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��A Floral Tank Struck a Warlike Note at the Pasadena Carnival

AT the annual Tournament of Roses in . Pasadena, Cal., a marked change in the character of the floral decorations and fi o a t s was noticeable. Some of the floats in the parade intro- duced a war- like note. One of the most interesting was a facsimile of a British tank. It was thirty feet long, and fifteen feet high. The body of the tank was of smilax, the caterpillar treads were of gray acacia and the cleats were white desert holly.

���Representation of a British Tank, made of flowers and smilax at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses

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las Burton, deceased, of DuBois, Pa. Burton conceived the idea of making an endless chain out of a single board. He selected a board twelve feet long, seven- teen and a half inches wide and seven- eighths of an inch thick, and, with no other

tool but his jack knife, carved this board into an endless chain of 4,522 links, with a total length of 305 feet. The links were each one and one-quarter inch long and seven-eighths of an inch wide. It took Mr. Burton just one year to com- plete this very remarkable and painstaking piece of work, each link of which is perfect.

��An Industrious Whittler Made This Endless Chain Out of a Board

THE chain shown in the picture con- stitutes a remarkable monument to the patience, industry and skill of Nicho-

���A jack-knife and a man's skill and patience carved this endless chain from a board

��Have Your Collar Stiffened Once for All and Eat the Starch You Save

THE separate starched collar was in- vented about ninety-two years ago by the wife of a blacksmith of Troy, N. Y., who made one for her husband. Since then it has grown in popularity until there is probably nobody who has not worn a starched collar at some time or other. Now its popularity is on the decline again, partly on the score of comfort, and partly as a result of the war.

The crux of the matter does not lie with the collar itself, though that is made from material which is useful for band- ages. It's the starch that is to be saved — valuable foodstuff that ought not to be wasted on collars.

A permanently stiffened collar is being introduced which is not celluloid, but is a regular fabric collar treated with a kind of varnish that makes it possible to clean it under the tap or with a damp cloth. Automobilists should be among those who appreciate this new fabric, for, in spite of road dust, it is always pos- sible to "feel clean" in a clean collar. A collar of this kind will last from two weeks to a month.

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