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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, " SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1908.
PARIS DECREE
FOUNDER OF Y. MCA.
HONORED BY MONUMENT
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By the Countess Carlo de CarlL
Paris. Dec S8. Made In materials so
oft and supple that they could easily
'. be passed through a ring; and tn shades
o exquisite that they are like flowers
In their delicate beauty, evening dresses
were never more beautlul than they are
this winter.
Tulle Is seen everywhere. Wnlte,
black, cream, ruby, violet or green, over
a foundation of gold or silver tissue;
tulle with metallic embroideries such as
must have been worn by tne oia queens
of the orient In the time or tneir spien
Anr jinri Pruned tulle dresses embrola
red and reembroidered with heavy In
crustations of-Kold or silver, and-tulle
or chiffon of one color over another
tulle of quite a different shade. Is posed
Jn Its turn over an underskirt of gold
tissue. . . . , ,
This latter style Is the newest thing In
evening wear. With every movement
these colors scintillate In the light and
' give oft flrst a gleam of one shade and
then a gleam of another,- which, with
the dull reflex of the gold beneath, re-
" minds one of the beautiful colors of the
setting sun on a late autumn aay.
Faquln is turning out some charming
things In court dresses. He, too, is bitten
with the craze for fur as trimming for
oft materials, and Is using a great deal
on his toilettes for evening wear, either
as borders for trains or trimmings for
edges of skirts. j
The advent of the "tube woman." who
Is the latest creation of the Paris
modistes who cater to the ultra-fashionable,
has made tt necessary for the cor
set makers to Invent new fabrlo and
new designs for the corsets to suit the
prevailing fashion.
In order to abolish all those curves
of beauty which have heretofore been
considered desirable, corsets are now
made of elastic material, extending to
extraordinary lengths, even down to the
knees...
The elasticity of the fabric gives com
fort to the wearer that otherwise could
not be enjoyed and at the same time,
for the benefit of the manufacturer, in
creases the cost of such articles, as its
life is of very short duration owing to
the constant and excessive strains upon
it. This is another extravagance that
fashion demands, yet tt Is accepted
readily by the best dressed women as a
means to an end. All lines must be
straight now, back and front.
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Sleeves for evening dresses are very
; -varied in style, slue and cut Those
short, little baby sleeves which never
' really go out of fashion are opened up
to show the arms, and are Joined to-
' Kether by strings of pearls or tresses of
gold tnreaa crossea ana jtnonea. wim
two tassels dangling over the arm.
Long sleeves are much In vogue also.
They are composed of transparent tulle
or lace, with an embroidered flower pat
tern running up the whole length of
the arm from the; back of the hand,
where it starts, to the shoulder.
,Very pretty also are these long sleeves
when they are made of transparent
tulle, with an applique of very fine lace
over them only partly covering the under
tulle sleeve.
In contrast to these are the gowns'
whose sleeves are conspicuous by their
absence, with shoulder straps of ribbon
or diamond or pearl bands, and several
rows of either pearls or diamonds or
any -other precious stone one prefers
falling In cascades, over the top of the
arm. thus showing up Its dainty con-1
tours. But Drettiest of them all are I
those cut tn one piece with the bodice
which droop over the shoulder, like
those worn by the Empress Eugenie
when in the height of her youth and
beauty.
Tt .has become impossible to go to a
ball, to the theatre or even to a dinner
without some ornament in the hair. So
Parlslennes have set themselves to de
sign dainty and pretty methods of dress
ing the hair, and also some delightful
ornaments. And what splendid results
one sees.
Quite apart from the superb and cost
ly aigrettes, fixed in a large nodule of
ribbon and placed sometimes on the left
and sometimes on the right side of the
head, there are a million pretty and
original 'fancies to be seen on all sides
. when at a fashionable assembly. Many
of our dainty mondalnes. in order to
have something rare and effective, have
had recourse to old documents, to old
. pictures, etc., and even to nature. Be
sides the flowers and leaves In natural
tons and colors, there are the flowers
- and leaves In gold and silver tissue,
find fruit of all kinds.
Birds and butterflies, too. are seen,
which appear so real that they give the
Impression of having Just alighted in
order to pay tribute to the charming
'bead beneatb them.
'
, This winter there Is a general ten
dency to dress the hair low in the nape
of the neck and to leave the brow free
, The hair is parted in the middle, waved
but slightly and brought low down over
. . the ears.
