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WOOL SET FOR WINTER WEAR NewipapT Unloitj "Great" for fall and winter days when one loves to feel the “bite” of the crisp air yet wants to be properly protected from treacherous chills and drafts. It is in tan and brown. The little cap is made in much the same style as the United States overseas cap. UP-TO-DATE TABLE SERVICE More Favorable Comment From Dain tiness Than From Amount of Solid Food. The hostess who would be smart and modern must keep up with all the latest notions anent table service and food garnishing. A square meal well cooked Is well enough in its way; more important—vastly more Impor tant—is the service thereof, and a few light edibles perfectly served will give that hostess a higher reputation among her w?>men friends, at least, than any amount of good solid food minus the little touches that bespeak np-to-dateness. For Instance, the butter knife is an obsolete affair; almost as obsolete as the ancient soup ladle no more seen on the modern dinner table. Soup Is served in plates by the maid—no tureen or ladle are in evidence. As for butter, the little squares or cubes—now much smarter than roly poly butter balls—are taken up with a dainty silver two-pronged fork, or "butter pick.” The same little fork may be used at tea hour for picking up lemon slices for the teacups. Small silver butter spreaders are still correct at the Individual places and the smartest butter plates now are of sliver, plain and rather flat, about the size of a saucer and engraved with a monogram in the cen ter. No housewife now is completely happy until she has coaxed a set of silver vegetable dishes from her bet ter half. And if her cup of happi ness is to be full he will provide also one of those stunning silver plate meat platters with a gravy “tree” grooved out in the center, like the old Sheffield plate meat platters. In solid silver these table belong ings are rather costly; but silver plate Is not to be despised and meat and vegetable dishes of good plate are found in many well-appointed homes. Dinner napkins are not the mam moth affairs that they were—perhaps because linen became so scarce and precious during the war. But the really handsome napkin, of moderate size, has an inch-wide hemstitched hem and a beautifully hand-embroid ered monogram or initial across one corner. Sometimes the embroidered motif is in the exact center of the napkin, which is folded by the laun dress so that the monogram comes in the center of a square. HEAD-DRESS MORE ORNATE French Milliners Inaugurate Style Hailed as Omen of Lavish Season of Old. French milliners have shown the ef fect of the dawn of peace more In the creation of their elaborate and ornate head-dresses than In anything else, for these ornaments are so essentially a luxury and Intended to be worn only with the most sumptuous of gowns. The most costly fabrics have been employed in their making, and French pearls are used in large quantities. Paradise branches finish the ends of many of these pearl bandeaux, and heavy cloths of gold and silver are bound about the heads, hardly show ing the hair. Many of these head-dresses or ban leanx were worn showing the elab jrate use of paradise. Some bandfaux Bf silver or gold braid supported a coronet of uncurled pastel-tinted os trich banding standing high about the hair and allowing a knot of it to come through the crownless top. This Item In particular called forth much comment for the reason that every one hailed It as the omen of a lavish season and the return to the Bid-time seasons when dress hata were IP much In demand. WRAFSFOR WINTER Heavy Ulsters Have Been Made to Be Really Attractive. Bulky Garment Now Does Work It Was Cut Out to Do; Good Looking. The big Ulster coat has developed Into one of woman’s most fetching gar ments. Once it was a bulky arrange ment, designed mostly after the pat tern of the man's, to give warmth, and that only. Now it does the work that it was cut out to do and is extreme ly good looking as well. The materials are of soft texture. There are velours de laine and silk duvetyns which rival the handsomest qualities of velvet. There are beauti fully woven English tweeds and Scotch mixtures. Those who manufacture these cloths assure us that they will “wear like iron,” and that, indeed, is true. As for colors in these coat stuffs, they range over the whole gamut. The thick pile fabrics are being made up In gorgeous plaids, and the Parisian de signers have made most interesting combinations of plaids and plain ma terials in the construction of coats. You will see a plain taupe lower sec tion combined with an upper portion of taupe and dull green and brown, making a large-patterned plaid. An other combination uses the pldid mere ly for a wide facing. Besides the plaids there are many of these soft materials made in pat terns of stripes, and the colors com bined in them give a warm look which will take the place of furs, now al most prohibitively high in price. When furs are worn they seem much more lavish than ever before. The coats are big and roomy. Kolinsky is a popular variety of fur and the deepness and richness of its brown tones make it almost universally a becoming shade. Then there are tRe dyed rabbit skins, which have come into favor not only for deep collars and cuffs used on coats and suits of