GOAT SEASON IS BIG PARIS CARD Separate Outer Garment Holds the Sway of Style for French Women. BLUE SERGE FAVORED FABRIC Material* Featured by Old-Time Lead er at Head of List—Leather Takes First Rank as Trimming. Sometimes It Is the separate dress and coat and sometimes It ie the suit that holds the sway of style during a season. In Paris, without a doubt, declares a fashion writer. It is the coat this season. Such attention as has been shown to morning and afternoon dresses in Paris would be hard to equal, and In stead of their having declined in popu larity after several seasons of atten tion, quite the contrary has happened. They are more in the limelight than ever. In spite of the fact that there is so little conspicuous change in the line of the gowns, it Is upon these “little dresses” that some of the most artis tic touches have been lavished. The Inconspicuous, unassuming gown for morning or for afternoon can have about It much genuine feeling. At each of the couturiers the same story is true; each one has outdone him self in presenting new reasons for the continued life of this popular gar ment. Materials have for their leader one that has the sanction of ages behind It—blue serge. Then there are all of the soft surfaced fabrics—duvetyn, rusella. bureila. and the allied fab r> s. For afternoon there are char meuse, of which there are a great many models to be seen, taffeta, and velvet which has lost none of Its vogue. There was nothing smarter then than a black velvet gown and there is nothing smarter now. The trimmings and touches on these dresses for daylight wear are fasci nating in their variety. It is not so much the thing that is done as the way it is done. When one sees the clever little bits of hand-made braid and the inserts of bead work, the fac ings and the edgings, one wonders how there can grow so many new ideas in the course of a single season. But there they are, to be copied in terminably by less ingenious Ameri cans. Not so much hand work is to be seen about these dresses as was the case in former seasons. The little girls chn used to do this work have learned by their connection with the war-time munition factories that a I J J Gown of Black Taffeta and Velvet Forms Charming Combination. female Is entitled to more of dally sus tenance than It was possible for her to attain by doing embroidery. So the new frocks show the strain. But the Parisian designer gives us some thing quite as lovely even though it has but one-fourth Its former embroid ery for adornment, yes, even though there be no hand work at all and the decoration Is found to be a product of the good old American machine. Rows of braid and bits of bright rib \ bon do their part in producing an at 'tractive effect. Leather Frocks and Trimming*. A trimming that has taken first rank Is leather. It Is handled in un beard of ways and the result Is charm ing. Sometimes it Is a narrow strip of belt colored In a happy contrast to a gown. Again It Is used as satin wonld be for outside facing on cuffs and skirt pockets. Sometimes it is pieced into an all-o ter pattern and sometimes It Is gotten up Into whole ' suits. An extravagant suit was made of pink leather and trimmed with t high collar of fuzzy black fur. Thei there was an attractive gown of white leather in the cut pattern. This w’as trimmed with rows of black nail heads and some strips of black patent leather. It, too, was bizarre but at tractive, perhaps a thing more tot Paris than for an American city. While the sleeves on most of these dresses for day wear are short—often extremely short—they are time and again trimmed or finished with flow ing cuffs which give an interesting line to the silhouette. The cuffs are set onto three-quarters or half-length An Attractive Tailored Suit of Velours de Laine and Kolinsky. sleeves, and sometimes they even fln | ish, in a thoroughly well done manner, the ends of sleeves that are of the ; shortest. Fur is used sparingly on frocks of any sort. When it Is seen there are apt to be narrow strips of it used as though they might be strips of em broidery. For this purpose moleskin is popular, while kolinsky and seal ! come in for their usual attention. Blue Chiffon, Blue Leather. By way of using two materials 1 showing as great a contrast as it was possible to obtain one designer showed a frock made of dark blue chiffon with dark blue leather (or kid) trim mings You will wonder, if you have not seen it, how this could possibly be and what would be the effect pro ! dueed. Well, it was as pretty as any thing that could be imagined. The | leather was used as a wide edging for the full peplum and It was worked into the bodice as well as making cuffs on the ends of the flowing sleeves. Not a little of the charm of this gown lay in the fact that the whole was built over a lavender founda tion. Some of the neck lines on the new j fall gowns are interesting because I they are quite different from anything | we have seen for some time. I mean those which are cut in a V and which are finished with frilled or shaped collars standing up quite high at the back of the neck, graduating in width I as they reach the front, and gradually tapering off into nothing in a point somewhat below the bust. These are sometimes made of silk or satin to match the material of the gown in color and sometimes they are com posed largely of lace or organdie In a [ plaited frill. There are many varieties of blue serge. One has a plaited waistcoat made of crisp white organdie und a high collar tied with a pert black bow under the chin. This frock, for a very young person, has a little flat apron I effect at front and at back and the panels are edged ail around, with the serge done into a knife plaiting about I two and a half Inches in width. The panels, It may be added, are exten sions of the waist and the skirt Is a tight and short thing by itself. Black Velvet Gowns. A black velvet gown which attract ed attention was made with a round neck and cut practically In one straight piece. For trimming there ran up the back in a straight line at either side, from hem to neck, rows of little white crocheted yoses. They were continued round the neckline. ■ By this method all of the trimming ! was confined to the back, the only hint in front being the Inconspicuous 1 neck edging. A black velvet gown was made with two puffs over the hips. They wer* i not overly sumptuous in appearance Just large enough to show that pan niers were In fashion. From these the gathered skirt dropped straight tc the hem, and the bodice was sllghtlj fitted. Many of the afternoon dresses show a strong Loulx XIV Influence. There are upstanding collars and frills, anc even high necks with plaitings that stand out underneath the chin. The frills often form themselves into I fichu line. AIRPLANES TO KEEP TRIBESMEN TAMED Bombay.