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3ay Leather Belt
Returns to Favor
opular Accessory Again
Used to Grace Milady s
Dresses.
This is n season""when dress acces-
S* assuming g-'t importance
1? l.e novelties, or what may be
! strictly characterized as reviv
lV.rher:.ol. for women. For
any months
en a finishing derniff a narro ™
Renting either the shiny surface of
, leather or suede
“.rtf costume, and boarln- a
nail buckle that was equally *£,•;
dcuous ; merely suggestin'; the
aistline, not boldly it. , .
Bell manufacturers, encouraged by
■ports from Paris, .have .bran .ont
id are showing beffh Uial are &6 dis
active that they k set the.keypote of
costume. One of tlie iWsigriti of
M revival of interest in leather belts
ante with the use of cut
ecoration on street dresses. This
ecessitated the sued; leather .belt.to
i Stc h, hut still as a complementary
etaiL Now comes the. painted belt,
ie belt of combined leathers, belts
ith fancy stitching or bearing steel
eads, and the belt .of braided leather
i contrasting colors —all signs that
lis dress accessory is steadily rising
i the scale of popularity and iinpor
mce.
The painted belts ure In the present
ashlon trend, which calls for a liberal
se of Chinese colors and designs.
)ai! gold, soft reds and blues and yel
ow on a surface of shiny or dull black
iid exploit the Chinese influence and
;ive an excuse for Its repetition on
he dress material. Two recent models
town by a French designer are of
(lack velvet and black satin respec-
Ively, the former showing a narrow
latent leather belt with smoked pearl
inckle and the latter a painted belt
Handsome Daytime Coat
for Cold Weather Wear
caracul bea “ tiful garment is of taupe
b ei n e ' r^ h COl . lar > cuff * and sklrt of
Uce anj squirrel hat is of metal
and satin in brown and gold.
* S , one of the m °st satisfac
• erlals that we can buy.
'vor4 e ‘v am °, poplln iB from tl,e French
It iii o opf ’'' Re " and means “luster.”
Oanv D0 ’ Boft> lightweight fabric of
s.i r,r?’ , bM j '™
tare by ts distinguishing fea
nitu a ‘ ° f havln S a fine cord run
across the cloth.
d n^ 8 h C ? r^ ed or ribbed effect Is pro
an<j . h l,avln S a fine warp thread
Its w#m S Soft ’ heay ier filling thread,
•re l m/ aniS / re f fine, and there
P the course? finf™’ th ' lt they Cover
Ip v Dg yarns complete
lora th?’r't r USe ° f their coarseness
\r. ‘ ? across the goods.
what rfectly understand, now,
*? ° Ur old P°P ,ln dress
ftreads v-! 11 e . C o:iet - Tlle fine war P
' Jri6 down ’ and left Us “ribs”
T ery a-,.? easi ‘ y happen, from the
quality r f ' 0f the eoods, If a weak
*arp.‘ r •' I™ has becn used In the
k&arri i<aVy cord ’ often cotton
r silk poplin, simply cuts
Rich Evening Gown Is
in Dull Green Chiffon
This charming evening gown Is in
dull green chiffon sumptuously em
broidered with dull gold beads.
which corresponds with an Oriental
pattern applied with gold paint at the
hem of the skirt.
There are plaited belts of green, red
or blue combined with white leat’ er.
They end In long, fringed ends, and
are fastened with a loop at the side
so that they can he worn at the waist
line or dropped over the hips. Falling
into the general category of sports
wear, they are none the less decora
tive, and give a long, sweeping,
graceful line to the figure.
Amid all the novelties the plain nar
row belt continues to hold Its own,
depending to a considerable extent on
its serviceability and the fact that
suede takes exceedingly lovely colors
and can be found In shades to match
hats, shoes and purses.
Tailored Serge Gown
in Fashion Limelight
There is no such thing as oblivion
for the tailored frock of serge or twill
in navy blue or neutral beige and
gray. It holds its own season after
season and the remarkable thing is
that designers contrive to give it n
distinctly -lew aspect each time It ap
pears. •:
This year a certain variation in de
tails Is noted, with much attention
paid to those suggested by the modes
of China. This, perhaps, Is more in
the introduction of color and in
touches of embroidery or the applica
tion of narrow bands of bright trim
ming around the neck and down the
side, just as one sees in the Chinese
coats.
It Is probably by the clever use of
color that navy blue frocks of this
season are distinguished from those
of last.
