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RY 16, 1928.

MITCHELL

THE COUNTESS OF CATHCART.

CAMPAIGN AGAINST U.S.. ARMY CONTROL.

ORIGIN OF LACE.

CATHERINE DE MEDICI Catharint of Medici created tho vogue for lace in France, and sho and the other women-folk of that COBWEBS, CORAL AND

famous family sot the fashion of New York, Feb, 16.

FRAYED CLOTH.

the Mediol collar in ordor" that Mr. Curran, has telegraphed to

Traditions and legends tall that the beautiful Jaco might be dis- the Department of Labour at Wash- ington, requesting a warrant for the idea of lace was suggested by played to advantage. But fashions tax clausos of the Finance Bhis fight against the army and the arrest of the Earl of Craven, a cobweb to a Flanders man; and changed in those days as in these,"

TAXES REJECTED.

Paris, Feb. 15, The Chamber, dealing with the

rejected by 300 votes to 118 the article dealing with alcoholic boverages, wherefrom M Doumor expected additional revenue noarly a million sterling.

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It also rejected the proposed in ereases in the Customs duty on coffee, and the salt tax-Reuter,

Interesting By-election.

Paria, Feb. 15.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Colonel William Mitchell to-day rouumed

fense. He took up the cudgel Earl will be taken to Ellis Island woman of Venice. But moro poliar superseded the large turned- just five hours after being notified for hearing-Reader's American Probably laco had its origin in the down collars, the coarser and unromantic edge of a frayed piace stronger grospoint de Venise mado that his resignation from the Service,

of linen or cloth. From the fray- its appearance. of army had boun accepted. He

Washington, Feb. 15.

ed edge to the knotted threads,About the same period as recalled his efforts to better the It is definitely expected that which were the first fringes, was needlepoint lace was being made- condition of the defenses from Countess Catheart will withdraw but a stop.

in Vonico, pillow-laco made an within the service and declared her appeal against exclusion from The very ourliest lace is found, appearance in Northern Europe. his intention to support the the United States. It is believed says the Alunchester Guarding, The Germans have laid claim to struggle for national defense the publicity provoked by her de- in the tombs of Egypt, where be the originatore, but the credit organized in a single department. tention at Ellia Island has caused many of the mummy wrappings is more generally given to Flan- His statement was bristling her to change her mind about her have odgas that havobcen twisted ders. Macrame is the first-known with donunciation of the existing desire to visit America.

into a pattern that roughly varloty, and this was woven with defense policies. Striking out The New York World says Lady resembles lace. Later on, the the fingers.. against the military bureaucracy Craven has confirmed that the idea of crossing and interlacing Catherine of Aragon is said to he doclared that the government had become one of bureaucratic Earl is now in Canada, where the threads into a more com- have introduced lacoitaking into he arrived yesterday evening.plicated dosign suggested itself. England, teaching it to the domination.

NEEDLEPOINT AND PILLOW LACE. Midlands women after her divorce Real laca is either made with a when time hung heavily upon her neodle and known as noedlepoint hands. The fainous laces of or oh a pillow with a number of Devonshire are due to tho

A most interesting by-election took place to-day at Boifort, where 3. Clemenceau's ex-lleutenant, M. Andre Tardieu, was returned, de- feating the Radical Socialist and Communist candidates.

Reuter's American Service.

Tho

Colonel Mitchell announced his intention to tell the country and bring a realization of the true condition of national de Angelos on April 1 and then work bobbins and called pillow face. Huguenots, who brought their M. Tardieu, who did not return to fense straight to the people more northward to Seattle, spouking in From Venice came the first beautiful art to England. public life after his defeat at the forcefully than he could if he re-all of the principal cities en route.needlepoint trimmings.

mained "muzzled," in the army. "I am going through the patterns of the design were cut general election of 1924, carried

His lecture tour of the country country from North to South and out in linen or purchment, and on a whirlwind campaign at Bel-starts with an address in New from East to West," said Colonel then, over them, the actual lace. fört, which is a stronghold of the York on February 10, and Mitchell. "I believe I cun ac work, was done with the needle. left bloc. He championed the will take him to Now England, complish more good for national Finally, the designs wore joined malcontents and is reported to the Middle West, and the Far defense by working from outside together by threads of fino yarn,

West on a three months' trip. On than I have by working from made into a foundation, somethin have declared that he opposed the West Coast he will visit Los within. "-(U. P.)

similar to modern crochet work. the Locarno treaties on the ground thut they would give Britain con- trol of Európe and push France back from the Rhine-Reuter.

CHURCH DISPUTE.

MEXICAN GOVERNMENT'S

MEASURES.

Mexico City, Feb. 15. Continuing the activities against the Catholic Church enforcing the article in the constitution requie ing all priests to be native-born, the authorities have closed the convent here, and another at Coyoacan. All the priests will be deported, but the fate of twelve uns who were arrested here is undecided. Many nuns belong-

the

ing to other institutions went to the Spanish Logation, where Minister promised to try and ar- range their departure. if neces- sary, """without deportation.- Reuter's American Service.

Havana, Feb, 15, Fourteen Spanish priests, de- ported from Mexico, arrived here, and were not allowed to land. They are proceeding to Spain.- Reiter's American Service.

THE LEAGUE CRISIS.

GERMANY ASSERTS

HERSELF.

London, Feb. 15. The Daily Telegraph'a diplo matic correspondent says there is: reason to believe that German Ambassadors and Ministers ac- credited to the principal League States are being instruted to in- form the Governments of those States that the German Govern- ment may have to reconsider its position towards the League if the atructure of the League-Council is has taken her sent thereon.

The Daily Telegraph's corres- pondent at Geneva speaks of the possibility of Germany asking for postponement of the League As- sembly fixed for March 8, until the various States come to an under- standing.

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