Aurora observer., January 13, 1921, Image 2

AT-HOME DRESSES
DUVETYN AND SATIN DRESS
A Pleasure Trip
Simple Effects Characterize the
Models Now Offered.
By KITTY PARSONS
Little One-Piece Gowns of Soft Wool
or Silk Fabric Are Favored
by Milady.
Never were the costumes designed
for the afternoon of “ the day” at home
so alluring in unusual artistry In sim­
ple effects.
The modes for the afternoon, when
friends arrive to chat informal how’dys
over cups filled with Impromptu-
brewed beverage, are quite wonderful
in simple adjustment and decoration
that typify the best artistry. Many
of the models presage a permanency
of respect for comfort, good health
and beauty in the development of
modes.
The little gowns for the afternoon
at home are especially simple in the
portrayal of a hostess’ good taste In
separating herself from any hint of
being overdressed.
One model is a combination of skirt
and jacket. The skirt is of black taf­
feta, quite plain, with exception of
an apron of the same fabric, at the
front, caught up in soft watteau folds
at the left side, and secured at the
hip line in one soft, long loop and
longer end of the same fabric.
The back of the skirt is scantily
fulled. The jacket Is of white lace over
fine black net, and it hangs straight to
the hip line. The fronts form a low V,
and attached to the edges and to the
semilow neck, in the back, is a wide
Venice lace bertha, flowered on an al­
most transparent background.
Little black beads glisten on the
definite and sweeping neck line. The
open front of the vestee is filled
with six rows of soft lilac taffeta .rib­
bon, scantily fulled into ruffles. The
sleeves are elbow length, finished with
narrow Venice lace. This model is
declared one of the extremes in “ dress­
iness,” for the afternoon at home.
Little one-piece gowns of soft wool
or silk fabric, daintily and plainly de­
veloped are especially in favor for
milady’s at home afternoon. Skirts
and blouses, ifl odd or usual combina­
tion, are shown in great variety for
these occasions.
One blouse has a front of red chif­
fon satin and attached sides and back
of twill wool fabric. These sides are
gathered at the waistline, and de­
pend straight to the hip line. The
plain back Is similar. The sleeves are
of the wool fabric, bell shaped at the
wrist. Many of the blouses are quite
plain, of lace, soft silk or wool—and
others are fluffy and frilly things,
but not at all suggestive of elabora­
tion.
CHIC HAT OF AUTUMN BROWN
1920, b y M cC lu re N e w s p a p e r S y n d ica te .)
A dress of duvetyn and satin In won­
derful shade of apricot, verging to­
ward orange. On the skirt is em­
broidered realistic bunches of grapes.
USE RIBBON LOOP TRIMMING
Decoration Popular for Frocks, Mil­
linery and Negligee, as Well
as Fancy Work.
A ribbon trimming that is very pret­
ty is made of ribbon loops.
Satin
ribbon about an Inch wide is the favor­
ite ribbon to make it of, and the loops
are applied in all sorts of ways. Flat
loops about two inches deep are per­
haps the most favored. Pale pink rib­
bon loops make the sole trimming on
a young girl’s party frock of pink
georgette and are looped at intervals
of a few inches apart around the round
baby neck, hang juit below the wide
girdle at the top of the skirt and are
looped upward on the short bell sleeves
and upward from the hem.
On millinery loops of grosgrain rib­
bon, to imitate fringe, around the crown
of this year’s turbans are very good.
Other wearables on which this pop­
ular ribbon loop trimming is seen in­
clude negligee, camisoles, petticoats,
children’s frocks, evening frocks and
fancy work, such as sofa cushions
and bureau accessories.
Wool Flowers and Trimmings.
For fall, crocheted and embroidered
wool trimming for hats will be more
widely used than ever.
Stiff geo­
metric designs embroidered on felt,
duvetyn and velvet in all colors, It is
said by designers, will be fashionable.
Wool embroidery on a net foundation
if it is slightly raised, gives the ef­
fect of having been crocheted instead
of worked through the material.
Boudoir Coat.
For the boudoir, to give added
warmth, little silk coats are worn in­
Here is shown an appealing hat of stead of sweaters. They are some­
autumn leaf brown velvet; It is times padded with cotton for warmth,
trimmed with a feathery fancy of the but withal they are so supple that they
same color.
cling to the figure charmingly.
black velvet, a fashion note for au­
tumn. Some of the linings were white,
French Styles Counted on to Hold some were of flowery silks in bright
colors. Here and there, blue serge
Sway Throughout Country for
might even be seen, lined with large
Fall Wear.
figured cretonne.
