r
b
In the city schoolchtidren are pro1
tog how useful they can make then
ielves, doing good work in which the
are enthusiastic, and turning out quar
w; ties of comforts for the soldiers. Th
telpplies they make are gathered u
by agents of the Ied Cross, so thu
i ii .responsibility of the teachers end
with the delivery of these supplies.
Boys and girls along with tireme
tutd policemen and about everybod
else with an hour to spare occaslor
:'ly etre knitting. The children at
'.roght to knit small squares of yart
be set together to make coverlet
for the Belgians, or whoever else th
W ed Cross may discover pinched b
iite cold, where coal is scarce. Odd
wad ends of yarn do for these square,
a ad even the smaller children learn t
*ake them nicely. The youngster
+J Ce the work, and their teachers sho
dhem how to "cast on" the number c
:articles required, which varies a litth
ccording to the thickness of the yar
'tniey are taught to make the squares
.ith even and exact stitches, and als
b sw to take it off the needle whe
' .ilshed. The practice is good fo
'hem, for they must undo the wor:
' a stitch is dropped, and knit it ove
. ain. In some households ehlldre
ba)hi WeT
&omei )i
REFLECTING CF
No onte knows why the odd su
wna ahove was christened by its e.
' tor nt a recent style shiow as~ "1'
Ota*," e xcept that the material
nde of is in a light leather brow
I has a surface like dlOe-skinl. "Fu
n" or "Slng Joy" would) fit it e:
*ly and "P'itti Slng" leave nothhi
be de'sired In the wasy of 'n num13
I insirationi hails from the iFlowvei
aigdom, as plain as day, and it do01
edit to its origin. It managed
'in Its dlesigners to wIn the Iaure
"r originalIty and beauty of design
:aparei for all hours of the day at
::vening and for all occasions tan
hiappent in the lives of women oft
day. '
A glove finish material of -woe
which may have been veiours; en use
to amake the straight one-piece frot
withoug waist line and thle Chines
cent that .constitutes this suit. 0:
* might question the origIn of the sty
in the dress but "China" Is proclainme
by every line of the coat. The linir
.of tan-colored satin makes a facir
for- the arms andl sleeves with edge
tdnished with buttonhole stitchesI
black yarn. An overcoat stitch of ti
same defines all the seams in the free
and outlines the pockets on the cot
They have pointed flaps buttonho
stitched about the edge and fast'e
down with a small' flat brown buttos
At the front of the- body of ti
frock, cutout applique figures in ci
and neediewvork stitches form a lari
mealo in which wvhite appears wil
a little blue and red, 'A similar medbi
lion.'but much smaller. appears
r- taught at school iustruct their etders
- s, thant -everybody knits but father,
y at'I perhaps father knits, too. At any;
i- rate, he might, if knitting proved as
e fascinating and restful to the nerves
P as women fInd It. Children who be
t come expert in knitting squares oe
S ensionally knit scarfs also.
Another thing that they are doing
n will help the hospital units. All the
y old scraps of linen, worn-out table
1- linen or bed linen, is cut up into small
e pieces for making lint. These pieces
, are laid on a board or kitchen table,
s and scraped with a knife blade, con
e verting them into lint. Small knives
y such as are used for paring vegetables,
s or pocket knives, are used for the
3, work. The linen must, of'course, be
o perfectly clean.
's Other elen rags of white cotton are
w cut up into small strips to be used to
f stuff pillows. The strips are less than
,an Inch wide, and may be frayed along
i. the edges. They vary in length and
i, are used as a substitute for feathers.
o These are all things to the eves
Ssmallest children can do. As soon as
r they become expert enough at knitting o
k there are other things to be made be
r sides squares and scarfs--such as eye
n bandages.
Dress
e -
it the laidurned bord or theond tur-l
h an smapd wth asnie ebl ae con
Svet.n temhp it linth Smal knve
Yt menhtas that sugedsto hpa-rin veetesn
n or oth Inis, tare sed forme the
n perfgetly ca.hrefotbya n
Slhnr nae ragerwfswite cotstmpl a
Scuttuprio soell sipst e, uedt
'fsu ilw. The ehna sutris a lies thn
asanenh winde, and ctary befrayd atlong
. t eds. rty ayenlengnd ando
n aeted as a svasftithe freathers.ll
SThesdar aull Ithings tat dfeven ther
t smest ofhilng can do. A rerson ase
ketherh sark othe thoin the mae bup.
rle pies ofqunrer and manys-suhof te
c'dauseas. o l id fudr
g D eas ls nihgws. aei
11 ta re . T
In t m t o s t
t. ther arentsd ay be the undetr
le bodleei came('ofe btdh e aticovtaIert aos et
d. coeaeil t. itp iht yiu wt-laa ( elabo.
it rats, It a mad ofggever f)Earic demgs
neo tnabe, incding th let andtaeorg-h
- ette creand t trimm with iml as
e. much elaoatonas severa dvrso
o I iEgs n itempil lloy , won ao
d (eerkstiltn eovengento (hfers. r
WISON APPE&LS
FOR COOPERATION
PRESIDENT IS' OPPOSED TO
PEACE UNTIL GERMANY 18
BEATEN.
