MISFIT FASHIONS WEEDED OUT
NOT EXTRAVAGANT, BUT SHE "
DOES WEAR FINE CLOTHES.
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Margarita Fischer believes that
clothes make the star at least
smart clothes help to make repu
tations and increase salaries.
That's why tha young moving pic
ture actress iovests to much
money In fine raiment.
"I'm not extravagant," declares
Miss Flschor. "when I'm nt bome
1 dress very simply and make
most of my own clothes, but it's
different in tho pictures. I be
lieve that it's just as Important
for a movie actress to wear up-
to-the-mlmito clothes as it is for
tho legitimate star, 'mat's why
I dress my parts in the i'ory lutes
f..ihion."
and plain, full skirt had four heavy
braid frogs fastened . directly across
the front Narrow braid outlined the
lower edge of the waist. The hat
worn with this dress was the crown
ing feature of its militarism. It was
black round and rather shallow, and
worn well over'the forehead. Direct
ly in front was a cockade of gray,
black and red ostrich fronds.
Callot striped and checked taffetas
i in the sand color and black combina
tions ore extrfemjMy tmart. One
which I liked very 'much was made
with a surplice bodice and a skirt
cut bias front and back, with the sides
cut on the straight of the material
land pleated. A girdle of the same
(material waB worn around the waist
ending in the back with a large up-and-down
bow of the checked silk.
My first iliustration shows the trim
tailored lines of an up-to-date skirt
waist of sand colored chiffon and n
trim black skirt. The belt, which is
noticeable for the placing of its pock
ets, is of pique and clasps in the front
with the pearl button-clasps.
The separate waist and skirt are
holding a strong place in the ward
robe of the women . of today. The
waists are usually trim and tailored
in their lines, and the skirt should be
short and flaring around the lower
'edge while the shoes of sand, gray,
'black, or tan should lace up the side
instead of the front.
Large white linen or pique collars,
with cuffs to match,, are charming
vorn over the simple -waist of gray or
j'black, giving the effect of a puritan
or a Quaker costume. Gray taffeta is
used for one dress, with a skirt tucked
in large tucks in the back; while
the front, which commences at the
hips, is perfectly plain. The full
waist is topped with a large unstarch
ed linen collar, and the long close fitt
ing sleeves has guantlets to match
the collar. .
Some waists are made .'with a
square or oval opening in front
something like the shape of a man's
tosom, only not so deep. ' A tucked
cr pleated ' front of white organdy,
with a round collar fitting neatly
over the back, is used for a -chemisette
in these waists. V" ,
Children's clothes, from the little
tots to the juniors, show the simple
st of lines. Linen is used again in
blue white, and the soft shades of rose
and tan which are so smart.. One
dress which was worn by twelve-year
old was of a soft shade of rose. A
little long 'sleeved bolero jacket was
cut with square corners, each one em
broidered with a simple design in the
same color. A pleated skirt hung
from a high waist-line, while the
daintiest of batiste blouses merely
peeped from beneath the tiny jacket.
this same girl had removed a coat
of Dutch blue cfiiff on broadcloth
made with an empire waist and pleat
ed skit. A wide braided belt was
worn over the joining of the waist
and skirt, and was stitched at the
.top only, leaving a standaway an
pearance at the lower edge. The
hat worn with this coat was of sand
colored and black straw timmed with
a single band of black grosgrain rib
bon about an inch and half in width
which ended in double loops in the
1 '.black which hung to the shoulders
! The party dresses -for the little
'girls this age were made of sheer
organdy or batiste. One was made
with the decided empire waist and
jwas charming, while the other which
;I noted particularly was made with
: a waistline just below the normal
I The skirt was made with double ruf
jfles edged with lace, and the whole
; effect from arm-pit to bottom of
'skirt was very straight and up'and
' down, and the sleeves were three
quarter length rather than short or
' very long.
F
V
F1GHTW0N
WITH MUCH PUBLIC
An l'n-to-Dntc .Separate Waist, Bell
and Skirt
New York, April 10. In April, the
tendencies of .spring begin to crys
tallize and we are aide to surmise
what will be standard niul what is a
mere fad and soon to die.-
We know that the Kmiprc dress has
come to stay wilh us for the summer
at. least, and will be worn by the wo
men whose slender, girlish figures
will allow of such lines. Others will
t.whew this type of frix'k for it is s-f-cntinlly
for the youthful figure.