Wise in the changed ways of the
world, we no longer look every autumn THE LATEST PARIS COIFFURE
for a complete revolution in fashion,
such as used to happen in the old days, Hair Drawn Back Loosely From Fore­
when every gown and suit in a wom­
head and Waved in 'Large Knot;
an’s wardrobe might become unwear­
Combs Used.
able almost over night, says a Paris
writer in Vogue. Individual taste in
Fan-shaped coiffures are the fash­
dress is allowed its way nowadays, In ion in Paris for evenings.
This method of hairdressing Is par­
a manner which was never dreamed of
in our mothers’ philosophy. Neverthe­ ticularly suitable for the tall, slim fig­
less, as summer wanes, we look eagerly ure. The hair is drawn back loosely
for indications of coming modes in the from the forehead and waved in a
dress of women whose ideas as a rule large knot just above the nape of the
influence the mode, and we attend neck.
From the knot there stands up a
smart gatherings with our eyes wide
open for any indication of future in­ wide, high fan-like wave of hair, sup­
tentions on the part of the great cou­ ported by invisible combs, which often
reach four -to six Inches in height.
turiers.
What is worn in Paris during the The general effect is striking. Hair
Grande Semaine still has its bearing is now usually worn in its natural col­
on what will be worn by the rest of the or, and the use of henna arid other
world in the autumn. Some of the coloring matters is vanishing.
An effective headdress is formed by
early events wtere held in cool and
threatening weather, with great gray a narrow band of brilliants just above
clouds overhead, ready to pour rain the brow, which holds on the left-hand
on any expensive finery. The later side a beautiful spray of black ospreys
races were held in magnificent sun­ drooping over the face.
shine, but because of the first damp
Applique Work for the Home.
experiences, every other woman was
Attractive and original luncheon sets,
provided with a cape, and every possi­
ble variety of this garment was to be table runners, curtains, etc., can be
seen, in all materials, from rubberized made by applique work. Linen, either
white tussur, .yvith a big collar of black unbleached or colored, is generally
The designs are carried out
oil cloth, to filmy lace, collared incon­ used.
gruously, but charmingly in black fox. by using patches of cambric, gingham,
Many capes were plaited all over, and or chambray of different patterns, to
* fee weresometlmes of serge, crepe give the best idea of the Cower or fruit
de ch in lM B fc| i?on : many were of chosen.
MANY CAPES WORN IN PARIS
In the privacy of her own room
Doris stamped her foot indignantly.
“I don’t care,” she cried ; “ I just won’t
stand it any longer; I’ve been engaged
to Phil for over a month and all he
has done is to rave about Anita Fisher
—the way she does her hair and the
hats she wears and everything. It’s
perfectly safe and harmless, I sup­
pose, but I’m sick to death of hearing
about her. Why didn’t he marry her
himself if he thinks her so perfect?”
Doris spent a long time considering
the situation for she had fully decided
that she was not going to hear so much
of Anita from that day forth forever­
more. Then the next thing she did
was to write a sweet little note to Mrs.
George Fisher and invite her and her
husband to spend the following week­
end with Phil and herself at her moth­
er’s bungalow, some miles out of town.
They accepted promptly, and Friday
afternoon they drove down to the lake
where the bungalow stood and depos­
ited themselves, bag and baggage.
After they had all admired the view,
Doris showed Anita to her room and,
slipping on a thin summer gown, went
down to the kitchen to prepare the
dinner. They had all agreed to the
camping-out plan and every one was
to help with the cooking. But when
thè meal was ready, an hour later,
Anita had not yet appeared below
stairs. When she came she was a
vision in flame-colored satin which
fairly dazzled the eyes of the others.
Phil was charmed, and after dinner
he undertook to show her the grounds,
while George and Doris washed the
dishes. It was almost twelve when
they came back to the porch, and
Doris had been pinching herself to
keep awake for the last two hours.
“ Breakfast at nine,” said Doris
sweetly, as she started upstairs a few
moments later, without remembering
to kiss Phil good-night.
About 10:30 the next day Anita ap­
peared in a lavender georgette crea­
tion that would turn any man’s head.
Then she threw herself in a low chair
and ordered her husband to bring her
rolls and coffee.