In line they are straight and slim,
with wrist-length sleeves which are
sometimes tight but quite as often
bell-shaped, with dainty undersleeves
of net or muslin.
through the finer warp threads.
As e rule, however, a good quality
of thread Is used in the warp, for the
very good reason that it is thrown to
the surface and so is going to havo to
bear the heaviest brunt of tho wear,
because the filling yarns keep under
cover anyway, a much cheaper quality
can be used without shortening the
life of the cloth much.
Not all poplins are silk, by any
means. You can find it in silk, wool,
or cotton; and not only that, but in
silk-and-cotton, silk-and-wool, and
wool-and-cotton.
The highest qualities of cotton pop
lin are often mercerized so that It Is
very attractive and has a sheen al
most as lustrous as that of silk. Nat
urally, it Is exceedingly durable, and
stands laundering well.
Wool poplin has a more or less wiry
and springy feel, and so keeps its
shape well.
Silk poplin Is also elastic, and so
keeps clean, and does not wrinkle or
crush easily.
THE DANIEL3VILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVIL.LE, GEORGIA.
BSi Daddy's
fairy Tale.
BONNER.
■■■■ COHIiGHI Y VISTt*N UNION
OAK AND BALLOON
“A little boy, a very little boy, was
crying, for his balloon had blown
away from him and was caught up in
an oak tree,” said Daddy.
“Before long, though, the little boy
dried his tears and he was given an
other balloon. .■ , .
■ But up -in the tree, the balloon
and an oak leaf were talking.
- ".‘I. suppose I .was t . very naughty,’
said the balloon, '’but *1 did want to"
fly away. I just couldn’t resist the'
temptation of taking a iittle trip with
Mr. Wind.? • .
“‘lt's rather hard at times not. .toj
do as Mr. Wind tells you .to do. . I
know that,’ said the oak leaf.
“‘Tell jibe about yourself,’ said the
balloon, i.fwhy-Are j'oif'hntl-sohire Tew'
other oa-kl leaves still. jcttfrglngr-to . : rtve
tree all the leaves are off the.
other trees and when It is really win
ter time?’ . **• ' '
“‘Oh,’ said’ "tlie "oak leaf, ’‘l'must
tell you about that, "for" It "all" comes
from "an old, old tfeason-.L.'
“‘Then there", 'la- a -reason . for it?’
asked the balloon. ‘When Mr. Wind
brought me up here I was wondering
why there were some leaves upon
this tree and not upon the others.
“ ‘And so there Is a reason,’ the
balloon repeated; ‘well, I am glad to
hear that. Do tell me the reason now,
for I mny not stay long.
“ ‘Mr. Wind might decide to blow
me away from here. You can’t tell.
“ ‘I can’t tell at any rate.’
'“Neither can I tell,’ said the oak
leaf. ‘Yes, I will tell you my story
right away.
“ ‘There are oaks that are always
with their green leaves,’ said the oak
leaf.
“ ‘Such trees could not stand such
a chilly climate as this is, but there
are many of these trees where It is
warmer.
“ ‘Our ancestors wore green leaves
His Balloon Had Blown Away.
all the time —ever green were their
frocks.
“ ‘And as I’ve told you many of the
family still do so who live in warmer
places.
“ ‘We want to keep the old family
ways—just a little bit, so a few of us
stay on the tree, and do not even let
the storms take us away.
“ ‘We’ve changed from our green
frocks to red or brownish frocks—
and then we stay on, with quiet
brown winter coloring as our little
way of showing that we remember
what the old ways of the oak family
have been.
“ ‘lt Is the oak tree’s memory. It
is a very good memory that the oak
trees have.’
•“I should say it was,” remarked
the balloon, ‘and I’ve been glad to
hear your story. How interesting a
reason!’
“‘Ah,’ said the oak leaf, rustling
slightly, ‘look at all those birds sitting
on that long telegraph wire looking
at the apartment houses that are
along tliere.
’ “‘i wonder what they are thinking
about. I fancy they must he think
ing that they would not like Indoor
apartments and houses such as peo
ple have I
<j know I would not want to live
Indoors.
“ ‘Fancy an oak tree Inside a house.
Dear me, that would be too terrible
a thought. We need the rain and tlie
air and the beauttful earth!*
“Then the great red sun began to
think of going to bed and as he did
so he too shone upon the window
panes of the apartment houses, and
he chatted with the city’s tall build
ings and he said:
“ ’You may be built to reach great
heights but you don’t begin to come
up to me. No, you can’t do that.