The skirts are full and short, very
high shoes being worn to ili.-iguise the
fact that with the ordinary shoes the
dress would be above the shoe-tops.
.For the street, the skirts are plain
'mid full, being cither gathered or
pleated, or placed o na yoke. 0:ie
smart bluu serge skirt was box-plent-eil
at the top, with n slash umlci
every other pleat through which was
drawn the patent-leather belt.
Tho Jong tunic has not disappeared,
for on some of tho most up-to-date
suits they are worn. These tunic are
so long, however, that it is but an
inch or so of the underskirt that u
seen beneath. Sometimes tho tunic
is shorter in front than in the back
and tho lower skirt may be of u con
trasting material.. Such a skirt I
saw recently of black taffeta and
black and white taffeta. The waist
worn with this skirt was made with a
black collar lined with striped mater
ial and flaring so that the black and
A Checked and I'luiif Taflela Dress
With Tunic Skirt
white formed a decided trimming
feature of the waist.
Other tunics nre slashed up the side
rod give almost an apron effect troni.
and back. Again, tho tunic shrinks
to a mere apron in front, which may
have rounded- corners and be .edited
with narrow, fluted ruffles of the
ame material.
In my illustration is to be seet. a
checked taffeta dress, which is made
with the up-to-date tunic skirt.. The
check is a gray and black, and white
with a touch of sand is used for the
loily of the waist and for the tunic
cr overskirt. The vest of the waist
and the underskirt nre of gray taf
feia. A cunning little hat is worn
w'th this dress, and is strictly tailor
ed I in its simplicity and extremely
rimirt.
Suits are very smart which have a
covert cloth jacket and a skirt of co
vert, the connecting link between
coat nnd skirt being a black collar on
the coat. .
The militnry effect is to be seen in
linen suits. A very well cut linen
suit in oyster-white was made on
Norfolk lines with a belt and very
large pockets on the side over the
hips. The box-pleats in the coal
were duplicated in the box-pleats on
the skirt, which in this case, were
pressed down to the hem. In the
wool skirts the pleats are often laid
in nt the top, but are not pressed in.
Braid is also used to give the mili
tary effect to jackets or waists with
a cut far from military. A dress
with a basque-like bodice of dark blue
(From Observer files of early date.)
December 9, 1897 J. D. McKennon
at the mass meeting Tuesday sub
scribed $700 to the sugar factor sub
sidy and more than made it back the
next day. An Eastern man was in the
city waiting to see the result of the
Commercial club campaign and when
$11,000 were subscribed by business
man, workman and merchant last
night, the fellow bought 40 acres near
the prospective site for $40 per acre.
Mr. McKennon paid $20 for it.
F. A. Paddock of the Oregon Scout
was 'in the city yesterday.
Tom Van Pelt and seven of his
sons are now in jail in Currey county
charged with murdering All Coolidge.
Oscar Lund who has railroaded for
the O.-W. R. & N. for eight years but
is now a Cove farmer, was in the city
yesterday.
D. Heidenrich is to build a brick on
the stone foundation which has been
standing on his lot for several years.
W. C. Dorrance of Cow Creek, Wal
lowa county, was in the city buying
supplies yesterday. His brother Sam,
a stone cutter, accompanied him.
A cigar factory is being started in
Old Town.
Mary E. Cox was elected worthy
matron of the Eastern Star last night,
Tuesday evening an enjoyable sur
prise was tendered Donnie Ruckmnn
by his friends. Among those present
were Misses Minnie Bunker, Mina
Murphey, Mabls Holbrook, Emma
Oliver, Ollie May, Idaho Hough,
Laura Lilly, Maud Brazcl, Pearl Lillie,
Mollie Riddle, Daisy Getchel, Mary
McCoy, Ella Geek, Viola Parkers,
Messrs, Conny Smith, Thomas Mur
ray, Ross Brady, Dick Herman, B.
Getchel, Clarence Jackson, Frank
Campbell, Ebb Purse, Press Harrison,
Joe Nelson, Harry Bunker, Frank
Schuh, James Staccy, Fred Mc
Cracken and William Whitmore.
December 10. Fred Moore, tho
ever-ready cigar maker was off duty
yesterday on account of ill health.