—Tribesmen in Afghanis tan have been warned by the British government that unless they aban don raiding of convoys and hostile invasion of peaceful territory, their villages will be subjected to airplane bombardment. LETTERS FROM Ol'H READERS COMMENDS MONITOR'S STAND FOR CONSTITCTIONAL RIGHTS Cyrus D. Bell Writes of Some Personal Experiences With Improvement (Tub and Quotes an Historic Statement W hlch Proved Prophetic. _’ To the Editor of The Monitor: I cheerfully contribute the mite of my congratulation for the excellent show ing which is being made from week to week through the columns of your pa per in its merciless onslaughts against the treasonable elements who labor so industriously to prevent the prog ress and happiness of colored people. I have perused with extraordinary in terest the several editorial articles, as well as others from special corre spondents, that have appeared during the last half year or more, and 1 have found genuine delight in noting the remarkable force of logic, clear-cut diction, the courageous and candid presentation of facts that character ized them without exception. It is a fact, therefore, which 1 regard as an extremely unfortunate one, that The Monitor seems justified in charging certain other individuals—presumably colored people—as “planning now to put another publication in the field" to promote "their selfish aims and short-sighted policy" of segregation. And in this connection you very prop erly ask the question: "Do the peo ple want this?" It is undoubtedly the | correct answer to this question when you say that “our people desire a pa | per that will fearlessly, but wisely and sanely contend for their rights. Some two or three months ago I had a little personal experience in deal ing with one of our so-called improve ment clubs such as The Monitor so accurately described in its issue of the lkth inst. I have .resided in Omaha considerably more than half a century, having reached here but a little while after marching with the immortal heroes who followed that matchless soldier and patriot, I'lysses S, Grant, in his whirlwind campaign against I Vicksburg. I have been paying taxes on realty and personalty here for at least 4k years, and it may prove par ticularly interesting to Mr. Comer, -iAr. Bussy and Mr. Stone, respectively president, vice president and secretary ; of the Omaha View Improvement club, j when I tell them and all other people of like disposition that they will find me credited in full to date for taxes if they make inquiry. And another thing they may learn by inquiring, which Is of at least equal importance, and that is that my neighbors have never had to appeal to the police for protection from any lawlessness or rascality which I meditated commit ting against them. But briefly stated ! my story amounts to this: Two or three months ago the three I gentlemen above named came to me with the statement that the Omaha View Improvement club had deputized | them to inform me that the club had adopted p resolution requiring of me the withdrawal of my membership of the club. As I had joined the organi zation in response to several invlta I t;ons, I was naturally surprised to nolc the sttdden turn of things, and in answer to my inquiry as to the cause, Mr. Comer, acting as chief spokesman, said that the prevailing sentiment was averse to admitting colored persons to membership as their presence at social gatherings would prove a damp er upon the festivities of such occa sions. It is well to note in this con nection that each one of these gentle men disclaimed any sympathy with such sentiment. Wouldn't It be an in teresting undertaking for them to ex plain to intelligent people how it hap 1 pened that they were selected to per form such a conspicuous part in this shady transaction? Plainly, it would have been the part of brave men of conscientious disposition to have gone against such a proceeding from start ! to iiliish. and thus to have saved them 1 selves from the discreditable predica ! ment in which they now appear. But perhaps the meanest act the j club committed was that of soliciting and obtaining from the school board the use of one of our public school 1 buildings in which to hold its meeting, ! without the slightest intimation of | its intentions to attempt to use it as a center for dissemination of such dia bolic and treasonable teaching as the southern "Jim-erowism” and segre gation. When the fire-eating disloyalists of Virginia had perfected their scheme lor dragging the Old Dominion into the vortex of treason, a deputation of them called upon that greatest of American sea fighters, David Glasgow Farragut, w’ho was then on “waiting orders” at Norfolk, and informed him that Virginia was no longer a safe place for people of his political senti ment to live. "If 1 cannot live here in safety," responded the intrepid tar, "I shall go where I can.” And he con cluded with the fateful words of warn ing to them: "But mark my words, you fellows are going to catch hell before you get through with this busi ness." Every Intelligent student of civil war history knows the sequel. CYRFS D. BELL. I—:—:**:**:—:**-*-.—.".**.**-**-**-"-**-****'-**-* I ' ! ON FRIDAY, JANUARY SECOND. | 3C \\e Will Usher in the New Year With £ f f I I % $ | Our Annual January Sale of | Linens and I White Goods f I | i £ X Mercerized Napkins, This is an occasion of much £ 1.75 to 4.95 a doz. ,. . .... X £ more than ordinary signifi- £ £ All Linen Napkins, cance — a statement with '£ ;{; 5.25 to 24.75 a doz. which you would readily agree ;{• £ Mercerized Table Cloths, If you but knew of the weeks X 79c to 3.95 Gf preparation preceding it. •}• | Bath Towels, from ^ The KILPATRICK WHITE '£ £ 35c to 7Jc SALE brings to the busy | £ Cotton Huck Towels. housekeeper an annual oppor- •{• I;! up to ",< tunity to buy Quality Linens £ Bed Spreads, from and White Goods at specially ’£ \£ 7.95 to 13.50 ]ow price concessions. £ £ Sheets, from We mention here just a few' £ y of the many savings you will £ ;i; Pillow Cases, make by attending. £ £ 29c up to 75c £ I ! I Every department has contributed X £ its quota to make this sale a success. I I | 7j/iomas JCi/pa trick & Co. \ II j £ On Douglas Street for 50 Years OMAHA, NEB. £ ! i Richardson Bros. 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