woolen materials but also for whole coats. The ermine coats for evening are more beautiful than ever and those of sable rival the mantles of queens. Goat skin, long and silky, has been dyed and used for fur trimming. The favorite shade is gray. The wraps for evening indulge in color to the last degree, and it is here that the metal brocades and the vel vet brocades are used to their best advantage. The wraps are cut out of long square pieces and little or no shaping is given to them. All of their style comes In the draping. HANDY ARTICLE FOR INVALID Pocket for Booke, Lettere, Papers, Etc., to Be Attached to Head of Bed. A very acceptable little present to make for an invalid or anyone who may be confined to bed for a time is shown in the sketch. It Is for sus pending from the rail at the head of the bed "above the pillow, and in it may be kept letters, books, papers, etc., in which position they will be within easy reach of the occupant of the bed. To make It: Procure a piece of thin board of the shape indicated in the sketch, and cover It on both sides with colored linen. Prior to doing this, I ■ II _I For the Invalid's Bed. however, the pockets most be sewn upon the material covering the front of the board. They are also made of linen, and should be roomy; they are bound at the edges with colored hrald. The board is finished off at the edges with woolen cord to match the braid. For hanging the pockets upon the rail of the bed, procure two hooks, of the nature shown in sketch A, and Bcrew them on at the back of the board in the positions shown In sketch B. Suitable hooks, with screws for fas tening them on, can be obtained for a trifle, but care should be taken to se lect large enough hooks to slip easily over the bed-rail. The pockets should be large enough to hold a book or magazine, and a small writing-pad. Millinery Color*. Black is nearly always the best for the hat itself but It Is believed this year that brown will be a very suc cessful rival and that more brown hats will be sold than is usual of any one color. Taupe is quite a vogue. Trim ming shades will be orange, reddish tones, electric blue and turquoise. Hatr Dressed High. Fashion says hair Is to be worn high this winter and the advent of the tall coiffure will bring a return of fancy combs and pins. Even barrettes—small ones—are to come Into their own igain. TURBANS FOR FALL Smaller Headgear We'^ome Re lief From Summer Styles. varge Hat Still Holds Favor for DresP Occasions; Many Picture Mod els Shown. For fnll wear, following the summer censor) of big more or less floppy pic ture hats, the ehie little turban or toque is a welcome addition to the sard robe. The draped turban Is an es pecially popular bit of headgear and It is a hat quite within the province of the home milliner. The fact that hand rmbroidery Is much in evidence on fabrics used for hats anil for hat trim ming makes It possible for a woman to express great individuality in the de velopment of her headgear. The day of the large hat has by ni means passed, and for later dress., wear many picture models are shown, with handsome ostrich plumes of great length and richness the favored trim ming. Soft crowns predominate on the big hats, although some of the more tailored models show stiff crowns. A novelty shown by some of the leading milliners Is a severe sailor Turban of Beaver and Extremely Close-Fitting—For Walking or Mo toring It Is Ideal. that is really a feminine adaptation of the silk “topper” worn by men. In the development of the soft crowns, brocaded fabrics and materials richly embroidered are often used to accompuny brims of plain color ma terial. STYLES FAVOR THIN GIRLS Bouffant Draperies and Accentuated Hips Are Not Designed for Stout Persons. Maybe you think that the girl under one hundred or close thereto does not have the difficulties in dressing becom ingly as does licr sister who weighs an other hundred pounds, says a writer in the Philadelphia Itecord. In some ways she is worse off, for correct corseting and very careful tailoring will do much for the stout woman, while, unless the mode sponsors it, frills and the other first aids of the thin girl are apt to look passe. At present she should he in her ele ment. She can build up so delightfully without recourse to ruffles, flounces or frills at all. Think what pounds the new stiff panniers of taffeta can udd to ♦he thin girl’s appearance. There is a great deal to be done with skillful drapery, too. Large billowy folds of heavy satins will make up many de ficiencies in the slttn figure. Probably the best news is that If she has no hips she may simulate them In several ways. A very new Paris frock suggests one, for It rolls a piece of soft hut heavy brocade turban fashion right below the normal waistline and then adds a tulle overskirt to soften the ef fect. Another frock that does much the same thing shows a skirt of henvy sat in draped Into a 2-inch frill at the waistline, held there by folded girdle. The frill was allowed to fall over the girdle, and again a tulle overskirt fall ing over the frill softened and added even more bulk to the frock. The ruffled chemisettes In vogue again play into the thin girl's hands, and If her ankles are overly thin the heavy wool stockings to be worn with the sport oxfords all winter ure an other feature In her favor. Even the coats with