The Brussels Post, 1927-12-28, Page 6WEDNESDAY, DEC, 28, 1997
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PROSP ROU 1 FISHERIES CANID. RANKS ETR,
The product, of Canadian fisher- AS A FUR PRODUCER
les for 19110, according to figures Dominion's Wilderness Areas Form
• just 'made pubt:e, aggregated $lab,- Chief Source of Our High
360,688 in value, This was over right Class Pelts.
Million •dollars ahead of 1025, which ,
in turn was ahead of 1924. .k ;'rat! ! Canada is one of the foremost fur
• fying feature was the increase of producers of the world. Raw furs are
snore than two and a half millions the chief commercial product of the
in -the value of the industry in Nova wild lire of the northern half of the
Scotia. This was due to the increas-• continent and as such represent the
mg demand, not only from Canada only economic return from large ar-
but from. abroad. The expansion in eas in the Dominion. From these
that province meant the extension great natural preserves, or from
of various plants and the huil:lin, farms in captivity, every province
of 15 new vessels. Naturally there is and territory of Canada contributes
pleasure in Nova Scotia over the substantially to the total production,
situation, which, it is said, le being , At the close of the fur year, June
maintained this year, together with ' 30, 1926, the number of pelts taken
evidences of advancement n other was 3,686,148, valued at $15,072, -
industries. 244.
Those of British Columbia showed Since the earliest times furs have
a good increase too. The official re- 1 played a prominent part in the econo-
port continues. `There was a splen- otic life of the Dominion. They still
did increase in production in the continue to form a considerable item
province of Manitoba, practically all ' in the commerce of the country. In
kinds of fish being taken in larger the last twenty years trade in furs
quantities, while in Alberta the pro has shown a marked increase on the
duction and value were higher." it North American continent and chall-
is not usual for the rest of the
country to thinkof the two Prairie . nes which have occurred, dud to the
Provinces mentioned as being
no, war, have been commercially adyan-
tage• e' to Canada, The European
producers on a large scale,. Mani -'fur ' rues of pre-war times no lon-
toba especially is amine to the fore I ger dominate as strong competing fur
in the development of commercial ; anarkets have been established in re -
fisheries. A good deal of its catch is cent years at Montreal, Winnipeg,
shipped to the United States where Edmonton, and Vancouver; in Canada
it has made a market for its quality, and at New York in the United
as most Canadian natural products
States. Millions Of dollars worth of
do. That market is being cultivated furs are handled annually at ehese
and catered to, while at the came auctions that attract buyers from all
time the home market is also served. parts of the world. The value of
It is still true that a much bigger Canada's trade in furs is shown by
market for fish right in Canada export and import figures supplied by
would be a fine stimulus for the in- the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
dustry. As a whole, the people of Fur exports have risen from $5,668, -
this country are not yet alive to the 000 in 1914 to $20,608,678 in 1921,
food value of fish. They are being ,
educated to it gradually no doubt, and inrpotts increased from $3,755,-
and have been assisted there to by 000 in the former year to a of 2 5,-
the co-operation of the government 124 in the latter. The value of furs
in plans for speedy shipments under me last year din Canada int 1925,
proper conditions. There is stillathe last year for which statistics are
much work to be clone, however, and creaseraiofle, was $1 est over an in -
the bulk of it must, as in the case of of 15 per cent over the pre-
the
poducts, fall upon private ceding year. The m dressing of fur
concerns. Groceries are so much an skins treated in fur estab-
essential to every well conducted li hments was 4,190,351.
