THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY SO, 1912.
IN THE REALM FEMININE
AMERICAN FASHIONS
. Events in Society
It ! Imperative that tboaa contrllntliif liewa
'for tb(f thimlaf. aocletjr pW hukl baTa It
tfich b dealt of the aociely eilltti" nut Inter
than t'liduj nbutber brought In, nulled or tele
phoued. Jfewa. U alwaya moat wvlrome, hnt
thoae who bT fflr earljr In the . wek
would confer itreut fetor br ending their
. report, la coon after e poaalble, otherwlne
the volume of late eocletr on Saturday wujr
nrreeeltate lotne Item, being lelt ore. lor
other
: Popular Fad.
ettlCAOO women have been wearlnj
-8cktr a mwn'i'Bockn V all 0'ivn
4 mer. Neither Bt. LouU nor Ber-tin-
can claim credit fprestabllah
lng thla; novelty In the fashions
at -leaet , Chicago , women oay bo and
the reiiorta ot the largest stores on State
street , bear them out. Following re
port trom S. Lbula that the city at
the1 other i end of the drainage canal
had started something" In the wearing
of BOCkBby women, Inquiry showed that
Chicago' women had long ago adopted
the new mode and that today hundreds
are wearing the abbreviated stockings.
Furthermore, they are wearing men's
.gartervJLtiinflJblgjitor... t..was ... de-.
Glared by Ihe manager of the hosiery
.department there had beena strong de
mand for sox by women since the warm
spell, started. - '
u" "Wi have sold several hundred pair
of so to women this summer, he said.
"At flrrt we thought the women were
; merely making purchases for their hus
: bands, but they also bought men's gart-
era and, we knew that the fad was on."
- - .'rOns: woman who has been wearing
short length hose all, summer said they
are. much more comfortable and more
economical. r.
' ' "J have been buying short hose all
summer, " she declared, "and I don't
think any one knows that I have been
- wearing them, and my skirt is short
length ft that I find that the socks
are much more comfortable than the us
ual, full length stockings even than
the silk ones. I know many girl friends
who are wearing socks and for the sum
mertime we would not change for any
. thing,"
According to the clerks at the depart
ment stores and haberdasheries, the wo-
; men who purchase socks are always
j careful to explain that they are for
"husband or brother." But the secret
comes' out when the size of the socks
are mentioned. Chicago, St. Louis and
even Berlin, need not take undue credit
i for precedence In the matter of women
wearing men's socks, for if a sworn
secret were ever to become known It
would be discovered that a young Port
land woman, whose name frequently
'graces the society column, has bein
wearing the short hose for more than
one or even two summers.
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Suffrage Tea Series.
Mrs. A. E. Clark has sent out lnvl
tatlons for the first or a series of suf
frage teas to be given tomorrow, at
her home 819 Johnson street. A feature
of th affairs will be the elaborate dec
orations which Mrs. Clark has planned
with the English suffrage colors, pur-
Ple(whlte and green. The purple signi
fies roynlty, the whlta purity and the
green hope. . .
Informal Dance.. -
'Mr. and Mrs. 3. W.' Matthes enter
tained a few of their friends with a
delightfully1 Informal danco last even
ing at their Rock Spur home, River
side Drive. Home of the guests motored
out while others arrived In their power
boats. Fond lilies , and splrea were the
artistic decoration in the rooms and the
broad veranda, overlooking the Will
amette river, was decked with clusters
of wild flowers. Buffet supper was
served Ort the plana. - -
Seattle Kir mejs. '4 ','' ..,
The Seattle social "world lB suffer
ing with anything but ennui at present
as the curtain rises tomorrow evening
for four nights on the Klrmess to be
given for the Children's hospital.. Four
hundred of tho younger set and young
married - set. are participating : in the
event under the Clever direction of Miss
Stewart ,
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Random Jiotes.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Scott went to
Seattle a week ago Sunday 16 meet Mlsi
Martha McChesney, Mrs. Scott's sister
from Chicago, who will remain a Port
land visitor until September. .
