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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1929)
i r V ' - " " TTJT.T W : II m Garments Must be Made for Individual's Needs; Coats Of Princess Style Popular reflect that color , mad nntr f been a vast hnprovessent in stock mirror designs so great an im provement that almost any food art department can furnish the right, mirror for the right place today. ; As dusky fall and winter days draw near It is well to consider these versatile members of the decorative scheme. For mirrors can do mack to bring beauty and brightness to otherwise common place rooms. LONDON CAP) Tho highest price ever paid for tho manuscript of a living outhor was "recorded hero when Gabriel Wells of New Tork bought tho manuscript of George Bernard Shaw's play "Wi dowers' Houses." Tho text was written by Shaw between If II and IS SO In an exercise book and on numerous slips of paper, . flowers la an elaborate bowl placed lnsiae in cabinet. . . We have been speaking, of coarse.. of oririnal desirna and od A census of Carson. Iowa, shows that of tho 2 residents, 113 are widows, widowers, bache lors and spinsters. - dities In Mirror Land. Bat it should be remembered that dnr. Old handle of papers 6 cents, 215 N. ComX Statesman office. ing the past few years there has No Matter Where Line Stops'; Brilliant Colors Not Suitable to Woman of Or Starts, Sensible Weight; Hats This Year to be More UOll SKIRT LENGTHS STILL PROBLEM 1 ' III ! I II - .11. r - Length Asked There is much ado 'about lendhs of skirts, not onlv to day but as the years go by! this subject remains the bone of contention for every new season. Convention at one time kept the finger of the; law on the hem line but today milady is not the slave she was once either to convention or the whims of fashion de signers. She has tasted the joys of true freedom and is asserting her personal tastes not only in what she does but in how she dresses and what she wears. ,. From the floor weeping, germ collecting gowns milady has cau tiously but surely shortened her skirt length until sh has found the comfortable, easy and grace ful line and the indications are that that line trill stay. , Bad IJncs." Condemned And where is the comfortable, easy and graceful line?. Just be low the tnees never above them. No woman who Talues her look will risk the effect of the average1 knee. line. Exasperating damage is being done constantly to other wise lovely ensemble dressing 1yj lh "trnnttt," taxi V l-V 1 the wearer. ' A display of.knes is neither daring nor, appealing. To those few who form the exception to the rule and possess beautiful knees a charming finesse in dress is shown when the lovely lines arc kept partly concealed to appear only fleetingly. And to the vast majority who possess the average womanly knee more finesse is shown by keeping the hemline where attention will not be drawn to weak points. Severe Than in Seasons Past . . The modern woman is a free and independent creature who dares to be individual. There are less and less of the species "John says" and of the "Follow the Leader" type. One realizes this when surprise is expressed over the woman who in looking at a garment in an odd shade of burgandy red said, "Will there be other dresses like this in color, be cause if there isn't, I don't want it" Today the wise woman as nev-O er before is go!ng about looking for what suit3 her, not her sisters. If a suit is the type of garment which best expresses her individu ality, she will choose wisely of the best materials at hand, there are constantly being made more and mere new and beautiful mater ials, and will have a suit of be coming lines made for herself ev. en though the' stores and style windows are not speaking of suits. Princess Coat Popular Just now there is a suggestion of popularity for the princes' coat. There are some who. will be able to wear it well, but there are far more who will do much better to let itgo unconsidered. Tall, slender, flat line figures with just enough roundness to prevent angularity, will appear regal in a princess coat, bat the buyer must be sure that she has that sort of figure and not just think she has Again if large hips are a fact, don't forget them and. dress as likes and dislikes dictate, but ra ther look at other folk who have liko difficulty, study patterns, try on dresses until you find one that hides the trouble and accentuates other lines that are good. If your weight is considerably above the pounds that yon can carry unobtrusively, don't put on brilliant color combinations, or large figured material, but rather wear soft, inconspicuous materials in darker shades. There are plenty of darker shades in cloth. Stylists would try to l.gthen f the surface of which is sufficient decorative beauty and whose softness can be so used as to obliterate the evidence of a good many pounds. Run-Over Heels Bad While speaking of the women who are over weight, there is the present drear, line. uat is their job, to keep -eternal change in the realm of dress, but there are some changes which they arc finding hard to enforce. Hair was to be long but comfort for the majority has proven stronger than, style and so with the skirt i something that should be emphat llne- lcally