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THE '.OREGON 1 SUNDAY JOURNAL,. PORTLAND,? SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1908.
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LOCAL STORES FURNISH EF
FECTIVE STYLES FOR THE
JOURNALS ARTIST
AFTER all. isn't it the every day
impressions that count? Dogs
It 'really avail a woman much
to possess even the moat sump
tuous of costumes for formal
wear if lier ordinary street suit U
"passe"? I wonder who does not share
the sad experience of having a pros
pective shopping; trip spoiled by In
clement weather, and on the spur of
the moment decide to put on "any old
thing." and "Just run through the shops
and home again." and if you do yield
to the temptation and strike out briskly
in a pair of dingy boots, a dinky hat
and drooping skirt, what happens? What
happens? Why. you pVoceed to meet
every one of consequence you wish to
appear to advantage before, are asked
repeatedly to luncheon at the most im
posing h'ostelries (at which in your
minds eye'' vou can picture yourself in
shapeless boots and bedraggled skirts,
mingling Incongruously with the soft
toned elegance of the polished floors,
and stately furnishings), Of course vou
refuse the Invitation, the conversation
drifts to new styles, from which In
sheer desperation you turn to the disa
greeable weather, meaning to use It as
an excus for your shabby appearance,
at this moment the sun comes out, and
shines, shines with a terrible brilliancy
that, resting on your ancient pale helio
trope bonnet, accuses it harshly and
openly of having had a royal purple ten
dency at the very beginning. The
sketches are suggestion for 'Must
every day Wear." that may he comrort
ablv and' generally used In all sorts of
weather. They are copies of articles
shown oy various Portland shops.
Dainty Accessories.
Has any"' one discovered in all the
throngs of charming femininity that
decorate our homes and streets that old
time friend "the mannish girl"? and
when we gaze at the dainty, winsome
maiden that has taken her place, can
we really find It In our hearts to regret
her departure? Even the practical busi
ness girl, who of necessity alfecta the
simplicity of aTilaln tailored suit, suc
ceeds admirably In retaining the femi
nine atmosphere by her wise selection
of neckwear. Nothing could be more
expressive of distinctive personality.
Our manner of gowning depends largely
upon the length and thickness of our
t)Ocketbooks. but our choice of neckwear
depends solely on our own Individual
tastes, for the styles are almost limit
less and the prices easily within reach.
The collars Illustrated in (A) were
sketched from an almost endless array
of the tastily and well selected assort
ment found at the neckwear depart
ment of Roberts Brothers. They show
a highly becoming Perlot ruff of brown
chiffon, with Japanese embroidery and.
dainty Jabot and ruched collars trimmed
with . Irish point. .Valenciennes and
tucked chiffon ruffling. The diminutive
bow and cording are ef the gold tissue
used so much thla season t accentuate
the high lights of the rich toned dress
fabrics. The handkerchief" B shown
re from 'this same department. The
Upper ona is edged wltb the famous Bt
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Gall lace, and is a model of daintiness.
Swiss embroidery on the sheerest of
linen Is the second, while the third of
Armenian workmanship is a marvel of
skill and delicacy.
Umbrellas and Gloves.
No on ever thought of denying that
umbrellas were closely associated with
Oregon's winter weather. If they have
proven a necessity why can we not also
make of them an ornament? The ornate
and heavily trimmed handles are not
feasible for ordinary use. but pleasing
and satisfactory even to the most fas
tidious are the simple and graceful lines
of the new st vies siiown bv McAllen &
McDonnell. The first (C) shows a
stork's head In gun metal with light
green Inset eyes. The head is not par
ticularly conspicuous and because of
Its unique position forms a convenient
handle. The second one. oblong of man
ranlta wood, Is finished in various col
or stains. The weathered brown with
heavy brown silk tassel trimmings Is
especially attractive. The third Is of
gun metal Inset with Intricately chased
sterling silver.
The Dent gloves (D) shown by the
same firm are adaptable for street wear
these chilly days. They are heavy cape
style in London smoke gray, with deep
seam stitching.
A Becoming Hat.
The scml-severe hat. E) Is one of the
many pleasing stales shown at Ham
burger's new millinery store. ' It is the
popular flat shape with drooping brim
of suede brown mlrrlor velvet. The low
crown Is looselv wound about with wide
Messallne ribbon and almost entirely
covered bv an enormous silk velvec
crushed rose In beautiful blending
shades of brown. This hat has the
?;raceful lines that prove so becominij
o most faces. .
Fashionable Fur.