household that some people wonder The major part of Canada's annual
why there should be any reason for catch is taken by trappers. Many
advettis'ing them. But the groceries thousands of persons are engaged for
and especially the chain store., keep the whole or part of their time
dur-
on advertising every day in the ing the 'winter season in taking pelts
year. They da not do it for ! of wild fur -bearers. The principal
amuse-
ment or philanthrophy, but for the species trapped are beaver, fisher,
results it brings. fox, muskrat, mink, marten lynx,
raccoon, skunk, wolverine; wolf and
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weasel. Fur farmir„ particularly
NEW YEAR ADAGES the raising of silver foxes in captivity
is now carried on in all the provinces
A cup is full enough just short of of 'the Dominion and in Yukon Ter -
the brim. ritory, and the value of the output
The mount of vision means an up- of pelts from these farms constituted used,
ward climb. in 1926 approximately five per cent The early issues of Mauritius are
Better lose your labor thanyourextremely rare and valuable. The
of the.total value of raw fur produc- first stamps appeared in 1847, and
'tion in Canada. Although the fox were sold at
yentty and twopea fance. The design used
IIitITISR
CLASSIC OF PHILATELY
GUIANA ONE -CENT IS
VERY BAIMI ,
Many Stamps Are Very Valuable
and a Goodly Few Are 'Forth a
Small Fortune -- Seen Only In
Exhibitions.
What are the rarest stamps iu the
world? How much are they worth?
1
have been asked these two ques-
tions times wt:b out number from
youaag collectors, writes Stanley Mon-
day in Montreal Family Herald and
Weekly Star. There are a great many
stamps which are very valuable and
a goenity few are worth a small for-
tune, ;nit these stamps are seldom
heard and less auldont 511(11 xecpt
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in eatitions.
The classic of Philately—the thr-
eat of the rare—is the one cent rect.
Idritish, Guiana, 1856, which realized
the aunt of $32,000 at an auction a
couple of years ago. This stamp has
a very curious history. In 1856 the
Supply of postage stamps In British
Guiana was very depleted, and as the
vessel carrying fresh supplies from
Britain was delayed, an issue of a
one cent denomination and a four
cents value were prepared and issu-
ed by the printing office of the Offi-
cial Gazette at Georgetown, by
Messrs. Baum & Dallas. The stamps
were in use for a short time, and
and
then withdrawn upon the receipt of
additional stamps from England.
Very few of these stamps were
kept, and after a few years a one
cent denomination was found on a
piece of a letter by a school boy. Ile
kept it for a short time, and then
sold it with the rest of his stamps
to a dealer, who in turn sold the
stamp for a trifling amount. Each
subsequent sale added to the price;
and it gradually went into the four
figure class. From there it was an
easy jump to five figures. It was
added to the Ferarri collection,
which was seized by the French Gov-
ernment as alien property on the
outbreak of the world war, and later
sold by auction.
This stamp Is the rarest and most
expensive stamps in the world, It
is the only one known, and for that
reason commands this high price.
The four cents value of the same
issue appeared in magenta, blue and
blue with the paper colored through,
Each of these stamps are valuable,
The blue on the paper colored
through is worth about $5,000, the
blue on ordinary paper about $4,000,
while the four cents . magenta is
worth about $500.
British Guiana has furnished sev-
eral other very rare and expensive
stamps. The first issue of stamps
appeared in 1950, and were merely
a circle with the value in the centre
and British Guiana ' at the top and
bottom respectively. These stamps
were type -set and several varieties
exist, and all we initialled before
use by the Deputy Postmaster -Gen-
eral or by one of the clerks at the
Colonial Office at Georgetown. Each
of these stamps, with the exception
of the twelve cents is worth a sum
running into the four figures, the
rarest being the two cents. which has
a value of approximately $7,500. The
twelve is listed at only $350, and
cut to shape is worth $175. The two
stamps issued in 1962 are each worth
$1,000 in unused condition, although
they are only worth about a hundred
in used condition.
The wood block triangular stamps
of the Cape of Good Hope are about
the best known rarities that exist.
These stamps are called ,wood blocks
because the plates were locally made
and the stereotypes were mounted on
wood. The two errors of this issue
command considerably higher prices
than the normal values. The one
penny was printed red and the tour
in blue, but a stereotype of each
value was mounted in the wrong
plate. This resulted in a one penny
blue and a fourpenee red appearing.
The fourpenee red is worth $1,250
while the normal value is worth $500
unused, and $50 in used condition,
The one penny blue is worth $900,
while the normal red penny ranges
from $650 to $800 unused and $85
time in idleness.
Does your birthday mark years on-
ly, or years plus deeds?