'
Mrs. J. M. EUlcott, who Is domiciled
at present at 780 Irving, apartment 2,
has changed her plans and will not go
down to Seaside to be the guest of
Mrs. W. A. Gordon unty. Tuesday,, Aug
ust 6. When Mrs. Ellicott returns she
will reside In Trinity Place apartments
with her son, C. Glendower Ellicott.
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Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Myers (Miss
Gladys Geary), whose wedding was a
smart event in Seattle a few weeks ago,
have removed from the Virginia Hlil
and have taken a house for the lununer
at G75 Weidler Btreet,
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Mrs. E. P. Geary has returned to
her home after a visit of a fortnight
la Eugene with her sister, Miss Mary
McCormack. Mrs. Minnie Washburno,
Mrs. C. M. Collier, Mrs. S. D. Allen.
Mrs. Calvin Hanna and Mrs. Nellie
McCormack were hostesses for her dur
ing her stay.
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Miss Elisabeth S. McRae, who is mak
ing an extended eastern trip, Is In New
York this week stopping at the Martha
Washington.
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Miss Myrtle Brix and Miss Tlrsah
McMlllen. of Irvington are spending a
few weeks with friends at Knappton,
Wash.
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Mrs. J. F. Titus has returned to her
home in Eugene after a Portland visit
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Byron E.
Miller.
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W. C. T. U. Picnic.
'Central W. C. T. U.. will enjoy a picnic
tomorrow In the city park. Members are
Invited to bring their lunches and meot
at tho Park avenue entrance at eleven
o'clock. Mrs. Mallet, county president,
will furnish music for the occasion.
PRISON BARBARITY
D'
Selected by Edwin Markham.
" ONA1D' LOWRIE, formerly a pris
oner in Han yuentln, but evidently
a man with a sense of justice and
honor, has written a startling
book, "My Life in Prison." tellinx
without malice of certain barbarisms
Jn, (prison methods. He cries. out espe
cially against the straitjapket and other
treatment of "incorrlglbles," which In
his time was permitted. I quote front
his volume:
"The straltjacket consists of a piece
of canvas about four and one half feet
long; cut to fit about the human body.
When spread out on the floor It has the
' same shape as the top of a coffin,
broad near one end for the shoulders,
and tapering either way. Big brass
eyelets run down the side.
"Upon being sentenced to the jacket,
a guard, armed with a loaded cane, es
corts h'm to the dungeon, where a strait
jacket that will fit snugly is selected.
This Jacket Is spread out on the floor,
- and the prisoner ordered -to Me face
down upon it. The sides are then gath
ered up over his back and a.rppe about
the size of a window cord is laced
through the eyelets.
"If the word has been passed to 'give
him a cinching,' the operator places his
foot upon the victim's back In order to
get leverage as he draws-the rope taut,
and when tho lacing is finished the
remnant of rope is wound about the
trussed body and tied.
"Then the victim Is rolled over on lls
back, and left to think it over. Twenty
four hours was tho ordinary sentence,
but I know of many cases where men
were. kept 'cinched up' for a week, and
In- one instance for 10 days.
"When the jacket was laced brutally,
as was frequently the case, the victim
could scarcely breathe. His hands and
feet would 'die,' they would become cold
and Inanimate, and he would suffer the
plns-nnd-needles sensation that one gets
If one holds the feet or arms tn one
position for any length of time.
"I've seen men throwri Into the Jacket
on Saturday afternoon for not having
their tasks done for the week, stay
there on bread and water until Monday
morning, and then be run to the mill
end expected to get out their tasks for
the next week. If they failed it was a
case of the Jacket again over the next
Sunday. .A couple of fellows went
crazy over this kind of a Seal."
By Cora Moore; Design by Lillian '
Young. . , .