An effort has been made to revive the
Cleopatra style, but this way of dress
ing the hair, although it enhances the
beauty of a beautiful face, renders that
of a woman endowed with but moderate
good looks hard and unattractive. Many
women are beginning to realize that
waved hair has not the brilliance and
glossy softness of the smoothly brushed
lialr of the American woman, and now
have their tresses brushed, but not
."tortured, by the curling irons.
There is no diminution of the popu
larity of the ceinture, and there is every
ign that It will be much worn over
robes da diner. They show a tendency
to become widr.r, however.
For velvet dresses the ceinture Is fixed
' in the middle of the back, the point
raised between the shoulders. The ends
disappear at the sides through a large
buttonhole and reappear at the front,
.are crossed and again disappear into the
skirt, to reappear at whatever angle of
the skirt one prefers, or according to
.the "line required.
These, ceinture are no longer made
in black silk or satin, an in the early
spring, but of the same shade of the
dress -or in gold or stiver thread and
have large gold or jeweled clasps or
buckles as fastenings.
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"Founder" Williams of the Y. M. C. A.
London, Dec. 26. Marked honor has
recently been paid to the late 8ir
George Williams, founder of the Toung
Men's Christian Association. - A splen
did monument erected to his memory
now stands In the crypt of St. Paul's
Cathedral a fitting site, as Jt was in
close proximity to this spot that the
original foundation of the Y. M. C. A.
took place. The association, which be
gan on a capital of 13, today numbers
820,613 members, and controls build
ings and real estate to the value of
more than $50,000,000. It is one of the
most flourishing organisations in the
world; despite the fact that hosts of
other attempts on similar lines have
proved utter failures.
His Personality.
To the personality of Sir Georcre Wll-
liama himself la attributed a large part
i me wonaenui success or tne y. At.
A., and yet, though his name is so
widely known, he always kept the per
sonal element in the background. After
his death, it was found that every par
ticle of his correspondence had been
destroyed, as if he deprecated publish
ing his achievement to the world.
Though the Y. M. C. A. rests today
on so soiia a lounnauon. it was not al
ways in such an enviable position, and,
had it not been for the personal self-
sacrmce or us rounder, it is .very
doubtful if the organization would have
weatnerea many of the severe crises
through which it passed. The scene of
Its beginning was an upper room of
Dig ary gooas store tnat or Hitch
cock A Rogers which stood in St.
Paul's churchyard in 1844. Young Wil
liams- was a cterit- in that establish
ment, and though but 20 years of age.
ne exerted a powerfully religious In
fluence on those with whom he came in
contact He persuaded several fellow
clerks to Join him in prayer once or
twice it week In the dormitory of the
establishment, most of the clerks in
tnose days, as now. "sleeping In,
Comrades Wot Moral.
With reference-to the morality of his
early comrades, young Williams did not
speak in very flattering terms, and he
attributed his success as much to the
non-attendance of certain of his com
panions as to the presence of others.
When he had "converted" all of his fel
low clerks, not even excepting some
bitter opponents who were down on
"that milksop religious business," the
founders of the association 12 in num
ber turned their attention to outside
conquests. A Mutual Improvement so
ciety and a Young Men's Missionary so
ciety came Into being, and the Influence
of the employes of Hitchcock & Rogers
on other firms in London became quite
marked. Theirs was perhaps the first
attempt in England to protect the in
terests of shop assistants, and out of
that early movement has grown the
great Shop Assistants' union of today.
Birth of Organisation.
As to the actual founding of the
Toung Men's Christian Association as
such. It came Into being at a meeting
held on June 6, 1844, with a capUal
collected on the spot of $3.12; arid the
first circular letter, addressed to young
employes in London, was posted a few
days later, young Williams and his
friends having scarcely sufficient
money even to pay for postage and sta
tionery. However, the dominating per
sonality of George WUliama carried
everything before It, and the Y. M. C.
A. was launched in spite of all diffi
culties. One noteworthy fact in connection
with Sir George Williams was that he
never allowed his fervor for the success
of his ethical project to interfere with
xtrict huslnr-Rs; and he worked so in
dustriously, for his employers that be
fore many years had elapsed he had
won his way to a partnership In the
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Wonderful Growth.
In less than 10 years after its foun
dation, the Y. M. 0. A. had grown into
an Important organization so much so
In fact that politicians of the day tried
to use it as a means of advancing to
political power, but Its founder refused
to permit It to be utilized in this fash
Ion, and the wisdom of his decision was
proved in after years. Many attempts
were made by various parties to "break"
the association, both financially and in
other directions, but the personality of
Sir George was too strong to be borne
down, and he saved the Y, M. C. A.
many times both from financial and in
ternal failure.