“Phil will do It,” Doris assured her.
“ George Is just off to play a little ten­
nis with me. Perhaps you two. won’t
mind starting lunch if we are a little
late.”
put in, mildly. “You’d never be able
to walk another mile tonight; and you
can’t expect _ Phil to carry your 160
pounds for old time’s sake, can you?
There’s a limit to everything.”
“ Shut your mouth!” flashed his wife
angrily. “ Can’t you do something,
Phil?”
He did not seem encouraging, so
she walked abruptly away. Doris was
the only one of the party who was not
excited by their unexpected plight.
She busied herself finding a cool spot
where they could camp for the night
and after a time George caught some­
thing of her spirit and endeavored to
help her a little. She even produced
some small cakes of chocolate which
she had stored in her pocket, and
which proved a great boon to her very
hungry companions.
“I must go to bed now,” said Doris,
when she had finished.
“ Can’t you stay and talk to me?”
Phil almost pleaded, as she went over
toward the bed that she had prepared
for herseif beside Anita.
“Not when I’m so in need of my
beauty sleep,” she told him sweetly.
“Hang your beauty sleep!”
“And I thought you loved beauty,”
she laughed. “ Call me at seven—good­
night.”
Phil started to kiss her, but she was
gone.
Doris had a short but refreshing
sleep and was up at five, making a
tour of inspection of the surrounding
country.
Very early they staggered back to
the bungalow and immediately the
Fishers disappeared to their own
apartments to make up a little of the
sleep which they had lost. Doris took
a cold bath,-slipped on a fresh dress
and went down to the lake. For a
long time she lay there dreaming hap­
pily. All of a sudden some one came
up behind her and covered her eyes
with his hands.
Doris put up her
hands and drew his arms about her.
“ Oh, Phil, isn’t it perfect?” Phil
sat down beside her and drew her
close.
“ You are perfect,” he told her. “I
never realized how wonderful you were
till last night—Pm not worth your
little finger.”
“ I think so,” whispered Doris.
“ What a lucky dog I am,” he went
on, after a little while. “When I look
at other men I realize It more and
more. Only think of that poor boob
of a George—I pity him from the
depths of my heart.
Imagine being
married to a woman with a disposi­
tion like Anita’s—oh boy!”
“Anita is really a very attractive
woman,” his fiancee insisted, kindly.
“ Not to my way of thinking; that
will have to be one of the few things
where we disagree.”
BLAME
TH E C A T B IR D ’S CALL
upon a time, It is said, all
O -NCE
the birds gathered in the woods
one night to meet the fairies, for
they had been bothered so much with
a bad Puss who visited the woods
they wanted revenge.
“ What we want,” the birds told- the
Fairy Queen, “ is to bother Puss. -She
has worried the life out of us, catch­
ing some of our family and climbing
the trees and getting our children.”
“ Of course, I cannot put Puss out
of the way,” said the Queen. “ She
is far too useful catching mice; but
I do not approve of her bad habit of
catching birds.”
“ She does catch them, and she must
be punished,” said the birds. “Do help
us, Fairy Queen, or she will stay in
the woods, and soon there will not be
a bird left.”
“ I will tell you what I will do for
you,” said the Queen, after thinking a
while. “Puss is very proud of her fine
voice and if she thought anyone could
mock her I am sure she would be so
ashamed she would run away at once.
“I will give to one of you birds the
power to mock Puss, and every time
she comes near the trees you can cry
out at her in her own peculiar tones,”
All the birds began to chatter with
glee, and then they fluttered about
trying to decide which one should be
given this power.
After a while a pretty little bird,
Beauty Chats
By EDNA
They returned about three and.
shutters for riots
found no signs o f food o f any kind, I ?
so ransacked the' larder for cold meat Barricading of Places of Business In
to sustain them till dinner at least.
the Near East Frequently Cause
Phil, who had had no exercise all
of Disturbances.
day, was crying for a long walk in the
woods and insisted that every one
Iron shutters have probably caused
should go. So Anita squeezed her feet more riots, massacres and pogroms in
into high-heeled oxfords and put on a the Levant than political agitators,
fetching costume, which took her ex­ says tbe Brooklyn Eagle. All shops in
actly ninety minutes to arrange. It the near East are provided with roll­
was after five o’clock when they set ing Iron shutters which work In iron
grooves. When they are banged down
out.