spoken so emphatically . For evening when grace and femininity are the chief effects te be sought the lines are long or uneven, likewise many afternoon tea jrowns, but for the street, sp -md business the lines stay v. there is comfort and ease an jiace of motion, the three things which in any phase of dress is the "thing to be desired,-' and the thing to insure good look ing results. WM fill TEAM HiS HARD SCHEDULE DALLAS-CAP) -Baylor univer sity's Bear, more or. Ies3 docile for fi vyeears, is due to let out a loud growl on Southwest conference gridirons this fall. Yet the fight for the 1920 crown promises to be a bitter One. If Baylor wins, it wiil have to wade through possibly tho most formidable field in conference his tory. Texas university, 1928 champ ion, bids fair to have enother powerful eleven, as do Southern Methodist, Texas Christian univer sity and the Texas Aggies. All have a wealth of veteran mater ial. Seldom has a southwestern coach been blesred with the pros pects facing Morley Jennings. Baylor grid chief. If he wishes, Jensing3 can put an entire team of lettermen on the field. He al so has a score of promising soph omores. Not since 1923 has Baylor won the conference flag. Jennings believes his galaxy of stars should turn the trick, this year. Arkansas aieoBd in last year's chase, is nOLflgttred to be as atrong this fall. " Rice, flooded with freshmen stars, probably will not push . the leaders for a year or two. Cy.Leland", sprint star. Is being groomed to toe the ball for Texas Christian. spoken that all will hear and heed. It Is the matter of shoes, and especlaly heels. Nothing could be worse in the appearance of a woman of many pounds than heels that are "run-over" or un duly high. If you will observe the condition of the heels of "feet as they pass" on the street you surely will be shocked at the high per cent of disgraceful heels. Ill conditioned heels are bad enough any place but on the woman of goodly pounds they are quite painful to behold. Hat Severe TtiU Year The matter of hats this year will be another thing of which to beware. The lines are very se vere in the newest models. Any one with a slight suggestion of re reding chin, too prominent noso or a face very round and fat, or long and thin, will he much more likely to find romance in hats of the brim style even though this style may not be so new certain ly they will not encourage admir ation in the several lines of the close - fitting, brimless variety. Here again the wise woman will find the hat that helps to bring out her "type." and accentuates her individuality. Another thing that must he carefully considered when consid ering style is the amount of mon ey which may be spent in pur chasing the-winter wardrobe. If there are very broad limits it is safe to allow one's fancies to play about in novelties and the unusu al. It will be aulte fun to bur a few things which will be worn only a few times because to wear them more would be tiresome to both yourself and- the "seeing public." Quality In Clothe Songht But if the pocketbook la limit ed recognize that to. begin with and plan - accordingly. Two good dresses having lines which express the good points of the wearer and which are made of really good material will be worth six cheap ones in the amount of style, per sonality and satisfaction obtained. So with hats. Buy one good oae and forget the change that you may think is necessary. One good hat that really expresses the personality of the face which it shades will be far more appealing than the very cheap, character less models that would allow sev eral changes during the season. Salem does not have the cheap market pest as do the cities so there is not the temptation to buy shoddy articles. Style Not Always "Fad' Lastly let it be said that style is not the fad of the minute but rather it is the knack of wearing the right clothes to express the personality and the good points of the wearer. Colors will be in harmony, and the whole ensemble will keep one color in mind. Add to this neatness, cleanliness and good carriage and there is no doubt but any observer would say "That person has style and is good looking"; this despite the fact that the entire ensemble coat but a small gam. M S HID LAGKUISTRE ROOMS Have w become so convention al in our use of mirrors that their decorative message is lost in our thought of them as utilities? A regulation mirror above the foyer console; one above the dressing table or chest; a four-square glass for the bathroom so goes the in ventory in the average home, in spite of the fact that most deco rative effects can be achieved with mirrors. In a none-too-light apartment, let us say, we may have a little foyer whose walls and ceiling are entirely of mirrors that catch and reflect each stray beam of light. And one decorator has adapted this treatment to bring lightness to other dim rooms of the house where door trims and baseboards of mirror glass multiply night lights and the rich colorings of draperies. A foyer treatment more in keep ing with the needs of the average home is suggested by the accom panying photograph where, in a tiny dark hallway, the decorator has hung a mirror basket above a striking console. Both basket and reflector are made entirely of mirrored glass