finger un der his nose, at first drew back haugh tily. Then the humor of the situa tion dawned upon him, and, as the fiver of talk; which is one of the chief rellances of the trained Amerlcanp salesman, flowed steadily on, he be came interested In spite of himself. 'Now and then he interjected a perti nent question, and ended the audience by giving the Animerlcan an order for several. thousand dollars' worth of 'American machinery, which, when I last heard of It, was giving excellent satisfaction on the royal foirms." Pinhole in Water Pipe. Information recently circulated by the water department of a small municipality where meters are used, shows the importance of discovering and mending leaks that may occur in a piping system, Popular Mechanics Magazine states. Under a pressure of 40 pounds it is estimated that in 24 hours 170 gallons of water will t11:1n tie l''rioul at tIhe eam! of this sen ince. An erilie slightly bigger than the had'l f a. pin will permit 3,00 gallons to escarpe In a similar length of timer. Tihurs, ever so slight a hole may c'auise the wastage of it great volumti of water if it. fails to receive immle diate a terathmo. It is easy to test a pl umin sysitem and a ernin its'con d1ilon. Tis ray be done0 by cio.-ding all cocks amfli then reading the meter. If, after a half hour or more, the me ter rends the same as origInally, the pipeCs are free from leaks. American Gas Masks. The use of poisonous gases in mod ernr wairfa re hans become so much the rule, sine- the practice was introduced by the German s in April, 1015, that a gas mask is invariably a part of the eiiuipmen'ft of the man at thne front. TIhe Amerleana gas mask is said to comabimn ihe ibest features of the Ger rnan andl English, and to be absolutely proof against gases for a p~erlodl of ten hourts. Thle breath is dIrawn through ft lrOultlh tube) passing through a canister of chemincals which neutral ize the gases. A clamp prevents the moian from brreathlinrg through the nose, so that ail the inhaied air must paiss through the canister. Some of the trench mansks are much simpler than this, notably one of the French types, which consists simply of a cloth sat uratedl In chemicals dlrawn over the hretad, through which the soldier breathes, either with nose or mouth at wIll. Hard to Please. A muarriage broker was trying to per Bsund~e an young man to wecd a certain girl. "The mother-in-law does not suit me," said the youth. "She Is crabbed and foolIsh." "That's true," replied the agent, "but you are not going to marry the mother-ina-law." "Yes, but she Is no- longer young nor pretty, either." "That's nothing ; If she is not young or' -pretty you can trust her all the more." "But she hasn't much money," con tinuedl the young man. "Why talk of money? Are you go lng .to marry money? You want a wife, don't you?" "B~ut. shre is a hnunchnback." "Well, what of that? Do you expect har to have no blemishes at allP -46 111 We' Have Just Receiv An Elegant Assortment of everything for the Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Department, at prices which will prove a boon to economical buyers of seasonable goods. COAT SUITS from $10. to $50. DRESSES from $10 to $35. >** ;.Underwear, Hose, Gloves, Etc., at Attractive Prices. SHOES, SHOES. ' We have just received a full line, and we can please you in anything you may need. Call in when at the Fair next week and we will be pleased to show you. Shaw & McCollum Mercantile Co., 13 South Main Street. Phone 68. SUMTER, S. C. WHERE TO BUY fRDWARE ! Don't comb the country trying to find a house that sells "cheap" Hardware. Your purchase itself will be "cheaper" than the price. Select a house that charges the value of the- article and then guarantees the article it sells. A re liable article can always be guaranteed. A cheap one n.ever can. And "cheap" Hardware is both cheap and worthless. W HER E TO BUY IT-TIIIS IS TUHE PLACE ! While attending the Fair next week we want you to come to our store and see'some of our Exhibits. We have the most Complete Line of Goods we have ever handled, and we desire to call your special attention to'our Line of GASOLINE AND OIL STOVES!' And practically everything in Small Hardware for the Farm. We know that you will be interested, and we will gladly help you in any way possible to make a selection of the thinqs you need. Plowden Hardware Co. CLARENDON'S BIG HARDWARE STORE. -MANNING, S, C.