The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 131, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1915 Page: 3 of 4
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NORMAN DAILY TRANSCRIPT
Pile Fabrics for Midwinter Suits
VictorEm-
manuel III
of Italy Is
a Scholar,
Student
and Family
Man. But
When the
Call to War
Sounded
IV
He Became
at Once an
Active Sol-
dier in the
Field.
ICTOIt EMMANUEL III, the scholnr
and student among present-day mon
arcbs, the sovereign ot quiet family
life, when the call to war sounded
became at once th6 first soldier among
Italian soldiers, say9 the Milwaukee
With a unanimity of S3ntiment more
1
Sentinel.
complete than at any time In a generation the
nation rallied around the king as the bearer of
the national flag. Socialists, liberals and repub-
licans not only forgot their special doctrines and
tenets, but vied with one another in becoming
more loyalist than the monarchical followers
themselves.
A first natural tendency was to exaggerate,
with a wealth of detail more or less important,
the simplicity and democratic character of the
king's life at the front. A little of this, however,
goes a long way and the Italian press has been
prompt in putting a stop to the multiplying ot
little homely tales which are liable tc carry
with them an element of triviality.
A few letters from soldiers to 'heir families
suffice to give all the information of this kind
about the king's daily life that is considered
important to be known, as an insistence upon
them might naturally lead to the inference that
in this form of existence is comprised the mon-
arch's entire activities with the army. Such ef
letter is the following, from Private Francesco
Menegoto, addressed to hit father:
"I recently found myself near the king, in an
observatory which I had helped to build. As
agile as a hare, he moved around from one cor-
ner to another. I assure you that he Is exceed-
ingly brave. He ate lunch with us and divided
his portion of ham and cheese with us and after-
ward gave us four Toscano' cigars and spoke
with us as If he had been himself n simple sol-
dier, asking us many questions" This private
failed to note in his letter the fact that he was
one of a company who had distinguished them-
selves by a brilliant achiavement which was im-
portant in the day's military operations and that
if he and his companions had been signally hon-
ored by the king, it was not because the latter
mingles on all occasions more or less familiarly
with his privates, but as recompense and encour-
agement for duty well performed.
The king himself is a soldier and is consulted
by General Cadorna, the chief of staff, on every
movement of importance and regarding the dally
line of endeavor, but he leaves to the command-
ers the performance of their various functions,
and the stories told, in a mistaken zeal of ex-
aggerated loyalty, by some correspondents re-
garding the actual direction of artillery (ire or
Infantry movements by the king himself are
protested against by all serious persons as de-
feating their purpose, besides being '.t^rally in-
correct.
The press of Italy today dwells only on such
incidents as may be considered symbolic, such
as the event narrated in a letter by Soldier
Franco Turnlnelli when he wrote:
The King's Presence Cures.
"Of much influence on the minds of our sol-
diers is the presence of our beloved king, and in
this regard I wish to tell you the incident that
happened to a sergeant of artillery named Vin-
cenzo Sanitra. a native of Vallelunga. This poor
fellow, after fighting for a long time, was severe-
ly wounded in the arm and was found by the am-
bulance corps in an unconscious condition. When
he recovered his senses we observed with dis-
tress that he had become dumb and that he had
lost the power of speech.
"It happened that at that moment our sov-
ereign was in the neighborhood and, learning of
the sad case, he hastened with his customary
paternal solicitude to the bedside of the injured
man. So great was the emotion experienced by
the soldier at the sight of the king that speech
suddenly returned to him and he was free from
the nervous crisis that had been brought on by
the sudden terror he had felt on finding that he
was wounded and risked falling into the hands
of the enemy as a prisoner.
"The first cry that issued from his lips was,
'Long live Italy! Long live our beloved king!'
Tie sovereign, touched by the words, patted the
soldier on the uead and saidi
brave boy, you are a true Italian ' "
Victor Emmanuel comes well by
h;s martial qualities Scion of the
proud dynasty of Savoy and grand-
s<n of that doughty warrior, King
Victor Emmanuel 11. he was born
In Naples on November 11, 1869.
and bore the title of prince of Na-
ples till his acccssion to the throne
on July 29, 1900. Married in Home
on October 24, 1896, to Princess
Helen of Montenegro, he became
the father of four children—Prin-
cess Yolanda, born in 1901; Prin-
cess Mafalda, born In 1902; Prince
Humbert, heir to the throne, born on Septemuer
15, 1904, and Princess Giovamia, born in 1907.