“ Lucky it stays light fairly late they make as much noise as a machine
still,” said Phil as he looked at his gun. Every time there is a rumor of
watch. “Come on, Anita, we’ll lead any sort of trouble some timid mer­
the way.”
chant slams down the shutter to pro­
They were soon overtaken by Doris tect his plate glass.' Without investi­
and George, however, and Phil found gating the cause other merchants fol­
that politeness was forcing him to low instantly with such a clatter that
creep along at a snail’s pace, far be­ the public becomes panicky and rushes
hind the others, at the side of Anita. about trying to discover the cause of
Doris knew every path in the woods, the flurry.
for she had been brought up in this
At such moments excited crowds
part of the country and she had al­ will credit any rumor which is put in
ways loved the woods about the bunga­ circulation. Pickpockets avail them­
low. But after a time the sky became selves of the opportunities. Soap box
dark and therb was a distant rumbling orators, street fakers and magicians
in the hills that bespoke a storm.
gather crowds by this device. In any
“It’s going to rain in a few minutes Turkish city the circulation of a ru­
—one of those sudden, heavy showers mor that a movement is to be started
we have up here sometimes; we must against Christians will cause all the
Armenian and Greek shops to close
find a good place to stay.”
“Is there no shelter about?” demand­ within a few minutes, and frequently
ed Anita, whose feet were hurting her. the noisy closing of the shops fans the
“No, we’ll have to get under that religious hatred of the Moslems into
clump of trees over there ; as long as action.
the thunder and lightning doesn’t come
this way, we’ll be perfectly safe
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there.”
The other day seven-year-old Joseph
“How dreadful !” exclaimed Anita, came in from playing with his three,
as she touched her dying marcel wave sisters. “Mother,” he began, “It isn’t
with a groan of despair.
very much fun to play with just girls.
“Take my sweater, Doris,” begged I wish I had a brother.”
Phil, trying to wrap it about her.
“All right,” mother agreed affably.
“I don’t need it, really. Anita has “We’ll buy you one.”
fewer clothes on and she looks cold;
“ No,” Joseph shook his head, “It
you’d better give it to her.”
would be a baby then and I would
A little reluctantly he did as he was have to take care of it a long time
told.
before it could play with me, and 1
“This is a lark !” crieu Doris as she don’t like to rock babies.”
leaned against a broad tree-trunk.
Mother was still acçommodating.
“I must say you have a queer idea “Then I’ll go out to the Orphans’
of amusement,” put in her guest, Home and get you one of your own
whose hair was beginning to hang in size,” she suggested.
straight wisps about her face. “I fail
His head shook another protest.
to see anything funny about it.”
“No, I wouldn’t like that kind, either,”
“ Neither do I,” agreed Phil, whose he said, “What I want is a home­
disposition was being affected by the grown one.”
chills which his gallantry was costing
him. “Are you sure there is no way
Growing Edible Bamboo.
out?”
The tender sprout of the bamboo
“It’s a good four miles to the first plant, according to a recent statement
place where we could meet the road, from the bureau of plant industry of
and at least three back the way we the department of agriculture, when
came. It’s getting dark, too, and I’m prepared like asparagus, is a most de­
Afraid we won’t be able to make it at licious vegetable.
Already several
all. There’s no moon tonight and you bamboo plantations are being operat­
don’t follow these trails without even ed on a paying basis in Georgia, and
a buglight. We are probably here for Louisiana. In addition to the edible
the night.”
sprouts, of which about 1,000 are se­
“Don’t joke,” retorted Phil. “ This cured yearly from each acre, the
is really serious.”
plantations sell much of the grown
“I realize it as well as you do,” re­ timber which is worked into barrel
turned the girl quietly. “ I know these hoops, ladders, trellises, and similar
woods and how easy it is to get lost articles.—Popular Mechanics Magazine
in them. We haven’t even a match—
am I right?”
Oil Main to Cross Channel.
Phil was amazed at the calm poise
A great concrete oil main* is pro­
of his fiancee; he hardly knew her.
posed across the English channel at
“It’s an outrage!” screamed Anita, Havre, which it Is hoped will satisfy
stamping her foot vehemently.
the demand of Paris without burden­
“ Come, come, Anita,” her husband ing the usual transportation facilities.
sooty-gray color, which in places
deepened into a blackish-brown, with
a tail the lower part of which was
a beautiful chestnut, flew to the tip
of a branch and spoke.