“ ‘And what Is more you never
will! For you’re only buildings made
by rm-n, mere men!’
“And Mr. Sun smiled his sunniest,
nicest smile as he sank down behind
the hill for his sleep and the oak leaf
whispered to Mr. Wind:
“ ‘lt’s a very Interesting world after
all.’ ”
Frankincense
(Prepared by the National Geographic
Society, Washington. D. C.)
Oft the northeastern point of Africa
at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden,
like ‘a chip fallen there In the making
of the continent, lies Socotra, a. JltUq
Island to which the world givers,
thought, but- wjijoli. sends l^s.. pleasant
messages
each .day. It <: ls the ‘’isie of Frankin
cense” from which conies mtich’-tff : ‘the'
pieffsant, nrofiftitic gum burned'hs in
c'rtwe:-!iltke ftt’dhe' -churches and tem
ples of the ; West-*qnd the; EasJ. ......
Ffanljincense is a gum resin ob
tained from .certain trees of .the perpis
Iloswellia, Sound in Socotra, East Af
rica and ’ArabiA. An incision having
been mode in' tire ' fVark rif the’tree; •
milky, juied "exud&f" find-slowly hard
ens jn tear-shaped drops- of yellowish
hue. These are gathered as.Qjihanum,
or the true-frankincense. The idea
that frankincense was originally a
product of India probably arose from
n confusion of It with other odorifer
ous products of that country, nnd be
cause of the fact that imported frank
incense is sold with native Indian
products.
Among ancient and medieval peoples
frankincense was the physician's cure
all, being confidently administered for
fevers, boils, internal disorders, lep
rosy, ns an antidote to hemlock poi
soning, as a sedative, a stimulant and
a tonic.
In ancient times Socotra nnd tlie
southern end of Arabia produced all
the frankincense in the world, but to
day the largest supply comes from the
Warsnngli country, In Somalllnnd.
Socotra, 73 miles long by 35 miles
wide In its widest part and lying 543
miles east of Aden, is said to be geo
logically older than eastern Asia; yet
In the centuries which have elnpsed
since the argosies Oj Persia and Tyre
sought It out for its precious balsnms
it has been almost forgotten. The
Europeans who have visited It could
he counted on one’s fingers. Every
ship that passes through Bnb-el-Man
deb, east or west, sights Its cloud-belt
ed peaks and gives it room; for
Socotra has no harbors, and the mon
soon snarls about its uncharted rocks
like a hungry lioness lying in wait
for her prey.
Tourists Are Not Wanted.
If one makes his way to this out-of
the-way Island he will probably sail
into Tamarida bay, where before him,
smothered in palms, will He lfadlbo,
capitol of the island. In the distance
he will see a vast rampa t of gray
limestone mountains thrusting needle
pointed peaks up Into the clouds.
These are the peaks of Haghler.
It should be explained that the
latch string of Socotra does not hang
out for tourists. Only after careful
arrangements and the securing of per
mits does one venture to the Island,
and even then his reception may not
be cordial. Its sultan has enjoyed
isolation so long that he considers it
a sort of priceless privilege and
wishes to preserve It.
Iladibo, or Tamarida, as the Arabs
call it, from Tamar, the date-fruit
tree, is a collection of flat-roofed white
houses scattered among the palms.
The sultan’s “palace” is a large mud
structure with flat towers, and the two
prayer houses are suggestive of the
graceful Arab mosques only by con
trast. The poorer population, chiefly
of African descent and much older In
the history of the island than Its Arab
aristocracy, lives In huts of thorn and
plaited grass, Invariably overrun with
luxuriant gourd vines. Surrounded by
tiny garden plots, in which tombac, or
native tobacco, lentils, melons, and
yams grow abundantly, they are noro
picturesque outside than Inside.
There Is not much to be seen In
Hadlbo. The principal amusement af
forded the visitor Is that of being
seen; one is fortunate if any part of
his person or belongings escapes much
handling, as well as the sharpest kind
of scrutiny. Yet they are n kindly
folk, hospitable and quite harmless.
Quarrels among themselves are said
to he almost unknown.
The women for the most part keep
shyly veiled, or crowd behind the
doors, while the men may bring out
their small stores of skins, dried tom
bac, lumps of frankincense and aloes
for Inspection. It is said that In an
cient times the Socotran women ex
ercised the arts cf rnaglc.