in an original de sign that is both unique and ef fective. Hanging Cabinet Effective In a sombre Italian dining room this same artist used a hanging cabinet of mirrored crystal to give lightness and delicacy to the hea vily furnished room and also to Clinging Lines of Velvet DAUGHTERS GET Ul PHI WASHINGTON (AP) Nona of the" 12 living "real daughters" of the D. A. B., will be present at the dedication of the 11.500,000 Constitutional hall here in Octo ber. Tho "real-daughters," each of whse fathers fought In tho rcvo ultionary war, are all women past 80 years of age. The receive pen sion f Mm the, national organisa tion of S25 a month. Were they able to attend the dedication, they coud tell thrilling stories of the revolution related to them by their fathers. Mrs. Anna Knight Gregory, of Selinsgrorc, Pa, the only "real daughter of that state is 87 years old. Her father was a drummer boy. Two of the daughters of sol diers who fought in 1776 were found this year in Georgia and were accepted by the national so ciety as members last June. They are Miss Sarah Pool and Mrs. Mary Pool Newsome of Glascock mrnAr pgr V m if IM mi V Time to go back to school! And it's a very exciting: business when one has smart newr clothes, fresh wh tablets and Ions shiny pencils.. Ward's has a complete stock of everything for youngsters from those just beginning: kindergarten to grown-up eighth-graders. Mothers will appreciate the values we are offering. Panty Dresses Wash Suits I 98c in Panty Dresaes of fine broadcloth In cun ning styles and fast colors are practical for little girls just starting school. Sises a to . $1 .00 Wash Etaita of the famous Frak or the Loom fabric have printed btoaaes and trimly tailored, buttoa-oa shorts. Tab fast. Size ! ( 8, 4 Sturdy Hose for School Dr. $ 11 .00 for Sturdy Hose for school. Mercerised cotton ia plain or Derby Bib. Rein forced heels aad toes. Black, Tan bark, Nade Sizes a to Children's jnderthings Knit Underwaista, OO Ages 2-13 LoZ Sateen Bloomers, Age a-12 .. OVC Rayon Bloomers, (Ki Ages 2-12 VDC Girl's Rayon Vest, C Ages 2-12 UJC The Grammar School Miss Selects Her Wardrobe Her Dresses $4.98 Ferthr smart with their colorful prints aad charmingly yomthfnl tyles. Trim little collars, pleated skirts, silk ties, and other style fen tares make every one very attractive. Her Fall Coat $8.98 There are swagger little sport mod els of novelty tweeds and mixtures or chinchilla, with or wlthoat far. Or there arO for trimmed dress styles of saede cloth Sizes for ages 7 to 0. Ages 10 to 14 at $00.00 a New Hat, Too $1.49 Clever little hats, as chic as Big Sis ter's own, are fashioned of soft felts, velvet, duvetyn. pill y 1 11 Reindeer Tan Graklehead Blue Wine Red Patent Leather SHOES $H).79 Stogie atrap design .... fancy rat oat. Flexible Goodyear stitcbdowa leather soles . . . robber heels. 8lsee 11 to 2. For Junior Misses $H).59 Three-eyelet ties . . . popular Bhacher rtyle . . . smart Patent calf leather. , Fine value. LUMINOUS DIAL WATCH $2.00 Easily seen both day and night! Luminous figures with black face. Non-breakable crystal. Fine valnet The New Costumes Must be Color-Right And Ward's fashion designers have made certain that these new hats, coats and frocks are not only smartly styled but color-riiht as Well. There are lovely deep-toned reds and greens, warm browns, sprightly blues, and, of course, soft tans and black. ' r I Tudor 1 I I Brown 1 1 I I Hunter n I j Green ' I A I 11. Ebony ji f Silk Frocks $9 .75 6ofe feminine frills, graceful flares distin guish these charming frocks. Satin-crepes, can tons, flat crepes, prints. Fur-Trimmed Coats $Q).75 Slim, tailored coats, cre ated of fine wool fabrics; trimmed with selected furs such as Handel, Co co a 1 e 1 1 e, Manchuriaa Wolf. Felt Hats $3.98 3 Typical Fall Values Men's Dress Shirts Here Is value truly extraordinary. Durable Madrases and Broadcloths, correct for Fall. Roomy cut. Both neckband and collar-attached styles. They're the kind of shirts you'd ex pect to pay tice this low price for. Silk and Rayon Hose The smartest little hats imaginable. Chic, close fitting Felts that are so becoming. There are others of Velvet, Hatter's Plash, and combinations of felt and velvet. . Others at 91.08 to SU.95 49c pr. A NEW FALL SHOE for Active Feet Golden Crest Hosiery Chiffon Service $1.39 $U9 In the New Fall Shades THIS mark of qual ity iden tifies oar ad vertisements, our stores, and oar ex ceptional mer chandise offerings. New style features are combined with f amove Foot-Health featvres! Steel arch support . . . new medium ramp. Soft fine kid In either black or brown. Fancy cutout model. Other Models for Fall $2.98 ' $5.00 $4 For business ... for dress . . . yon can wear these new eocks anywhere, confident that your ankles are smart ly clad. They're pore silk and rayon ... plaids, stripes, and - f nred patterns . . made for wear and priced for savings. AU-American Oxfords At the stadium-, in the classroom . .. V e5 wherever college men 4 gather this J m Fall yon'U find the All-Americaa a iL favorite style. Good looks and strength . . . broad toes, fine -quality calfskin leather. heavy oak leather soles, leather heels. A wise bay for the college man. 275 N. 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