M. L. Gumbert is showing one of the
most beautiful black lynx sets in the
city. Illustration (F). The novel muff
which Is a feature is . large and rug
shaped. A cleverly mounted head with
tails extenuates the length of the deep
dropped front, the large flat surface
showing the glossy Jet black fur off to
splendid advantage. Two full skins are
used in the stole which spreads amply
over the shoulders and Is finished with
tails at the back. I.ynx Is popular this
season and is . admirably adapted to
afternoon wear.
Novel Coat.
Artistic because of Its odd but grace
fully curved lines and practical because
of an added thickness across the back
and chest to Insure warmth Is a new
coat, the "Empress Nippon," . designed
by Mr. Acheson And shown on figure
(G). The coat proper Is a plain form
fitting princess style and close ty follows,,
J he lines or me ngure opening at the
ront with self color buttons. The over
Jacket gives the Eton effect and la cut
In .one with 'the sleeves and shows to
advantage tailor stitching and large
metal buttons. The coat is developed
In one of the new shades of mode blue.
Nobby Street Suit.
The chic little suit (it) Is from Drake
& Swan's and shows many of the best
features of this season's stylos. Tho
collar and large reverea are French mili
tary style fancifully trimmed In sou
tache braiding and flat cut steel but
tons. A rich Japanese embroidered vest
is- worn with the long coat of directolre
cut. The sleeves are the new shape
with strapped and braided cuffs. Wis
teria broadcloth, one of the newest
shades, is used In this sutt which Is
handsomely lined' in a complimentary
color, . ,
Tailored Net Waists.
The directolre models, so popular now,
have made It necessary for women to
adopt a new style bf blouse more ap
propriate for wear with a corselet skirt
and close fitting coat. The waist (L)
shown by Eastern Outfitting company
Is of fine white wwsh net. that lends
: Itself readHv to haunt and street u-our
Nothing, could be safer and more be
coming to face and figure. It has the
advantage of needing little trimming
other than the tucking.' which la ar-
rungea so as not to Ue luilkv at tl
waist line. t Naturally, . alt ihe new
blouses show a great change in the -style
of the sleeve. For this winter, in 'place
of the short three quarter sleeve puffed
at the top, there is the long, close
fitting one of horizontal tucking thnt
defines every curve of the arm from
shoulder to wrist, where it ends with
a ruffle falling over the hand to th
knuckles. Indeed, we look forward to
adopting this new tailored net which
will allow us to discard the straigiit,
strict, linen waist so long familiar an;!
used instead of the more artistic and
softer outlines of the new blouse.
Some New Coiffures.
The arrangement of the hair in sketch
H) shows the use of the new "Psyche
Knot" so popular with women this sea
son. These queer little made up puffs
of hair may be obtained in almost every
shade and numberless varieties of style,
the newest of which, however, are the
"Psyche," "Iuclle," "Blllie Burke" and
"Coronet" and are found together with
the large fancy hairpins indispensable
In hair adjustment at the well equipped
hair dressing department of the Grand
Leader.
Up-to-Date Footgear.
With the necessarily high lifted
skirt comes the demand for swagger
footwear, an example of Which in tho,
Jatent colt button boots (J) with eclor,
opa . to match, to gowns. These show '
the new short vamps and
a direct contrast to the
tips used on the newest t
shoes tK) In Russian leathc
waved tops either in tuit
A decided improvement o
.Incongruous combination of
hers with tan shoes are tin i
duced tan toe rubbers whl
easily distinguished fmni
itself and are very ser li ei
models are shown by the i'.i
ida'n te.c.-,
irna merited
an walklnir
r with hig'i
n or lace,
ir the old
black rub
iewly Intro-
rli are not
the shoe
lib-. - These
uid Leader.
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Mistrusted.
Mark Twain was talking about the
famous robbery in his beautiful country
house.
"Had I still been living in Hartford."
he said, whimsically, "some f my Hart
ford friends would certainly have ac
cusedme of robbing myself They had a
poor opinion of me In that Connecticut
town.
"Marshall Jewett. the ex-governor,
used to take 'up the collection in our
Hartford church. They never asked me
to take It up. 1 fretted a good deal over
this matter.
" 'See here, Jewett,' I said one day,
'they let you take up the collection ev
ery -Sunday, but they would toever let.
me do It." ' j
" 'Oh. yes, they would." said Jewett
that iJt. with a bell punch like ( the.
horaecar. conductors use," . '
When They Find Other Ixlsters
Walking and Clawing Over Them.