Hard Trip Into the Mountains.
If one would see the frankincense
trefi —and to the Westerner that Is the
most interesting thing that Socotra
holds —he must journey Into the rough
mountains, a trip that Is far from be
ing a holiday Jaunt. The trail up the
narrow gorge of the Motaha, worn by
camels’ feet and the torrential rains.
Is narrow, rocky nnd exceedingly
steep. In places it Is scarcely wider
than the width of one’s beast, and the
great thorn bushes beside it tear with
insatiable claws at flesh and cloth
ing. Flowers —yellow, blue, and crim
son—some familiar, hut most of them
Strange, and creeping vlnAs over low •
trees give the whole jungle the ap
pearance of a lovely, unkempt, garden
—like^n’woman with disheveled hair.
Oc'easlOiially one encounters . the hid
eous oueumber tree, with Its swollen
nhd whitish stems, looking like' eftor
ruo.ys candles which had guttered HoV
fjbly. Tills tree grows nowhere' .else;
arid the rest of the world Is none the
worse for It. Its proper foliage cop :
sistS 'of n few tufts of leaves, with lit
tle yellow flowers at the top qf Its
knobby, branches; but one sees vul
tures roosting In nearly every 1 tree
nnd they seem Its fitting fruit.
After nightfall the traveler up this
trail will see lights nppenr on the
faces of the cliffs. They are the bed
time fires of the Bedouin cave-dwell
ers, who live on nothing but the prod
ucts of their herds. They are a folk
so tlndd that only occasional glimpses
mny be enught of them.
On the higher hills and mountnln
slopes are much larger trees than low
er down, many of them strange and
curious. Most Interesting of all are
three species of the fnmed dragon’s
blood —whose ruby-red fluid was used
to dye the robes of olden queens—
which are nil about on the slopes, like
battalions of skirmishers half hid in
ambush.
The natives call those trees A’nra
eelb and their resin M’soilo. In an
cient times Socotra was known ns the
only home of the dragon’s-blood tre3,
hut nowadays Sumatra and South
America furnish the world’s supply.
It Is rarely used as a dye now, but
chiefly in the preparation of varnishes.
The Socotrans themselves employ U
principally for streaking odd designs
on their enrthen pots.
One who knows frankincense only
from Its odor will see with surprise
his first tree In Its native setting. It
Is undoubtedly a tree, but It looks
nearly as much like an enormous sea
serpent in the act of shedding Its skin,
so awkwardly contorted and alive it
seems. Tiny, whitish peels cling loose
ly about stems and hole of a peculiarly
livid, blotchy hue. The woody fiber
of the tree, distended with Its viscous
sap, is like nothing so much ns decom
posing animal flesh, and even the few
bright red, geranium-like flowers can
not soften Its repulsive aspect. But It is
Indeed the frankincense tree, the tee
lee-nh of the Socoterl, the olibnnum,
or al-lubnn of the Arab, and the Bos
wellla socotrana of science. The fra
grance hanging all about and the par
tially dried, reslnors “tears,” exuding
from wounds In the bark made by in
sects, testify to Its nature.
Gathering the Frankincense.
The process employed by the natives
in gathering the luban Is simplicity
Itself. About a month after the rains
begin, say in June, when the tree Is
swollen with sap, the Socotran gathers
his household about him and they go
among the wild trees which tradition
has allotted him as a family inherit
ance. Each tree Is given ten or a
dozen deep, oblique slashes two or
three inches in length, and a wrench
of the knife tears the lower end of the
wound open to form a kind of pocket.
In these pockets the amber-colored or
whitish “tear.-;” of resin collect, hard
ening slowly. At the end of a month
the collector returns, rips out the par
tially hardened resin with the point
of his knife, and mnkes more wounds
in the bark. He repeats the process
once a month until the end of Sep
tember.
As soon as the luban tears are hard
they are ready for the market, and
they are usually bartered to an Arab
trader for kerosene or cotton cloths
from America. A tree in Socotra will
produce annually about eight pounds
of luban, worth ten cents a pound; a
Somaliland tree will produce twice as
much and of a quulity twice as valu
able.
Aside from its strangely varied and
odd vegetation and Its bizarre scenic
beauties, there is not much, perhaps,
in this fertile, almost forgotten island
of Socotra to attract the tourist un
less he be a student of ethnology.
There are still to be found in the ruins
of Zoko, the ancient capital (Suk, the
Arabs call It), traces of a very early
civilization.