You may be the biggest stumbling
block in your own path.
Wealth adds to the' wisdom of the
withwithand to the folly of fools.
The person who looks for the silver
lining seldom sees the dark cloud.
No matter what happens, there is
always some one who knew it would.
If you don't know what you want
others will sell you aenat you don't
Want.
The kindliness you radiate is the
only kindliness you retain.
Wishes won't win while work will
when wedded with wisdon.
Every dog has his day—but not
every dog knows that he's having it.
Good temper is like a -sunny day;
it sheds brightness upon everything.
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DINNER JACKET.
Designed for the suburbanite, who
shops, then stays to dine, is a fancy
jeweled jacket that can be slipped
over the daytime dress for semi -fount -
al wear.
CAPE COAT
A. new version of the evening cape
is a flared skirt section of the coat,
with the top, a fitted cape, with
Moleskin -edging the sleeve slits,
ce value of one
has proved most suited to d'omestica-
tron, other kinds of fur -bearing ani-
was the head of Queen Victoria a
somewhat similar design to that of
mala are being raised in captivity, the first issue of Great Britain, with
the word "Postage, One Penny," at
the top and bottom respectively, and
Post Office at the left side and Mau-
ritius at the right. The stamps were
rabbits are also raised successfully printed in Port Louis, Mauritius.
in Canada. The one penny was orange and the
The Dominion, with its cold, dry wopenee blue. The former to -day
Islisted at $20,000 unused, and $12,-
winter season is prod ctive of the 600 used, while the latter Is worth
very finest furs. In th vast wilder- $17,000 unused and $15,000 used.
Hess areas of Canada lies the last i The following year two stamps at similar design but with the words
great reservoir of wild life which is
"Post Paid" in the left side in place
the main source of our furs and by of "Post Office." The values were
conservation and dev lopment the ' the same and the colors similar, al -
products of theft ar s will long
though there are several varieties of
each and 'he various impressions
play an important part in the econo- from the different printings. These
rmic life of the Dominic varieties range from $150 unused for
• the most common to $5,000 unused
; for the rarest, while used they run
His Credit Vey Goad from 545 to $1,250, The twopence
namely, mink, raccoon, skunk, mar-
ten, fisher, coyote, heaver, and mus-
krat. Karakul sheep and chinchilla
u
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e
ea
t
n
r
Salesman—How much is Bill Jones unused ranges from $400 to $6,000
and used from $75 to $2,260 An
good for?
Credit Man—Does he nun an auto-
mobile?
Salesman— No.
Credit Man—Let him have all he
wants,
Rude Interruption.
"Would •you mind getting up for
just a moment, Miss'!"
'any?,,
"I want to hang up this notice,
`Wet Paint."'
error In spelling in the latter value
occurred, the word pence being spell-
ed "pence," In this case the stamp
i is worth from 1550 to 510,000 un-
used and $125 to $8,000 used,
Our own Dominion only gives us
one stamp which has a value ex-
pressed in four figures—the twelve-
] pence black, which is worth about
$1,260 unusod and 51,000 used. We
hove, however, several with values
running into hundreds of dollars.
; The first stamp of Canada, the three-
' pence beaver mislaid paper Is worth
$100 unused, the sixpence is worth
considerably more.
THE
BRUSSELS
POST
176 IA
all
15
'cwt
More or Less
"I say waiter, the portions were
much higger here last year."
"That's an optical illttaion on
your Hurt, sir, Now that the res-
taurant. has 'been enlarged they just
appear smaller,"
Sounds Reasonable.
"I got it at lest!" shrieked the
inventor, "I'll make it fortune,"
"What is it this, time?" asked a
:friend.
"Just a little device, but it will
!,ring in millions. Every church in
the country will buy one. It's a
collecting box with different slots
for different coins. All silver money
falls on velvet, while coppers drop
on a big bell,"
Punished Her Pet.
Little Pam (according to Humor -
'ret) Isn't Roger a naughty dog,
mummie; He tore my dully's slip-
per.
Mother: Yes, darling, he ought to
be punished.
Pam: I olid minis' him. I went
twaight to his kennel and dwank his
milk.