MONO warm . weather negligees
V there are soma most unlocked for
Ifl ' effects, of which the one sketched
XJL is Illustrative. It may be fash
. lotted of any thin material -batiste,
China or Japanese silk, crepe da
chine, or of ths finest quality of French
crepw, and la worn over a lingerie petti
coat The frlllings are of the same ma
terial as the shapely collar which, in
this case, Is batiste. A girdle about the
top of the petticoat underneath the robe
gives an appreciable finishing note. I
have seefi the model worked out in all
over English eyeletted batiste when the
Collar and frlllings were plain, and I am
sure It would be equally attractive to
have the gown itself of batiste with
the frlllings and collar of some soft
colored Bilk..
Some of the new house j-owns are
of dotted Swiss, which is having Borne
little vogue again after several years'
retirement, but only the better qualities
of the Swiss should be considered for
the purpose, because tha others are a
bit stiff, and the room gown, of all
things, should be- gracefully soft and
clinging.
Mous8ellne.deaola....la-any'..of .lti
grades is acceptable in this capacity.
It comes in a goodly gradation of
shades, and always lends itself readily
to silk trimmings,- as, of course, do
most of tha other suitable materials.
American women, latterly, are evinc
ing a tendency to follow somewhat the
lead of their sisters In Paris - making
use of the lounging gown Instead of con
fining (heir negligee apparel to the ki
mono, which should be treated purely
and wholly as a bath robe. For any 1
runner purpose it nas nothing to com
mend it. If is slovenly and unbecom
ing and no woman who. regards her dig
nity would allow herself to be Been
in one by any other than her maid, any
more - than she would go to the opera
in a morning dress.
Between the kimono, however, and the'
regulation morning dress, there is the
negligee, the lounging robe or the room
gown, all of which are nearly By
nonymous, and whichjjjgrrnit a woman
to appear at once tidy, smart, dainty,
and comfortable. They are worn with
out corsets.
Lace Is so much tised in this capa
city that, not Infrequently, It forms the
entire garment, especially the matinees,
which are but half- or three-quarter
length, and are often made in tunic
effect to be worn with "Just any petti
coat." These matineea are extremely
fascinating and so easy to make, If one
has any ability at all with the needle,
American women are showing a re
vived Interest in the lounging robe
or room gown.
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that it seems a pity to expend the sums
asked for them in the shops, for, com
pared with other articles of wearing
apparel, lounging robes of all descrip
tions are inordinately expensive.
Sew strips of lace together to produce
an all-over pattern, oruse all-over lace
or embroidery, cutting it klmono-wlse,
slashing it about the waist; run a wide
ribbon through the apertures, and cut
the lower edge, say, In deep points be
low the hips, line the whole with a col
ored china silk or a muslin, and there
you have as pretty and convenient a
matinee as you would care to own at
very little cost.
Out of the Mouths of
Babes
WHAT THEY QUARRELED ABOUT
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" By Christine Terhuno Hcrrlck.
NEVER can understand why a-
woman wants to keep a room as
dark as a pocket!"
"And I never jean see why a
"man can't read a paper without
, having every blind in the hous wide
I open!"
Sunday noon a cloudy Sunday when
Paul had felt too tired to go to church
and Frances had gone alone. Return
ing in the state of readiness for irrl
; tation that often follows spiritual uplift,
I she found her husband in the parlor,
haloed by tobacco smoke and encon-
passed by Sunday papers. Every shade
; was up to its full height every curtain
1 pushed aside.
The sermon had been, on "The Sins of
the Tongue." .It it hadn't been for that,
I Frances felt she could have said vol
umes as she went about the room,
straightening curtains and shades. As
her efforts narrowed the light which
fell on her husband's paper, he looked
up with some annoyance.
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El
iCOFFEgJ
Portland
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eaner
'KeenCul CofTeer!sas"
clean as can be. -- Nothing
but littfe cubes of coffee.
: No dust no chaff.
"You make it bo dark I vnn't read, "
he commented.
"There's" no sense in having every
thing sprawled wide open like that. It
makes the house look horrid to have the
shades clear up to the top of the win
dows!" Then came the remark with which
thi began-and Frances' retort. With
the words a recollection of the sermon
flashed Into her mind, and she shut her
lips tightly and stooped to pick up the
scattered papers.
