Velvet Is Smart for Daytime Wear
Bv CHER IE NICHOLAS
Jk jOKfc. velvet and mure and mure
and still fashion keeps calling
for more. All signs point to a rec
ord breaking season for the wearing
of velvet. In the majority of cou
turier collections velvet predomi
nates. Everything is being made of
velvet hats, shoes, gloves, bags,
blouses, daytime suits, coats and
street ensembles, evening dresses
and wraps, hostess gowns, lounging
robe*, pajamas and negligees—all
is velvet. Yes, and •‘nighties," if
you are wanting to know, for there
are velvets that wash easily as a
pocket handkerchief
Why do women make velvet a first
choice? Answering by asking an
other question—is there any mate
rial more flattering, more kind to
maid and matron than velvet?
Then, too, velvet has that luxurious
look that fils especially into the
scheme of tilings this season, for
the whole trend of fashion is toward
greater elegance such as has not
been equalled for years.
However, it is not merely femi
nine vanity that is inspiring the
present vogue for velvet, back of it
all there is an intensely practical
explanation that can be told in two
brief words with a hyphen between
—crush-resistant!
It is an age of scientific discov
eries and crush-resistant velvet Is
one of them. Heretofore the one
great barrier to wealing velvet for
other than important dress occa
sion was that it would crush and
wrinkle easily. To maintain it with
out blemish entailed an upkeep pro
gram of repeated steamings and
coaxings which was both costly and
wearing upon the nerves. The ad
vent of crush-resistant velvet gives
promise, to a reasonable degree,
of doing away with this anxiety to
Keep velvet spic and span.
The velvet day fashions here pic
lured are to be recommended from
both the practical and esthetic point j
of view. Wearing any one of j
these handsome types you are sure |
to look properly costumed the whole
day through. Dashing and very !
Spanish-fashion is the youthful day j
time dress posed to the left with its |
gayly striped velvet blouse and sim !
pie straight skirt. The Spanish
sailor is the type young girls de
light in wearing this season. The
velvet gloves are tres chic. The
plaque of the exotic looking bracelet
simulates old coin. Which reminds
us to remind you to look to your
costume jewelry! Bracelets are
huge, necklaces have big pendants,
clips are gorgeous and so on and
on.
A handsome all-day suit of brown
velvet centers the illustration. It
has the slim sheath skirt which is
j the correct thing for day wear. The
loose straight coat bespeaks the
newest silhouette—no flare, just
straight. Its collar of sumptuous
fur adds yet another luxurious note
An up-and-off the face quilted and
shirred velvet hat is worn. There's
a scrumptious metal cloth blouse
ready to blaze forth when the coat
is removed.
The all-important daytime dress
of crush-resistant velvet shown to
the right makes a perfect back- j
ground for dramatic accessories
Note the bracelet. It is of two
tone gold, modern and heavy. And
the gloves! They are the newest
thing by Aris. being velvet with
leather palms, with white stitchings
for color contrast.
A few postscript items, namely
plaid velvet for an extra blouse, all
the fur you care to pile on your day
velvet suit, a separate glittering
sequin bolero to wear with your
decollette evening velvet, a bizarre
jewelled belt to give accent for
dressy afternoon wear, a gold em
broidered velvet bolero.
<0 Western Newspaper Union.
ERMINE BOLERO
By CIIERIE NICHOLAS
Queenly in its rich magnificence
is this formal ensemble of black
velvet with ermine bolero Jacket.
And you should see the gown with
the bolero removed! It is perfectly
•tunning in that it has ermine short
sleeves and looks adorable without
hint of any trimming other than
the superb ermine. The full skirt
shows the new "up-in-lront and
down-in-back” hemline—as exqui
site as ever a “portrait of a lady”
might be. This is one of the hun
dreds of stunning costumes, all orig
inal designs, shown by the Style
Creators of Chicago in the whole
•ale district
ZIPPERS ON SHOES
LATEST CREATION
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
Anticipating the tremendous
vogue for zippers now sweeping two
continents. Newton Elkin, designer
of shoes, has cleverly employed the
slide fastener to create the sleekest
shoe of the season.
In a talk at a recent fashion meet
| ing. Mr. Elkin said, "Women are
zipping themselves into their
dresses, their coats, their suits
Now. with so much emphasis on
molded, sculptured lines, it is more
important than ever that shoes have
that neat, uncluttered look 1 de
cided that if a zipper could be
used as an ornament and practical
closing device on some ot the smart
est, most expensive dresses and
coats coming out of the Paris
ateliers, fashion-conscious women
would welcome the convenience of
the zipper in their shoes, if it could
be used in an attractive way. 1
tried out dozens of patterns with
variations on the zipper theme, and
finally created what 1 think is the
perfect shoe—a high-cut sheath of
suede, sculptural in line, with a slide
fastener streaking up the instep."
Fur Is Now Important on
New Winter Fabric Coats
Embroideries combine with turs
(or winter, running alongside them.
White ermine makes a scarf that is
tied in a bow to trout a black duve
tyne suit. An ermine muff accom
panies it. ttolb IU1 p.tces uic
trimmed with black ermine tails.