The then prince of Naples entered the Italian
army in 1887 as sublieutenant: he became colonel
in 1S90, major general two years later, lieutenant
general In 1894 and general in command of the
forces at Naples in 1897.
King Victor Emmanuel is honorary doctor of
laws of the universities of Oxford and Pennsyl-
vania, honorary comma.ider in several foreign
armies, a Knight of the Garter and an authority
on numismatics. A volume publi: he by him on
this subject was recently crcfwned by the Institute
of France.
An exceptionally happy incident, which has
made tts due impression on a people of such
artistic tastes as the Italians, was the recent dis-
covery, or, rather, rediscovery, of a war lyric by
one of Italy's great poets, which is being adopted
as appositely made for the present struggle.
When Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia had under-
taken the redemption of Italian provinces, over
half a century ago, Cliosue Carducci had com-
posed a noble poem, with the title "To the King—
A National Song." By some strange fate it was
neglected and then forgotten.
Its every line is today appropriate to the work
of redemption of Italian provinces undertaken by
Victor Emmanuel III.
War Fixes the Nation's Attention.
The king's name should not be bandied about,
is the declaration of an Italian writer, made in
the Tribuna. The marvels of activity, of courage,
of abnegation, of heroic and smiling fatherlinesa
shown by King Victor Emmanuel, says this writer,
marvels constantly renewed and constantly ris-
ing to heights unattained by others, have now be-
come like the pure air one breathes and the pure
sky one contemplates for the calming of fears
and the exaltation of tVie spirit. It is impossible
to succeed in giving adequate account of them
and it is dangerous to weave a crown of anec-
dotes.
Some might he led to form a mental picture
of the king through an anecdote which should not
and cannot be regarded otherwise than an a
symbol.
Let us bow reverently, he says; let us no' try
to build up images that would only be inferiori-
ties, that would sound as profanations. Let us
keep in our heart with regard to the king a re-
ligious sense, a mystic ftjeling.
In a correspondt-nce from the front a noted
French writer, Mr. Jean Carrere, after describing
the king's life in the field, dwells upon the de-
gree to which Victor Emmanuel has become popu-
lar with his army and his people
Before the war, he says, Victor Emmanuel was
profoundly respected by all, admired by those who
had the honor to approach him, beloved by those
around him, but, perhaps, in the precise and
broader sense of the word, he was not absolutely
popular. This, be it remarked, for reasons which
are profoundly to the honor of the monarch. In
order to be popular In the time of peace a sov-
ereign must have certain external forms of ex-
uberance, a certain predilection for pomp and
show and, if one may adopted a modern term, a
certain capacity for "bluff." All these were re-
pugnant to the straightforward, sincere and to
some extent democratic nature of the king of
Italy. He would certainly never have consented
to lend himself to any of those displays and
theatricalities by which certain other sovereigns -
loved to put themselves in evidence.
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Leads the Simple, Laborious Life.
In Italy, where all are so intimately simple,
where domestic life is a passion, it pleased him,
the first of the nation's nobles, to lead the simple,
laborious lile of a great bourgeois and to give
the example of the domestic virtues, and yet
these qualities, however appreciable In normal
times, had. so to say, the Inconvenience of not
being visible from near at hand and of mak-
ing no sensational impression on the judgment of
the crowd, which is always fond of a certain
amount of the theatrical. Scarcely had the great
upheaval of the war come to call forth from the
depths of the popular soul all the great qualities
that were there latent than Italy in its entirety
drew itself up before its new destiny and then,
all of a sudden, the people remarked in their
king the most vital qualities of Italy itself and
recognized in him their true leader.
This king, to whom the most captious critics
could only reproach a certain want of military
display, at once made the finest of all displays
shine around him. namely, that of courage, of
royal love for the people and the army, of in-
trepidity in the presence of danger, of kindnesi
for the woes of the humble. That chivalrous
prestige which wars and great human crises
cause to irradiate around the truly noble souls,
irradiates now around Victor Emmanuel. He
has proved today that the best means of be-
ing a popular king in a great country Is to show
that one desfrves it.
Private communications are not held directly
with the king, even at the front, but through the
intermediary of his staff.
On certain more important occasions Count
Cadorna, the generalissimo, is the medium. Then
an opportunity may be accorded the public to
read as interesting a letter aj the following, from
General Cadorna to the editor of the Idea Nazi-
onale, who had written to announce the offer of
60,000 lire ($10,0001, made by a Mr. Clerici, for
distribution among the soldiers who may cap
ture the first Austrian flags. The Italian com
mander wrote:
A Letter From the Chief.