"Here, I'll do that," said Paul rising
lazily. "Hut what's the sense of pick
ing them up before I've done reading
them?"
"They look so untidy!"
"There's no -one here to be hurt by 11
except us, and I certainly don't min i
it!"
"And I certainly do!" t
"1 beg your pardon. Of course, if
they don't suit you, they must go!"
"Do Just as you please! I don't ca-e
how you keep the place!"
And Frances left the room with dig
nity, her head very straight. To go to
church and say your prayers and conie
home feeling happy and good, and then
to be met by a thing like this the mo
ment you got into the house! What was
the use? --,
Like a profane echo carrfC the murmur
from the room she had quitted:
"Oh, hell, what's the use?"
Frances stood still. Should she go' up
stairs and cry or go back and laugh.
Then was it the sermon or the swear?
-"-she began to giggle. That saved the
day. She dropped into a seat on tha
bottom step and broke into a shriek of
laughter.
"Hullo! whafs the matter?" from
Paul.
"It's so funny! Here 'I come home
feeling pious and prayerful, and lose
my temper the f irstahlng and scold, and
you swear! Say, Isn't it funny?"
Paul's mouth twitched.
"If that's the way you look at It"
wen, u is: leave your old caoers
th
H. over the. room if you watu and put
heesky shades out of the windows if
you like. I dorft care! I'd rather have
any o;d mess than aroWjJLeVa Je. com
fortable!" Paul made a . circular grab at his
papers. "
, '"They may go hang for all of -me! I
thought you were going off to cry!"
"I was!"
"Well, I'm glad to know how to break
up a weep. One little, ; 'cues word'
worked.4he,.cjireJBy Georgel'm. glad
I, married a good sportl
"How much are nine and nine?
asked the teacher of the Juvenile class.
"Ninety-nine," promptly answered the
boy at the foot.
Teacher "It Is said that a camel can
go seven days without water."
Small Boy "Please, ma'am, how long
can lie go If he has water?"
"Minnie," said a mother to her little
daughter who had the telltale habit,
"why is It you can't keep a secret?"
"Because, ..mamma," explained the
precocious miss, "two of my front teeth
are gone, and the secrets Just slip out."
SOUTHWEST DEVELOPERS
WILL TALK GOOD ROADS
(Special to The Journal.)
Centralla, Wash., July 30. The South
west Washington Development associa
tion, atits next quarterly congress In
SoutlfOend the last week in August,
will have as the principal subject for
discussion good roads, It being the aim
of the association to pull together in
inducing the next legislature to. pass an
appropriation for the completion of the
Paclflo highway In this state.
American cotton seed is gaining In
favor In India as it has a shorter grow
ing period than the native.
j) Even a Child I
Can Malce I
Good Things
Light, fine flavored, nour
ishing and perfectly diges
tible if she uses Rumford.
Experienced cooks every
where say that there is no
other Baking Powder kv
the world to equal
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WMffiMtP
JBAKING POWDER
The Best of the High-Grade Baking Powders No Alum
YOU'LL FEEL BETTER ALL OVER IF
YOU EAT MORE
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Weatherly Ice Cream combin.es all the food
values of pure cream and sugar, with de
licious fruit flavors. Best of all it's
cold. There's nothing so cooling and re
freshing these hot days as Weatherly Ice
Cfearhr'SoIdby"6ver 500 "dealers;""
CRYSTAL ICE & STORAGE CO.
EAST 244
the welfare of our employes, we shall take the initiative and close our store ,'durbc:
the hot month of August on Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Give us your . supper
The Most in Value-The Bst in Quality .'