Many a fabric coat has sleeves
made entirely of fur—in beaver or
seal. Some have backs of fur and
fronts of fabric.
Flowers Important
The gorgeously colored tropical
(lowers that bloom so luxuriantly ui
Miami throughout the year are be
ing repeated in chiffon and silk for
fall wear.
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ADVENTURERS' CLUB
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELFI
“Killer Elephant"
By FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter
Hello, everybody:
This yarn stars Ike Rosen, our latest club member.
But Ike would have given a couple of million dollars to
have been left out of the cast.
First we go buck to the early days of fnoving pictures—1915 to be
i exact—when Ike was employed as a technician at the Universal studios
| in Hollywood.
Animal pictures were going great in those days and there was a
complete zoo on the lot. The king of that collection of beasts was Char
lie, an elephant bought from a circus. Charlie was a good actor, but no
body could handle him except Curley, his personal trainer.
Well, Ike stepped into the dramatic part of the picture when Direc
tor Smalley began staging the wedding procession of an Indian prince.
It was comedy, and, for the parts of the Indian prince and his bride,
two actors, weighing nearly 400 pounds each, were cast. Ike's job was
to build a huge canopied chair in which the prince and princess were to
ride in state on the back of Charlie, the elephant.
Charlie Didn’t Like Ike.
Ike finished the royal howdah. Workmen tried to budge it and found
that it weighed nearly 2,000 pounds. Twelve men heaved and strug
gled to saddle Charlie with the gorgeous structure. Then, 700 pounds of
prince and princess went up the ladder.
That’s where Charlie took a dislike to Ike. And then, when the direc
tor called for more ornaments, Ike put a stepladder against Charlie’s
side and climbed up. There was Charlie’s chance.
He whipped his trunk around, seized Ike by the leg, trumpeted
In anger and lifted him for a dash to the ground.
Curley, the trainer, sank his curved elephant hook into Charlie’s fore
head and Ike limped away. That was his first round with his monstrous
enemy.
The trainer knew elephants. He knew what to expect in the future, so
he warned Ike. “Charlie's going bad,” he said. “He’ll kill you the first
chance he gets.”
Ike did watch out. But one night a wild chimpanzee cleverly opened
his cage and almost killed a keeper. Ike hurried over to devise a lock
that the chimp couldn’t open. Charlie’s big stall was ngxt door. He
sensed Ike’s presence and went berserk. He lifted his iron water tub
Charlie Reduced Jerusalem to a Wreck.
and beat at his chains and bars around his enclosure. The whole zoo trem
bled from the elephant's fury. Curley, the trainer, again rushed to the
rescue.
“For God’s sake, Ike, leave this studio if you value your
life,” Curley said. “Charlie’s turned killer. He’s out for you.
Lucky for you his chains held.”
Ike took no more chances. He gave Charlie a wide berth. But one
day, when his work called him to a remote part of the movie lot, he
rounded a hill and ran smack into Charlie, tethered to an anchor of
poles and railroad iron, driven into the ground.
The Elephant Really “Went Bad."
Ike had no time to turn back. The bull elephant, ears flattened
j against his head, eyes blazing and his trumpeting echoing from the
hills, charged.
Rosen was trapped. His only chance was to dive for a shallow
gully that separated the movie lot from an Indian village. He flung
himself into the gully and flattened himself against the side. The earth
was vibrating under those plunging feet. Ike only hoped for a quick
| death.
Then, there was a clank of chains—the groanings of the heavy anchor
poles set deep in the ground. Charlie had reached the end of his chain.
His head was jerked down. He stumbled, plowed the earth.
The maddened beast was halted only a few feet from Ike’s hiding
place. Rosen could see those bloodshot eyes gleaming with hatred—a
| lust to kill.
The long trunk slashed out in fury. Ike felt a thud on the side of his
; head as Charlie's trunk grazed him and snatched off his cap.
For a moment big Charlie paused to hurl his enemy's cap beneath
| his feet and trample it to ribbons. That pause saved Rosen. He was on
his feet, running, limp and ripping with cold sweat.
But Charlie bided his time. For days he worked quietly. And then,
during the making of a spectacular film in a setting of Old Jerusalem,
Ike crossed the set and came face to face with his old foe.
Once more Charlie charged in an insane desire to crush the man who
had tortured him with that huge, 2,000-pound saddle in the earlier pic
ture. But this time Ike was in the clear. He ducked to safety. The
baHled elephant, once more cheated of his vengeance, turned upon the set.
Jerusalem, with all Us splendor—thousands of dollars worth
of costly settings—crashed into a heap of dust and splinters.
This time Charlie did not quiet down. He was ready to kill anything
j in sight. Men with long, spiked poles, ripped his hide and jabbed
j him into helpless submission—but only for a moment.
How the Killer Was Kilied.
A few days later he saw Ike in the distance and went into another
frenzy. Rosen scurried out of sight, but Charlie, thirsting for a kill,
seized his trainer, Curley, lifted him high into the air, dashed him to earth
and then, with his massive forehead, ground .dm into the dust. Curley
was killed instantly.