Such a Bust,
Mrs. Green: And who does this
statue represent?
Mrs. Bills: That is Diana, exe-
cuted in terra cotta.
Mrs. Green: Oh, the poor thing!
How cruel they are in those out-
landish countries.
The Wrong Place.
Friend (at a French play)—Why
did you applaud so vigorously when
that comedian made his speech be-
fore the curtain?
Spriggins (confidentially) So that
folks would think I understood
French. What did he say?
Friend—He said that the remain-
der of his part woald be taken by
an understeady.
All Wrong
Fair one: Now, before we start this
ride, I want you to understand that I
do not smoke, drink or flirt, .L' visit
no wayside inns, and I expect to be
home by 10 o'clock.
Young Gallant: You're mistaken,
Fair One: What! you mean that
I do any of those things?
Young Gallant: No; I mean about
starting for this ride.
Baffled
She—"If it weren't for one rea-
son I would leave you and go ]tome
to mother,"
He (hopefully)—"What's the rea-
son?"
"Mother is coming here,"
• Sure Thing.
Mrs. Schaffer—"I thought your
sign read: "Photo while you wait."
Photographer—"It does, lady, but
as you'll have to wait four days, may.
be you'd rather wait at home."
He Misunderstood,
"Tommy," ,ordered father, "coxae
into the woodshed with me."
"You ain't going to spank me are
you dad?" asked Tommy tearfully.
"Didn't I tell you this morning I'd
settle with you if you went swim-
ming again?"
"But dad, I thought you were only
joking, like when you told the but-
cher you'd settle with him,"
An Alibi
"Rastas, what's an alibi?"
"Dat's proven' 'that you v,uz at a
prayer meeting, whar you- wstsn', in
order to show dat yo wasn't at the
crap game, whar you wuz."
Oh, Dear!
A good story is told in The Daily
Express about a dainty young thing
who was 'taken to see the composing
room of a newspaper.
"This," said cher young escort, "Is
the composing room,"
The lady gazed round with admira-
tion. Her eyes alighted on a burly
printer.
"Do ask him," she said, to play
something of 'nth,"
He Couldn't Sleep.
"So the doctor couldn't givo you
anything to stop your husband talk-
ing in his'sleep?"'
"No, what 2 wanted was some-
thing to make him, talk more distine-
ty.e
Ring Out, Wild Bells
'19tis poets for New Yeare is front
-"In Memoriam," the requiem which
Tennyson sung over the loss of :a
friend Arthur Henry Hallam, a
youth of -teat promise, ni„ rued
very young:—
Ring out, wild bells. to the wild
The flying cloud, the frosty lista;
Th,' year is dying in the night;
!ling out, wild bell.-, and let him due,
Ring out tit old, ria' in the new,
Rime lten(ny bells, :tcl•ccs the mew;
Tho per is riling, let hint go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring' nut the grief i.lt: i. saps the re:
• For those that hete we .the no
more;
Ring out the feud of rich and poor ;
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in nobler modes of life;
With sweeter manners, purer haws.
Ring out false pride in place and
blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good,
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrowing lust of
gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free
The larger heart, the kindlier bee; John B. Fraser, Ottawa, Ont.,
hand; Alexander Mclaren, Buckingham,
Ring out the darkness of the land;
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
S. A. Moore President
a °tom Vaiw� �i
Wanted
We pay Highest Cash Price for
Cream. 1 cent per ley. Butter Fat
extra paid for all Cream delivered
at our Creamery.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Brussels Creamery Com
Phone 22
imited
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arATIR
prominent citizen of the eastern city
and active in all its affairs, Other
Halifax sten on the boards are J.
Walter Allison, D.C.L., Charles Archi-
bald, his Honor McCallum Grant and •
0. E. Smith, Other directors, are
Hon. N. Curry, Montreal;'De.
White, St. John, N.B. ; his Honor
William D. Ross, Toronto, who wns
originally a Nova Scotia man; Hon.