WE BUST STAND TOGETHER
Appeals to Workingmen for Co-opera
tion In Conduct of War--Victory
Cannot be Won Unless All Factions
Are United.
Buffalo, N. Y.--President Wilson, itn
a forceful address here before the
American Federotion of Labor, ap
pealed to the workingmen of the Uni
ted Statds for co-operation in the con
luct of the war, made it emphatical'
clear that he opposes peace unil this
war against Germany is won.
The president declared that his
heart was with the "feeling of the
paciflats, but that my mind has a con
tempt for them."
"I want peace, but. I know how to
get it and they do not," he declared.
Col. E. M. House, head of the
American delegation to the allied war
conference, the president said, had
been sent to take part in a conference
s to how the war was to be won, and
te knows, as I know, that that is the
way to get peace if you want it for
nore than a few minutes.
The 450 dolegate to the conven
bion and the several thousand persons
Ldmitted to the hail to hear the presi
dent speak, arose and applauded this
leclaration with a tremendous burst of
theers. Another demonstration of ap
troval came when he said:
"We must stand together, night and
lay, until this job is finished."
For Foreign Consumption.
The president, while devoting his
ddress to problems for the people of
he United States, laid emphasis upon
he breaded phases of the world con
flict in a way that seemed 'to indi.
oate that his speech was possibly in
tended as a message to the people of
Germany, of Austria and of Russia, as
vell as of the United States. He de
clared his belief that were it not for
he Pan-Germans, the spirit of freedom
would find "as fine 'a welcome in the
learts of Germans as it can find in any
other heart.
"Power," he said, "cannot be used
with concentrated forces against free
peoples, if it is to be used by free
people."
Speaking, probably of Austria, Mr.
Wilson referred to the intimations of
anxiety for peace that had come,
"from one of the central powers' 'and
declared that it meant "that he peo
ple of that central power knew t~iat
if the war ends as it stands, they will
in efijact, themselves be vassals of Ger
many, notwithstanding * * * that they
do not wish in their pride and proper
;p'rit of nationality to be absorbed and
dominated."
Of Ruassia, he said that lie was
Lmazedl that somne groups in that
country could suppose that "any re
Lorm plans5 in the interest of the peo.
>le can live in the presence of a Ge
many powerful enough to undermine
or overthrow them by intrigue or
force."
"Fatuous as the dreamers of Rus
sia." were those persons in this coun
ry, he declared emphatically, who sup
pose that "the free industry and en
terprise of the world can continue if
the pan1-German plan is achieved and
the German power fastened upon the
world.
Germany Started War,
The President dilrectly asserted that
iermany had started the war and
laid lhe would leave confirmation of
his statement to -the verdict of .his
ory. He referred to Germany's
growth to a "place in the sun" an'
iskced why she was not satisfied when
ihe gained that position. In answer,
le described the German govern
nent's methods of controlling the
~ompetition of its industrIes and as
;erted that "nil the while there was
ying behind its thought, in its dreams
'or the future, a polItical control
vhich would enalble it in the long
-un to dominate the labor and the
ndutstry of the world..
Mr. Wilson citedl in this connection
the Berlin-to-Bagdad railway which be
41aid, "wvas constructed to run the
threat of force (lown the flank of the
Industrial undertakings of half a doz
en other countries, so that when Ger
man c'omnetition came in it would
not be resisted too far * because
ther-e was always the possibility of
getting Germian armies Into the heart
of that country quicker than any oth
er armies could get there,"
Summing up, lhe said that Germany
Is determined that the political Power
if the world shall belong to lher.
METHODISTS TO RAISE
GREAT CAMPAIGNd FUND
Philadel; hia.-The Methodist IEpis
npal boards of home and foreign mis
mions at a Joint conference approved
a recommendation that a campaign be
inaugurated to raise $80,000,000 ini the
next five years. Forty millions are
to be raised by each board to spread
Miethodism to all corners of the earth.
About 200 clergymen from all parts of
the country including the entire board
af 20 bishops attended the cnaa own
Christmas Gifts Is
That Are
Sure to Please C
A CIIISTitAS gift that can't be
used anti enjoyed is a disappoint
ment. The average mau or wom
an would ratlier receive a post card wi
with a cheerful "Mierrie Christmas" on wi
it than a girt that is just perfunctory. cal
The war has made us all alert this
year for the cheer and welfare of our -
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t yl'
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boys on the sea and in the army.
So why not knit the young patriots
gray wool sweaters and those excellent ea
long-wristed mittens, with finger tips th
missing. not to impede their work at
the riggings and behind the guns? th
Uncle Sam does not furnish the boys ci
with these two winter luxuries, s
ci
ft
tiL
of
hi
d
Illustratedi is a de(sk set for father
hubby or sweet heartm. If you aire clever
you can saw it out of thin pine andl
elnmel it beutiftally, filling it with
goodI papler, penms and stamps. Or you
can make the frame of stiif cardboard
andi cover it with any attractive paper
that Imtces his den or library.