“Killer elephant!” The words set Hollywood trembling. It was
no longer a single foe. It was the life of any human being.
Charlie must die. studio officials ruled. But how? Poison and dyna
mite were rejected as not sure enough. Ike Rosen's technical skill was
enlisted. Despite his narrow escape, he hated to be Charlie's executioner,
but many lives were at stake.
A heavy wire cable was rigged over pulleys, looped around Charlie's
neck and lashed to two heavy trucks, headed in opposite directions. The
trucks started. The loop tightened. Cables sang with the strain. Charlie
| looked sorrowfully and inquiringly at the men around hint. His knees
1 buckled, his head sank. His great bulk rolled over—dead from strangu
j lation. >
©—WNU Service.
The Inns of England
The inns of England have their
foundations in the depths of the Mid
j die ages. Some of them have seen
the almost prehistoric changes from
crude earthen floors to stone floors
and from stone floors to mats of
rushes. They have sheltered kings
I and pilgrims, merchants and all
kinds of travelers, and between the
occasions of more spectacular hos
pitality they have gathered about
| them all the richness of the social
life of the neighborhood, for it is at
the inn that men have always met
; and expanded a personal and polit
ical philosophy.
The United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is
the basis of government in this
country and is the highest and most
permanent law. It was adopted Sep
tember 17, 1787, by the federal con
vention and ratified the following
year. It may be amended by a vote
of two-thirds in congress, followed
by the approval of three-quarters of
the state legislatures or state con
ventions. It specifies how congress
and the President are elected, the
powers and duties of President, con
gress and the judiciary and the rela
tion between state and federal gov
ernments.
Wins Tractor Plowing Contest
T'HE increasing use of pneu
* matic tires for farm tractors
and implements is reflected in the
equipment used in this year’s
plowing contests at Big Rock, Lily
Lake, Troy and Wheatland, Illi
nois. 101 contestants out of 108
used pneumatic tires on their
tractors. Individual honors in the
championship class went to Paul
Stiefbold, who was first in two of
the contests, second in another,
and sixth in the fourth contest,
using an Allis-Chalmers tractor.
He scored a total of 356Ms out of a
possible 400 points. He also had
the highest number of points for
Uncle fthil
There Are Two Modes
To be praised by honest men,
and to be abused by rogues are
two ways of establishing a reputa
tion.
Environment has much to do
with the formation of character,
but there were several among the
Pilgrim Fathers who were not at
all pious.
Is it possible that wtien men be
gan to wipe the dishes matrimony
began to decline?
Even the rnost moral pedestrian
daren’t keep to the straight path.
Some pray for guidance and
then do as they please, claiming
that that is the guidance they
asked for.
any one contest, scoring 92^
points. He was closely followed
by Carl Shoger with one first and
two seconds, using an F-20 Inter
national-Harvester tractor. Both
men used Firestone Ground Grip
Tires on their machines. In the
boys’ and men’s classes Clarence
Shoger, son of Carl Shoger, won
first place at all four meets with
his McCormick - Deering tractor
equipped with Ground Grip Tires.
Charm of Difficulties
Providence has hidden a charrr
in difficult undertakings which is
appreciated only by those wht
dare to grapple with them.
Madame Swetchine.
Take it to any,
radio dealer! See
the new 1938 farm
radios. Choose
the radio you like
best, and ask your
dealer how you
can save $7.50 on
the purchase of a FREE
new battery radio
equipped with a POWER
genuine Win- _
charger. Front tho
Wincharger Uf I 11 |\
turns FREE w* l n U
WIND POWER RUNS
into electricity,
brings "big-city" V0UR RADI®
reception to farm ■ ■
homes. Elimi
nates “B” batteries. Ends expensive re
charging. Provides plenty of free electricity
to run your radio as much as you want for
less than 50c a year power operating cost.
See Any Radio Dealer!
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Smith Bros. Cough Drops are the only drops co;itaining VITAMIN A
This is the vitamin that raises the resistance of the mucous
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I 1 ®ur community includes the farm homes surrounding the town.
The town stores are there for the accommodation and to serve the
people of our farm homes. The merchants who advertise “specials” are mer
chants who are sure they can meet all competition in both quality and prices.
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MANY people can safely drink coffee. But many others
—and all children—should never drink it. If you sus
pect that the cafifein in coffee disagrees with you ... try
Postum's 30-day test. Buy some Postum and drink it in
stead of coffee for a full month.
If...after 30 days...you do not feel better, return the
Postum container top with your r.ame and address to
General Foods, Battle Creek, Mich., and we will refund
Coer. 1987. Sine rnntnroo arndtcete. O. T. Core., Uconooo
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purchase price, plus postage! (If you live in Canada, ad
dress General Foods, Ltd., Cobourg, Ont.)
Postum contains no caffein. It is simply whole wheat
and bran, roasted and slightly sweetened. It comes in
two forms.. . Postum Cereal, the kind you boil or perco
late ... and Instant Postum, made instantly in the cup.
Economical, easy to make, delicious, hot or iced.
You may miss coffee at first, but you’ll soon love J
ro»tum’» own rich
flavor. A product of
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