“I have always wanted a name,” it
said, “to distinguish me from the oth­
er members of the very large family
to which I belong, and if you will give
me this power, Fairy Queen, and a
name, I will be the one to mimic Puss
the rest of my life,”
“I am afraid you will not think the
name a pretty one,” said the Queen,
“but because you are so brave and
are willing to take this upon you, and
your branch of the family, you shall
be given, too, an attractive song.
“You shall have the power to whis­
tle and cluck and make mewing
sounds, as well, and when you wish to
sing all shall stop and listen to your
voice, but as you will make the mew­
ing sounds oftener than the others
you will have to bear the name of cat­
bird all the days of your life.”
The pretty little bird nodded that
he was willing, and up to the limb
where he sat the Queen and all her
fairies floated, waving over and
around him their wands.
“ Go back to your homes,” said the
Queen, “and tomorrow you will find
you will soon be rid of your tormen­
tor.”
The next day when Puss came to
the wodds and began to prowl around
she was surprised to hear “Ml-r-eu,
mee-ow, me-ow, mi-eu,” coming from
one of the trees.
She looked up very angry, thinking
that some other puss had come to her
hunting grounds, but she was sur­
prised to see looking down at her a
saucy little bird, which again cried,
“mi-eu, me-ow,” while all the other
birds twittered and chattered in the
most tantalizing manner.
Puss gave one more look to make
sure, and then she turned and ran,
while through the wood rang the cry,
“ mi-eu, me-ow, mi-eu, me-ow.”
And that is the way, so the fairies
say, the Catbird got its name.
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HOW DO YOU SAY IT?
By C. N. Lurie
JTOvPtOWVOICi F ix a iU -
KENT
A L IT TL E P O W D E R
“ HAD HAVE” AND “ HAD OF.”
POWDER puff has become the
symbol of feminine vanity and
frivolity. To be sure, the tiny pow­
der puff and the box that has sprung
Into fashion, and that women exhibit
in public so frequently, must seem
ridiculous to the masculine eye. Yet a
little powder now and then is an excel­
lent thing.
For one thing, life in a modern city
means that a woman breathes air
laden with an unusual amount of dust.
expression, “had have” (or
T HIS
the expression that is still more
A
incorrect, “had of” ) is often used im­
properly for “had.” It is bad Eng­
lish to say, for example, “If he had
have tried, he would have succeeded.”
Say, “If he had tried, he would have
succeeded.” “Had have” is also used
frequently and improperly in such sen­
tences as the following: “Had I have
known that he was ill. I should not ,
have visited him.” The proper form
is, “Had I known that he was ill,” etc.,
or, “If I bad known that he was ill,”
etc. “Had” or “If I had” carries the
idea back into the past, and there is
no need of the word “have” to ex­
press the same thing.
Of course, the expression “had of”
is simply a case of mispronunciation.
In the careless usage of former times,
the dropping of the “h” before “have”
changed the word to “ave,” and from
“ave” to “ of” the transition was easy.
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An Insect Diet.
Little Tommy was much worried at
the condition of his pet cat, who con­
stantly lost flesh despite the very good
bits furnished to her.
Tommy’s mother tried to reassure
him by keying that the cat V as thin
because S t the flies she had eaten dur­
ing the fummer.
Whereupon Tommy surveyed the cat
with renewed interest.
“Mother,,y he said very solemnly, “I
think sale’s been eating bees, too, for
I can #ear ’em humming.”
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A Little Powde
rimy
smoke from chimneys—even
in the cities where smoke condensers
are used—means that oily particles are
constantly sifting down through the
atmosphere. While even in the coun­
try there is the dry dust from the
roads and the plowed fields, which
blows into the homes, and settles upon
faces as well as furniture.
Now, the pores of the skin are con­
stantly throwing off minute oily parti­
cles. The skin becomes shiny, and
while the shiny skin is good form in
Turkey, it isn’t considered so here. A
little pure rice powder will absorb this
oil, without clogging the pores, and
keep the shine from becoming too
prominent. Besides, the powder takes
up the dust that blows against the
face, and prevents it from being ab­
sorbed into the pores.
Talcum powder is too heavy for skin
of the face. Only the purest grade
of rice should be used, as other
sorts will clog the pores. . Rice pow­
der, however, is so fine that it will
not injure the skin in any way, though
even this should not be applied too
heavily.
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