Udies'Home , "J : Ladies' Home
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- Patterns
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. Latest Styles
All Sizes
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Season's
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These Substantial
Savings in New
Wash Goods
Just Now, in Our Wash Goods .Section, You Will Find
Extraordinary Values in the Weaves and Colorings That
Fashion Favors Most A Great Overstock of Voiles, Ba
tistes, Organdies, Silk-Mixed Goods, in Regu-"t iOi;
lar 15c to 35c Qualities, Special at, the Yard JL HjC
You will be delighted with these beautiful wash fabrics and surprised at the 'ridicuv
lously low price at which they are marked for this sale. The assortment includes a
great lot of Voiles, Batistes, Organdies, Silk-Mixed Goods, etc., in a wonderful va
riety of styles and colorings; also remnants and odd pieces in all lengths for waists..
suns or dresses in oiner renarjie weaves. All are tms season's goods, bought 1 f -
IUI
to sell regularly from 15c to 35c a yard. Clean-up Sale price, yard
Mercerized Poplins shown in all wanted
plain colors, special value-at, a JT-
yard .... juDL
Khaki Suitings, just the thing for out
ing wear, specially priced at, per 1fn
AUW
yard, 30c, 25c and
Indian Head Suitings, shown in shades of,
tan and blue, specially priced, a
yard 1 Ot?
Reversible Suitings of linen finish; come
in all wanted shades, special at, a 1 P
yard 1 Otr
A Clean-Up of Women's
Pumps and Oxfords
Shown in All Styles and Sizes and Made of Q t A A
Good Leathers, Best $2.50 and $3.00 Values 5 I Vj
Now is the time for all women who are interested incor
rect footwear to invest at a saving figure. Pumps and
Oxfords of good quality leather and shown in all styles in
gunmetal, patent colt and vici kid. They come in tan
and black, in all sizes, and are regular $2.50 Ai
and $3.00 values. Tomorrow at .......... J) 1 .Tr"
Misses' and Children's Sandals of willow calf, shown in
two-strap style, all sizes from 6 to 2, $1.50 val- fjf)
ues, special at only 77C
Infants' One-Strap Slippers, also shoes in button and lace,
good quality kid, all sizes, best 51.00 values, on
special sale at UVC
Boys' Moccasins and Scout Shoes, regular A A
$1.75 to $2.00 values, priced at- :....$ry
Clean-Up Sale Women's
and Misses9 Sweaters
You should not fail to attend this sale of Women's
and Misses Sweater Coats, for such values as these are
not met with every day. You may save a full third.
Women s Sweaters, $6 (JJJ 70
Grade Special at Only dOI s
A splendid assortment of styles to
choose from in both plain and fancy
weaves. Fine all-wool garments,
made with V-shaped neck or with the
popular Byron or sailor collar. They
come in all sizes in gray, white and
red. Reg. ,6.00 grade T 7A
priced for this sale "
Misses' Sweaters", $3.00 Q AO
Grade Special at Only l ! rO
Every young lady should have a
Sweater Goat for-vacation , wear, e$
..pecialtotfhej these can be purchased at such a low
price. "At this sale you have -choice
of this season's styles, made with V-shaped neck. All
sizes
and
J
s in gray, ;white and red. Regular $2.50 : 0 1 A 0
$.00 grades priced .it; V, 4 . ; . . iT.. . . t) 1 CJ
Extra! All
Hammoo's
Quarts Off
Prices 01-07.50
He;e is an important as
well as a very timely sale
of Hammocks. Out en
tire stock, including all
weaves, styles and color
ings, in prices from 1.00
up to 7.50, special now
at ONE FOURTH OFF!
Children's
Stockings
Underpriced 7
Over 1000 dozen Chil
dren's Stockings, pur
chased direct from the
manufacturer at a third,
less than regular whole'
sale figure and priced to
you in the same way.
CHILDREN'S HOSE, 25c
GRADE SPECIAL at 17c
Fine Maco Cotton Stock
ings, made seamless and
with reinforced heel and
toe, and guaranteed fast
black. All sizes from 5
to 9J. Best 25c grade
specially priced 1 H
for this sale 1 1
BOYS'STOCklNGS,20c
GRADE SPECIAL 122c
Heavy Ribbed Cotton
Hose for boys, made with
liplcJinfiOnlJwp.,
thread heel and toe. All
sizes, 5 to 10. Good,
durable stockings that sell
regularly ; 20c
a pair..'. ;y.Ufl