George Bryson, Fort Coulonge, Que-
arlk Of Nova Scotia
J. A. McLeod, General Manager, and
Hector McInnes Appointed
Vice -Presidents
At a full director's meeting of the
Bank of Nova Scotia last. Tuesday,
S. J. Moore was chosen as the new
President to take the place of the
late G. S. Campbell, who died in
November of thin: year. Two Vice -
Presidents were also appointed: .1.
A. McLeod, who will also continue
as General Manager, and Hector Mc-
Innes, IL.C., of Halifax. Mr. McIn-
nes was already a director of the
bank but Mr. McLeod was elected a
director before the further appoint-
ments were made.
The honor which 'has just fallen to
the lot of Mr. Moore recalls that he
WEDS President of the Metropolitan
Bank at the time that it was absorbed
by the Bank of Nova Scotia thirteen
years ago, He 'has many and varied
interedts, being president of the Pac-
ific -Burt Company, Ltd., President F.
N. Burt Co., Ltd'.,President William
A. Rogers Co., Ltd., President Kid-
der Press Co., Ltd., President Gilman
Fanfold Corpp„ Ltd.,President of the
American Salesbook Co., Ltd., .chair-
man of the Board City Dairy Co.,
Ltd., Vice -President Inm'erial Life
Assurance Co., Ltd., and a diroetor
of the Toronto General Trusts Cor-
poration, Porto Rico Railway Co.,
Ltd:, and Northern Mexico Power and
Development Co., Ltd. IIe was born
at Doddington, Northamptonshire,
England., Aug. 3, 1859, and came to
Toronto in 1879 after being five
years with The Barrie Gazette as a
practical printer. He was • partner
at first in the firm. of Bengough,
Moore & Co., but gradually extended
his tic:ivittes until they included
many companies, including those
memtioned above. Mr. Moore has
also found time to take an active
part in social, educational and relig•
mens werlc. He is, a Governor of he
University of Toronto. In 1920 he
was President of the Bantist Con-
vention of Ontario and Quebec., .
The New Vice -Presidents
John Andrew McLeod, General
Manager of the Bank of. Nova Scotia
was born in Prince Edward Island
at Oark Corner on Aug. 8, 1868. He
entered the Bank of Nova Scotia on
Feb, 1, 1887, and has had since then
a peculiarly large and varied exper-
ience in important positions. He was
appointed manager of the Harbour
Grace, Nfld., in 1895, Assistant Man-
ager at Chicago in 1897, Manage' at
St. Johns, Nfld., in 1898, Manager at
Boston in 1900. Manager at Havana,
Cuba, 1905. Manager at Chicago in will ask a $1 per. hour,
1906, Chief Superintendeent of Bran- Little Netherlands;, East Indies will
elms in 1918, Assistant General Man- produce 223,000 tons of rubber this
agar, in 1917, and General Manage•, year.
in 1923. The biggest bell in the world is to
Though called the Bank of Nova be found in a huge pagoda at Min-
Scotia,the head office is really in the l :goon, Burma. It could hold 50 peo-
City of Toronto, and meetings of the , ple 'within its bowl.
Board of Diroctons take place here. Before the war England was
The interest of Nova Scotia aro, building only about 60,000 houtses a
however, adequately represented by year. By the end of 1927, however,
making Meter McInnes, ICC., Hall- 230,000 will have been built in ono
fax, N.S., Vice -President, as he is a year.
Que.; Ilon, George Gordon, North.
Bay, Ont.; Francis P. Starr, St. John
N.B., and Sidney T. Smith, Winnipeg,
lilan.
RING OUT THE OLD;
ING IN THE NEW
New Year Wishes,
"A IIa•ppy New Year," "The same
to you." Whether we give the greet-
ing or the response is largely a mat-
ter of alertness or the lack of it may
point to strength or weakness of
feeling, and can be taken as a meas-
ure of the good -will contained in our
hearts. The man who is bubbling
over with kindliness or at least thinks
to ought to be in this conditition,
likes to get in first;" if he loses this
advantage he not only fails to score
a point but is afraid that he has
sunt: in his neighbor's esteem; he
suspects that neighbor is se'•"etly re-
proaching him for not naving intent
ded to offer him "the compliments,
of the season." "The same to you"
is something like the New Year pre-
sent we give to the friend who sent
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MY LADY'S
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BLACK'S POPULARITY
Coats of rich black materials,col-'
lared with lynx, lamb or other fur
are taking precedence over colored
coats for afternoon wear.