It will probably be news to most peo
ple that lobsters can kick; at least the
spiny lobster from Bermuda can. any
way. Not of the familiar dark green
In color, but very strikingly tinted with
various hues, yellow being its most cor.
splolous color.
It has no big claws, the spiny lobster,
but Its legs are extraordinarily lone
and slender, as are also its antennae or
feelers, of which It has two pairs, the
longer pair being as Jong as its body.
These longer feelers are shell encased,
rather thick at the butt, where they
are attached to the body, but taperlnic
out through their great length, to very
slender tips, and these feelers are cov
ered with tiny bnt needle pointed spines,
liable to warn off any creature that
touches- them.
The spiny lobster's other pair of
feelers are shorter and slenderer and
more flexible, and midway of their
length these 'feelers are each divided
Into two parts, extending outward from
this point in two straight but very,
slender and flexible twiglike prcVRi.
These shorter feelers have each In the
single part near the body a number o(
joints, so that the lobter can readily
twist them In any direction.
A str. king feature of this spiny lob
ster Is lt eyee, which are 'ca led' tf
the endu, ef two little fleshy cylinders
that project three quarters of aa inch
or. mora from Ua body.: This extraordi
nary species is now to be seen at th
Aquarium in one tank, eight specimens,
the largest of which would probably
measure from the tip of its longest
feelers to the tip of Us tall three feet.
They are always or almost always ort
the move; slowlv to be sure, deliberate
ly, but always moving. Sometimes the
whole bunch will get together in one
. corner of the tank in what seems to be r
an inextricable tangle. Then you fie
their red and yellow bodies In a con
futed bunch, with feelers and legs
sticking out of the mass everywhere
In all directions.
And then maybe three or four of them
are lined up along the floor of tha tanK
in front right at the glass, and as like
ly as not the biggest lobster of the
lot will start to walk along over thisi
line, walking on those other lobsters'
backs.
As the big lobster on top comes thua
clawing its way along the line It may
come to a lobster that doesn't like being;
walked over, and wien the big lobster
sets its feet down on its back and con
tinues to set them so this lobster rear
up at it, as a horse might rear without
throwing out its feet. With it tall
folded under Its body It rears up vigor
ously, once, twice, three times, at tha
lobster on top, as much as to say "Get
out of that. you. lobster! What do you
mean walking around on me like that?
And the kicker brings the big lobster
to a standstill for a moment. But then
the big lobster raises itself up higher
still on Its tall legs and then it starts
on again, clambering on over everything.
All Edisons When. Young.
"We are nearly all of us inventor
until the exigencies of modern llfw
crush It out of us." claimed the woman
who loves and studies children. "Grown
up inventors are simply those in whom
this instinct has not been crushed out,
who, through fortunate circumstances..
have been able to retain that desire to
make something do what it has never
done before which all children have.
"There Is no more marked trait of
childhood than this as I am sure anr
one who has observed children at all
will admit. Who has not wen a child
particularly a boy rig up the most com
plicated bit of mechanism out of string;, .
rubber bands, and nails to do something
that could be a great deal quicker and
better done by human agency? But
that would be the ordinary way. thor
the wav other people did it, and there
fore would not be half so attractive. - -
"Look at the child who takes a paper. '
ban. punches a hole In the lower side, .
ties a bing string to this, and uses it .
for a kite. Or the boy who uses a bar
rel stave for a baseball bat. Or th
one who makes the work about tho ,
house easier bv ail kinds of original de
vices. With how many mothers have
vou ta'ke I who are quite positive that
Willie will some day support her li
luxury on the profit of his" inventions? ,
He lias such n b-nt tha.t way now iwhv.
it perfectly marvelous. You'd never
dream of the tilings that boy" does thln'rt
"Vo i do not believe, do yon, that all
these grow up inventors? No, - Thev
pre just ordinary children, who In latei" ,
yejrs re-come clerks, mechanic, trades
men, and heaven knows what all. Hut.
of one thing you may tie sure, not mnr
than one out of 10,000 become a real,
true Inventor."
Gallantry. V' ' t -
From, the Philadelphia inquirer. .
Could anything exceed the politeness
of the Irish cabby? An old lady cMllfit
for a cah and aaid to the driver;
"Help m to get In. my good man, for
I'm a very old lady, you
"Begorrah. ma'am." wm hi reply. ,
matter what agt, ye are you don't 1o a
And '"Gaunt-Old Time,".
Wife Here's a phhi In the I i .
about 'the "le;,n yi-art.' fi;nHii.if
tr-iKtnn. ish't It?
Hub -f don fc now, -m y
Ofln talk lut uuir i ur su '.1,
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