After "capturing" London, and then
the rest of England, the Y. M. C. A.
idea was taken up in the United States,
and in 1876 Sir George Williams visited
that country and was received with
great demonstrations everywhere. It
was after becoming firmly established
in the United States that the Christian
association became a world-wide move
ment. For his work in connection with
this organization Queen Victoria con
ferred a knighthood on the founder dur
ing her Jubilee Year, 1897.
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OF COJU WEEK
Social Events at Washing
ton Large Political AffairsConventions.
A Serious Objection.
That the scoffers and cross-questioners
of the suffragettes often bring con
fusion upon their own heads was well
Illustrated at a recent mee.ting at which
Mrs. Borrmann Wells was delivering an
address. A man had asked several ques
tions, and in each Instance received a
prompt reply. His final query was:
"Why don t you get married?"
"There is one serious objection to
your suggestion," replied Mrs. Wells,
"and the objection I refer to Is at pres
ent standing beside this platform in the
person of Mr. Wells."
(Special Dlspttch to The Journil.)
Washington, Dec. 2S. Many and
varied Ingredients will enter Into the
dish to be served to readers of news
papers the coming week. Brilliant
social doings at the White House, leg
islative caucuses for United States sen
ators, inaugurations of governors, cele
brations of the birth of the new year,
meetings of countless educational bodies
all these and countless other events
of greater or lesser Interest to the
public at large will have a place on
he news menu lor tne ensuing seven
days.
Invitations are out for a small dance
t the White House Monday evening,
his is Miss Ethel Roosevelt's com
ig out ball, and, as already announced,
ill be supplemented by three Infor
mal dances later in the season.
New Year s day in the nation s caDl-
tal will be observed, with all Its tra
ditional brilliance, and another will be
added to the long list of receptions at
the White House, where the presi
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt will receive
the hundreds of people of all classes
who call to pay their respects.
Political Brents.
Legislative caucuses for United States
senators will be held In several states,
notably In Ohio, where Charles P. Taft
and Representative Burton are fight
ing for the seat of Senator Foraker.
and In Indiana, where half a dozen
Democratic aspirants are contesting for
tne nonor'or succeeding senator iietn
enway. Republican.
on tne first day or the new year
Governor Hughes of New York will
be Inaugurated for a second term with
ceremonies that promise to be more
than usually elaborate. On the same
day George L. Lilley of Connecticut
and several Other governors chosen at
the November election will bo Installed
In office.
Evacuation of Cuba.
On Friday the departure of the
cruiser Prale from Havana with 400
marines aboard, will mark the begin
ning of the evacuation of Cuba by the
American . troops.
Fifteen of the 18 members of the
house committee on interstate and for
eign commerce are scheduled to leave
Charleston Monday for Panama to In
spect the progress of the canal work
there.
A monument erected hy the Iroquois
Memorial association in Chicago In mem
ory of the 600 victims of the Iroquois
theatre fire will be unveiled Wednes
day, which will be the fifth anniver
sary or the terrible catastrophe.
MiS8lssiDDl will be added to the list
of "dry states Friday, when the statu
tory prohibition bill passed by tho leg
islature year ago will come Into op-
British Old Age Pensions.
Trie old aga pension law, which has
aiiraciea tne attention or all civilised
countries, will come into effect in Great
Britain the first of tne year. This
means that on , and after next Friday
every person in Great Britain over 70
years of age, who is not a lunatio and
has not been convicted of crime, mni
whose income does not exceed $130 a
year, will be entitled to a pension of
five shillings a week from the public
treasury. ,
The customary holiday week 'meet
ings of state teachers' associations and
numerous learned and scientific bodies
will afford a veritable feast of reason
and flow of soul throughout the land.
One of the largest of these gatherings
will be the convention of the Southern
Educational association, which will hold
ronn in Atlanta for three days.
And How Much Racket?
Fram the Scientific American.
The enormous energy developed by a
flat spot in a wheel has been estimated
by Professor Hancock, of Purdue uni
verslty. He finds that a flat spot two
ana one nair incnes long on a 33 men
wheel, carrying a load of 6000 pounds
at 30 miles per hour, will deliver a
blow to the rail of more than 1060
foot pounds. The same flat wheel sup
porting a 65 ton interurban car running
at so miles ner hour would deliver a
blow with an energy of 9500 foot pounds.
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