Dunham Wright nnd daughter were
over from Cove yesterday.
Mrs. Molitor is in Baker visiting
here sister, Mrs. Conkey, and will re
main during the holidays.
J. Hopper returned from Starkcy
I yesterday. He has been having trou
ble with his eyes.
Joe Weathers is pulling down the
stage barn in Old Town and will move
it to his farm. Joe should feel ac
customed to the doors he has driven
six-horse stage teams into for years
when this was a stage line point.
December 11. Al Warren the wood
saw man reports that his steam saw
is running in full blast.
We are informed ..that Blockland
Brothers nnd C. C. Penington will as
sist in a substantial manner in the
sugnr factory subsidy.
There is not a desirable vacant
houso for rent in tho city.
Register Bartlett looks as much at
home in his new chair as if he had
been a regular appliant.
Mayor Ralston returned from Elgin
yesterday where he had been on
business.
Do you suppose J. M. Church or
J. W. Scribor would each give $1000
to the sugar factory subsidy if they
didn't believe it would make money
for them.
Willard W. Smith , step-son of W.
A. Worstell, has been appointed as
sistant house physician in the Huron
hospital, Cleveland.
There was a collection of pretty
misses at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Smith last night. The
occasion was the brithday of Miss
Ethel. ' Among those present were
Edna Holmes, Emma Finley, Grace
Forest, Lillian Coy, Lena Coy, JIva
Neil, Laura Holes and Jennie Cotner.
December 12. (headline) The bat
tle won, Union county to have sugar
beet factory. Subsidy raised. Re
quired nerve and grit but the people
have plenty of both. -
Presiding Elder Towner was present
at the quarterly meeting of the Meth
odist church Sunday.
T. N. Murphey, the hardware man
is recovering from his recent illness.
Gus Binglesdorf has a lot of papers
referring principally to early history
of La Grande. Among the bundle we
noticed the first and last numbers of
The Journal, the first daily paper in
La Grande. Patterson and Scott
were the publishers. A number of
the advertisements in the first issue
were by J. M. ' Berry, Ralston & C.
A. Huntington, Chas. G. Bunte and
C. S. Dunphey.
Engineer Peter Thieson is in pos
session again of his engine No. 830.
It has returned from the' shops at Al
bina where it was overhauled.
The school report for the month
ending December 3, 1907, shows 37
in the high school, Miss Van Fleet
teacher, the total grade students and
high school attendance is 559. The
teachers are Ollie Slater, Nellie Rine
hart, Grace Cronkite, Miss Duncan,
Miss Clark, Miss Wright, Miss Luns,
Mrs. Neil, Bessie Worstell and Dora
B. - Scott.
Read '.he advertisements.
Are You Going
To Build?
Two great questions to the
prospective home-builders
are "How much is your
home going to cost," and
"what will be the cost for
repairs in the future."
There are two ways to
build, the cheap and inex
perienced way, and the ;
good and substantial way
which means good work- J
manship and good ma- J
terial. '
See me before you build,
H. E. Roskamp
Contractor and Builder '
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FUEL, HAY, GRAIN, FLOUR, PRODUCE, LIME,
PLASTER AND CEMENT
BUILDING MATERIAL
Cor. Jefferson Ave. and Greenwood St. Phone M. 785
Auction Sale
AT THE
La Grande Fair Grounds
SATURDAY. APR IL 17th
THE ENTIRE LIVERY STOCK OF E. DAMON, WHICH STOCK
HAS BEEN LOCATED ON FIFTH STREET IN LA GRANDE,
OREGON. WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGH
EST BIDDER.
THE STOCK CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:
7 Heavy Robes
7 Light Robes
3 Set Hack Harness
4 Double Set Buggy Harness
6 Set Single Harness
1 Set Work Harness
2 Men's Saddles and Pack-
Saddles
I Lady Saddle a nd Packing Outfit
3 Carriages
3 Two-horse Buggies
5 Rubber-tired One-horse Bug
gies 2 Carry-alls
2 Wagons
1 Sleigh
11 Head Horses
2 Hacks
All extra harness, tools and of
fice fixtures.
Also many other articles and numerous head of stock' will be sold.
TERMS OF SALE ANNOUNCED ON SALE DAY
Ed. STRINGHAM,
Auct ioneer.
L DAMON,
Owner Livery Stock.