Iandmade lingeri is always a test
of affection. So make sister an unde
vest made of crepe do chine. One yard (
and m qua~lrter of' a good quality ofe
i
e
ununnu san9/
~l t
S.~*'.5s
erp, h saeqattyo edn
an a itlemrenarw bo ae. e
qure . u hevstsrigt hmo
cree bt,u the quentiy aoss headn
top) and run the ribbon through it.
SIr sachets filled iWith the favorite:.
scent of tile recipient andl~ made, say, in
heart shape edged with narrow lace, Ii
would be attractive, and they are ai- 01
ways useful. Little lavender slk bags si
filled with dr~ied lavender flowvers bi
vould be appreciated by anyone with i
'inen closet. l
ome Good Things
For the
hristmas Stocking
DO often the days immediately bt
fore Christmas are spent in woi
rying over the buying of gift
Itch the giver can but ill afford an
itch are going to people whom sh
fes little about. These are what w
0ti
isF: S year. Be y ry anr utt
. .....4:.AS.'.
erub a play suit. Nothing is so sot
warm and so comfortable for robu
illdren outdoors in early wint
eather.
For big brother get ribbon two al
ie-half inches wide, eight inches Ion
Inge both ends, then embroider ii
si in center or have gold letters p
. The hand cnn be glued Inside
s hat to indentify it.
Father will need a new desk cank
nar and file for his office. So cover
-rr
iar dty" tpreentr and ofith cell
hy gindex the lost~ero ato hegdv
laybfalplhyssuitancehnggementso
wro ansstylorabefoer.
For big andhe brethrbbonhtwo ea
nd~l carptes wide, cThts inchs an
'ngtie btoh edten teel.idr
For th chdente orhegn eterse p
'rv. Tthe dChristma gluekfsi
's mak t inbnif it. nnns
Fathy wll' ned abnewlesat
rdhand ande orofe. Sot nco ve
4Iqns.
inr t Ieathaerciefnen
:rinste.tApl nesilypped wth at
abyth rtbon et(' offd with twoluic
myettes.q A dlgnfu engrageeiltc
roti st
Why Not Make
Some Gifts
This Christmas?
SOMI0 philosopher or other said long
ago that we do not appreciate
that which we do not work hard
s to obtain and that we love more the
people whom we do for than we lure
0 the people who do most for us.
o If your best friend motors make her
at cap, a Ia sunbonnet, out of some0 dur
able silky material that matches her
motor coat. Stiffen the visor with
buckram, line it with plaid silk and
use the rest of this for a banding that
ties carelessly in front.
Smoking jackets, suspenders, bath
mules, necktie and collar cases for
travelers, knitted golf gloves, throat
ts mulflers and tooled vather picture
r. frames are some of the gifts you can
ta make for the men in your family.
tie Nothing "houghten" could compare
Pt, with the joy furnished a youngster by
at these toys that daddy made himself.
er Pine or sweet gum wood are easily
manipulated, and the delight enters
id with the gay enamel point that daddy
g;
it
uit
of
a. I
i..
so) skcillIfully Vpliles to the eiephmant's
howdath, the parrot's wings and tie
ailor hoy's middy,
ny Mother may likec somethIng newv and
ik attractive in the form of luncheon nap
or kcins made of one and a half yards of
nr wite linen (a good quaililty COmles at @
'1( cents a yard) cut into six squares and
Cl borderedi with a picat Irish edge after
in merely rolling the edges.
Or she ma~y prefer a theater bag
'm mnlide of broende velvet in any of the
eni n('w colors and lined with a soft slk in
it. contrnast ing color. TIhey nre made(1 with
n1 po(cket in Ih bi~)otom, eit her Oblong
e" or rotmdl, a ndI the top has3 a casing
n. through which gold r.hon is drawn
it. Now t hat pat riotism rnn hi gh mnke
ile hmuby a red, white and llue pillow for
(in
r
alI
his morris ojhnir. Th'e cut suggests the
eimbroldery donzo ona a background of
linen crash.
A qickiy mnade gift for a little girl
and1( one which serves to teach her a
lesson of neatness is .a set of ribbon
rolls for her hair ribbons. Small paste
board cylinders, such as are used for
maninling purposes, are first Covered wvith
cotton wadding and sne*het powder and
then with silk or satin. The material
may be plain or flovwered, but imust be
of a quality not to "run."
F'or the friend whio boards a glass of
homemade j(.lly or orange marmalade,
wold be useful as well as ornamental.
th Apple jelly and1( oranige mnrmnlnde cnn
ini be made at the holiday season as well
in as in the summner, and then one car,
ft truthfully say on the little enrd1 of
wgreting that a was made expresaly
for the friend to whom it Is sent.