• •
COLD FEET
If • your feet get chilled easily,
bathe daily in cold water to which
has been added a cup of solution or
rock salt dissolved In boiling water.
•
SEWING BOX
A convenient addition to the sew-
ing room is a curtain rod inside the
Scrap box on which are strung all
the spools of cotton, silk and other
thread.
OPEN BROILING
Hamburg or regular steak can be
broiled on top of the stove by first
heating a skillet very hot, sprinkling•
with salt and keeping the steak cook-
ing at high heat.
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TRANSPARENT HEM
A silver and green brocaded period
frock has silver lace giving it n wide
transparent hem.
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GOOD GARNISH
Liver and bacon is twice as appe-
tizing
ppytizing a dish when chopped chives are
sprinkled generously over the liver
for garnish.
us a Christmas present but to whom • ta
we sent nothing then, not knowing BLOUSED BACK
if we should get anything from him. The fitted skirt yoke of a coffee
New Year wishes, though we may bean brown angora jersey dress is
charitably regard them as a kind of
aftermath of Christmas, have, to a
large extent, no more real meaning
in them than the "Mahizeit" one
hears from everyone's lips in Ger-
many at miday. A foreigner, un -
emphasized by the bloused back of
the blouse.
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CHALLIS FROCC
A sweet afternoon frock, with
quaint charm, is made of flowered
acquainted with native usages, won- I challis, with tiered skirt and bolero
ders why "Meal time" should be the
one word spoken by way of saltation.
If he asks what it means he is told
that it is a shortened foam of "May
your meal -time be blessed." Like
"A Happy New Year" it has become
a custom,sand has ceaaoo', to he a
blessing and a prayer.. at costs less
ta say it than to leave it unsaid.
We are'not all, however, cynics or
mere followers of fashion, nor do
we all offer our greetings on New
Year's Day from a superstitious fear
that if we omit them we may be pun-
ished with misfortune. Possibly we
sometimes wish our friends a Happy
New Year in much the same way as
in our schooldays we said "Good luck
to -you" when meeting even a bitter
enemy at the entrance to the class-
room of a formidable master with an
uncertain temper;lwe believed that a
blessing would fall on our own heads
if we invoked it on the head of a fel-
low -sufferer. But on the whole, per-
haps, we mean what we say; what
we hope for ourselves we hope for
the world in general, taking the view
that there is happiness enough to go
all round and grudging no one his due
Olean
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The Beeton crime wave cost Sim-
coo county $3000.
Toronto amalgamated carpenters
edged in rich blue.
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QUILL DECORATIONS
Triple quills, in orange, beige and
brown, liven a brown velour :ports
hat that introduces the becoming tri-
corn effect.
vo do a• g.
SHINY SILVER
If you keep your ggod silver put
away in dark blue cannon flannel it
will keep it shiny. Light flannel
seems to permit tarnishing.
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LETTER CLIPPINGS
' Your letters to your friends will
bo more interesting if you keep an,
index into which you slip clippings,
notes or other items—to retail to
them,
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COAT FROCKS
A black crepe coat frock, with cape
back, has brick red trimming for its
uneven revers, its flaring cuffs a
tailored belt. -
OCTOBER BRIDGE
A bridal gown for autumn
gleaming silver cloth, cut o
lines with antique lace flaring i
the slashed cuffs and making a ja 1
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FRESH GREEN
A few grapefruit, orange or date
scene; planted in some sandy soil in
a fancy pot, stake a soft, delicate bit
of green for winter decoration,
y ., 4. s+
FLOUNCED SCARF
The scarf collar of a carmine red
chiffon afternoon frock has a deep
pleated flounce like the insert of the
left side oftate skirt.
a. a. a.
BUSTLE GOWN
A Louisboulanger gown of shaded
chiffon on pink, green and mauve
has its long back skirt leaded by a
little bristle,