their large armholes, which camouflage narrow, thin shoulders, show that the mode, while not perhaps having the very thin girl in mind, is at least kind to her this season. Black With Relief. It Is a long time since black has been so much the mode. Coatlike frocks of black velours are very smart. This soft, dull black fabric frequently Is relieved by a bright colored fastening of some sort. Fastenings are in favor this year, and give a good opportunity for Introducing a note of brightness. A frock of black velours fastens down the full length of the long bodice with a chain of silver rings. The sleeves, which are long, tight and crinkled to correspond with the waist, fasten from elbow to writ* ufter the same manner. If Blouse Is Crushed. A georgette or crepe de chine blouse that has become wrinkled can be re stored by being bung over beat for a »hort time. CHANGE IN MONITOR ADVERTISING RATES Because of our keen appreciation of all our Monitor patrons, we have been loath to increase our prices until forced to do so. The increased cost of everything that enters into the making of a news paper necessitates an increase in our advertising rates. Beginning with the first issue in February advertising rates will be as follows: Display advertising—75 cents per column inch for single insertions. Classified advertising—4 cents a word, or 20 cents per agate line. Time or space discounts furnished on request. Contracts can be made at the office, 304 Crounse block, or call Douglas 3224 and our represent ative will call ou you. The Monitor is prepared to give its clientele in 1920 a larger circulation and better service than in 1919. Grow ing, thank you. Envy is blind and knows nothing except how to depreciate the excel lencies of others.—rLivy. MEMPHIS BUSINESS MAN VISITS OMAHA E. T. Kirk, a wide-awake real estate and business man of Memphis. Tenn.. : was an Omaha visitor last week on ian important business deal. Mr. Kirk ' is a fine type of the keen, alert busi ness men who are making their in i fluence count in commercial affairs. He was a welcome visitor at The Monitor office and brought greetings [ to the editor from his friend, Bert M. Roddy, of the Solvent Savings Bank and president of the Roddy Coopera tive Stores company, which is causing [commercial Memphis to open its eyes in wonderment. TEXAS BANKER AND POLI TICIAN VISITS METROPOLIS (Special to The Monitor.) New York, Jan 7.—William McDon old, “Goose Neck Bill.” as he is pop ularly known in the Lone Star state, a successful banker of Port Worth. Texas, and prominent in political af fairs, has been a welcome visitor here. While combining business with pleas ure. McDonald has been seen in and lout of the republican national com ! mittee headquarters, which shows that he is getting ready to line up the forces in Texas for the national cam paign. — STATEMENT. We, the undersigned, wish to cor rect the rumor that, is being circulat i od in regard to Mr. Ben Slaughter's illness. Mr, Slaughter did not be i come ill from eating in South & Thompson Cafe, neither did anyone that was in the party. He was in the cafe on December 25, but did not eat anything. The fact is that Mr. Slaugh ter was sick a day before he entered the South & Thompson cafe. We deeply regret that such a rumor is out. Mr. Slaughter 1b In the Univer sity hospital, very much improved, and wishes this to be known (Signed) BEN SLAUGHTER. LEROY RICHARDSON, JAMES ARMSTRONG. You owe it to yourself to be some body. Monitor office, Douglas 3224. ^^*aX,W*X,^VVVVV,X*VVV*VVVVVVVVVVVV'»H.,VVVVVV t ON ANY WINTER * ! OVERCOAT IN STOCK | ♦♦♦ *♦* v The headline tells the story; select any v ♦♦♦ Winter Overcoat in stock, the price is ♦;♦ 25% less than before Christmas. *♦* ❖ - "'^T- ❖ a _ _ ■ ♦> ...... .$15.00 All $50.00 Overcoats NOW ... $37.50 ! All $25.00 Overcoats NOW. . $18.75 All $60.00 Overcoats NOW. $45.00 i l All $30.00 Overcoats NOW $22.50 All $65.00 Overcoats NOW $48.75 ♦ V All $35.00 Overcoats NOW $26.25 All $70.00 Overcoats NOW $52.50 V V All $40.00 Overcoats NOW $30.00 All $75.00 Overcoats NOW $56.25 V All $45.00 Overcoats NOW $33.75 All $80.00 Overcoats NOW $60.00 A „ A ,;,.;,,;«;»;„X*AAAAAAAAAAA*XAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAv I Step Lively! Step Lively! f A EVERYBODY ATTEND THE |Grand Military Ball! ♦> GIVEN UNDER THE AUSPICES JOE CY STARK CLUB AND THE LADIES OF THE *> ♦♦♦ ❖ : G. D. G. T. CLUB A V t ♦♦♦ ¥ ♦ ♦ ♦% Headed bv Tom and Jerry V X ❖ ! Thursday, January 22 | X At the Beautiful COLUMBIA HALL 21th and Lake Sts. v ♦ ♦A Music by Perkins’ Jazz Band Prof. Jeffries, Floor Manager ♦ ♦> )* t ADMISSION 50 CENTS A ¥ V A ¥ ♦♦♦ DANCING UNTIL 8 A. .H. Refreshments that’ll please you %♦ ♦♦♦ ❖ ^.♦.^^^.^aaaaaaaaaaaaa^aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa -———————“———■————'— ————™ I OPENING DANCE I THE MONARCH DANCE HALL I |f 109 South 14th Street—Upstairsf tg (HOME OF POPULAR PRICED DANCES) S r ’jThe University Hoys will give their first dance at the new Monarch Dance Hall 11 ~ Saturday Evening, January 10,1920 I mts~ MUSIC BY PERKINS’ JAZZ ORCHESTRA 5 We pride ourselves with having the best dance floor in {■ the city. , §■ Our motto: Courteous treatment to all; no rowdyism ■ tolerated. fl Remember time and place. S ADMISSION 35 CENTS I Call Webster 5743 for Rates. We Solicit Your Patronage. ■ CLARK & JONES, Proprietors. I H