"I have had Mr. Clerici's tenerous am patriotic
offer communicated to the troops under my com-
mand. In my r.ame and in theirs I beg you to
express to the donor our gratitude for the munifi-
cent act. a new proof of the admirable rivalry
throughout th country by all classes, from the
most conspicuous to the most humble, in en
veloping the army with i flume of affection and
confidence, the army which, with Italy In its heart,
offers every day with serene joy the example of
the most elevated spirit of sacrifice. I am person-
ally grateful to you for your noble and flattering
sentiments and for your good wishes, which 1 re-
turn in the name of our brave soldiers.
Signor Clerici could not have chosen a more
worthy messenger than you, whose untiring work
as a militant apostle contributed so much to
hasten the hour of national awakening and vindi-
cation of rights, through which the dream,
sigbwi for by our fathers, Is about to be trans
formed, by the force of arms and of national vir-
tues, into a radiant reality."
Probably more than any other army today the
Italians are spurred on by a battle cry, the word
"Savoia," Savoy. It is the dynastic name of the
royal house, and in uttering It the soldier thinks
of his beloved klnt,, of Vittorio Emanuele di CaBu
Savoia.
A novel pile fabric, of high luster
and great suppleness, appears in the
suit pictured here. It has made it pos-
sible to vary the expression of the
mode in velvet and fur and has there-
fore merited and received much con-
sideration. The surface is broken by
stripes or blocks or other forms, made
by the direction of the pile and not
by color contrasts or by shades of
one color. The management of the
surface in this way produces very ele-
gant effects, and the material Is suit-
ed to the handsomest of gowns and
wraps.
In the suit pictured the skirt has a
moderate flare with the direction of
the stripes cleverly managed to em-
phasize it. The front and back seams
are on a diagonal of the goods, and
there is little fullness about the waist
line. It is longer than the average
suit-skirt, and is finished with a band
of fur.
The designer of this model has at-
tended to the management of stripes
in the coat with the same care that
Is evidenced in the skirt. In the body
and sleeves the stripes are vertical,
but In the flaring peplum they run
around the figure with a slant toward
f
we bottom of the skirt toward the
back.
The waist line is defined by a nar-
row belt of the material with overlap-
ping tabs at the back fastened down
with small crochet buttons. The
sleeves are finished with a band and
tab, and the band edged with fur
which extends over the hand and
opens at the outer side. The standing
collar of velvet, edged with fur, is as
wide as It is possible to wear it.
The manufacturers of velvets and
other pile fabrics have been working
to the end of making them as light
In weight as It Is possible to weave
them. After arriving at light weight
and suppleness they have created nov-
elties by departing from plain sur-
faces. These novelties eliminate the
need for trimmings or ornament to
a very great degree. But their rich-
ness is matched by that of fur.
During the present season hand-
some plaids have appeared in velvets,
presenting three colors sparingly used
on dark grounds, or two-toned checks.
These are made up with chiffon In the
bodices and very little ornament, the
fabric presenting variety enough with-
out trimming.
Contributed to the Christmas Season
Now that Christmastime Is near,
ind decisions as to gifts must be
made, the consideration of comfort
will help in settling the distracted
mind of the Christmas shopper. The
<ift that bears with it comfort as well
is remembrance is many times wel-
come.
A number of knitted and crocheted
jovelties have been brought out for
,he holidays. They are all intended
10 fortify those who receive them
jgainst the cold, and they Include
,tems of apparel for everyone. Since
it has become fashionable to occupy
all the time, otherwise unoccupied,
with knitting and crocheting, and all
sorts of needlework, the number of
comfortable little additions to the
wardrobe has been increased by many
aew things.
Among theoi are morning jackets,
such are also made of thin fabrics and
laces. These ara crocheted of light
These machin ,-made vestees tot
women who haven't timo for hand-
work, make quite satisfactory substi-
tutes for it. They are shown in
patterns and colors to suit all
ages, and are to be worn under the
top coat in extreme weather. Or
they are made In light colors to be
slipped on between dances, over the
evening frock or whenever protection
against the cold requires them. De-
signers always bear in mind that the
wearers expect to look their prettiest
in evening dress, and since the mode
in evening dress is much beribboned,
these vestees gayly follow it with ro-
settes and flying ends o* color.
Small Sailor Hats.
A rather small sailor hat is prettily
tephyrs and adoitied with ribbons. I trimmed with a band of ribbon around
There are many knitted vestees, J the crown, finished with a simple flat
shaped like those shown in the pic- | bow, two ends hanging over the brim
ore. which are machine made. I In the back
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