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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1910)
TT rJhe (ee'g fne jyfaga z i ie TIIE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21. 101f r J W" a '-V at t artlw la Omaha. "The Old ITomestesd" at the Brand. "His Wife Father" at th Boyd. "McFaddnn Flats'' at th Kru. Vaudeville at the Oipheum. l.urlesque at th. (jlayeiy. Robert Kdeson "Wbri tha Trail I'Hirtfi" oompany cot Into Omaha from Minneapolis yesterday and th member th'ienf will spend the week Id resting and th1r money .in (bopping In Omaha. Mr. Eeson wfnt in to New York, but will be lack here In time to open at the Brandeis ,m Sunday night, . ''hristma week and New Year" week will be busy one at the Boyd, for It la planned tu give two performance daily Df th great play that ar scheduled lor the holiday season. ".Peter Fan" 1 to go up for Christmas week and "Cinderella" for New Year's. rk. Hehearaaia ar un der way. A deal that almost cam to a conclusion la New York last week meant something for Omaha. Th Stair A Havlin people came mighty near breaking Into th burlesque game, and. It they had, th Krug would have become a rival to th Gayety. Something, Interfered with th (roar of th plan, however, and It Is now understood to be off entirely. Frank Bacon, who Is with the company that Is playing "The Fortune Hunter" through th west, and who will soon be here, delivered himself at Denver of an Interview that . la characteristic and thoughtful. Among the things he said was a statement that th quality of acting has not deteriorated; It la public taste that ha changed, and If the public were to swing back to th classic and demand tb old tyl play again, plenty of actors would come forth well qualified to present them. Bacon Is doing so well with this piece that his place may be sold to be fixed, and th popular "stock" organisations will likely know him no mora. A not from Margaret Anglln Is to the effect that ah baa fully recovered from her recent U usees and Is now at her home In New York, up tQ her eyes In work. Miss Anglln does not say when sh expects to return to her work tr th stags, nor what lay ah win first .offer. Gabriel) DAnnuiio and Claud De bussy promts an opera based on tb mar tyrdom X M. Re bast Julius. Tannn. tb vaudeville racounteur, write that after ae had Journeyed all the way from Bloux City to New York to se Bis new bora son. th Infant hissed him. Mr. Tannsn add that b win mak th youth a dramatic, crltio. Thna th thrifty Mlsa Mabel Hit: "I preach saving everywhere," ah says. I'll bet Fre started mors theatrical people saving than yon esuld shake a stick at. I g-ueas you know that isn't their strong - point. Just think of th great performers who have died poor. , And look at th ben efits rv taken part In. They wouldn't be ' necessary U peopl would save. Last year I never touched my salary, but put It right In th bank. "We lived very com- fortably off Mr. Donlln's." adds Mlsa Hit. Mr. Ge Imsttn I Jeorgr Faweett is to act with Mr. Farnum in "Th Silent Call" for merly "These Ar My People" to be made known In January J In New York City. He was. In th original cast of "Th Fquaw Man," th -actor, of Big BIH, a racy and veracious eharaetsr. Big Bill, twenty years cider In th dramatic chronology of th sequel to -"Th Squaw Man." figures anew Laymen's Movement Results n Sending MITCHELL, & D.. Dec JO Spectal J. E. Washburn left tb city today on an extended Journey,' which will not be com pleted until after steady traveling for a month, when he reaches La rax. Bolivia, to which' place he goes as a missionary of th Methodist church. Mr. Washburn Is a graduate of Dakota Wesleyaa of this city and ' ha prepared himself for work of this character. While h received a call from th Board of Missions of th church to engage In the work, he could not go to the field bocaus cf tb lack of funds on th part of th board. Th way was made for him at the con vention of th Laymen's Missionary move ment. wpVh u held In this city last SENIORS HOSORJISS H'HUGH Fourth Year Hijn Student Name Her , Class Teacher. ELAINE GIRLS HAVE MUCH FUN kirarlrf glaglaa la Which Miir Take I'sM. Knjeyed by Fifty Members as Half mm Maay Visiters. Th senior class of th Omaha High t hol held Its first meeting under the fl ection of th new officer yesterday at ta- c'ose of school. The meeting was opened by President Kector, and the first ti minute wer taken up with th prac tice of new class yells under the leadership of one of the hhjh school cheer leaders. Tb Important business of th afternoon was th unanimous election of Mis Kath rlne McHugh. assistant principal of the high school, as class teacher. After this lYcsldetU Rector read to th clak some plans for the coming year. H announced that Instead of havmg a senior fair as years ago asenlcM- reception could be held. This will bs practically tb same as th fair, only not so elaborate, tbs amount of dtcorating being less. At this recptlon a Clas play atll be a feature and perform ances given afternoon and evening. ITwa ezpectvd that about 0 can thus be raised. Tbj money will b put In th bank and the yuerest from It used to buy to gold itiKuj for et coiarshtp. ons fur a boy and ue for gul. to be awardol at gradua te n nader sperllcatiiins to b named. The suictlng s4JoUBel 4.lar UU Br ilent had id In "The Silent Call." but Is not the role to be acted by Mr. Fawcett. The Misses Rosalind Coghlan and Msude Hosford and the Messrs. Elmer Orandtn, T. J. MrOrine, W. B. Hart, Oeorge W. Ieyo. and Charles Al.be are other players who mill be Mr. Karnum's associates. Miss Hosford may be Identified as the lady who dramatised a bulletin of the federal Iepartment of Agriculture dealing with the cultivation of apples In the northwest and played here In May lat In "Uo West. Young Woman." "The Henpecks" will be the title of the new extravaganza soon to be produced by Mr. Lew Fields. It has been prepared along the gargantuan lines of "The Mid night Sons." "The Jolly Bachelors." and "Th Summer Widowers." only one of which has as yet been vouchsafed play goers of this neighborhood. The president of a New York religious organisation has aked Mayor Gaynor to prohibit Mme. Bernhardt' performances of "Ia Samarllalne" there. "She plays 'Camllle,' a Fr nch wanton, one day." he complains, "and holds converse with God In 'La 8a marl lain the next." The mayor replied that he sympathised with the protest, but had no power to in terfere. For the first time theatergoers have a chance to meet a character that for six teen years hss been a joy to the readers of the country. Through the persuasion of Joseph Hart, George V. Ho hart con sented to a presentation of rlnkel.plel on the stag. At the Orpheum this week "Dinkelsplel's Christmas" Is being played with a selected cast of capable actors. This real, natural and thoroughly human German makes a splendid character. The story Is Interesting and amutdng, and one can readily understand how a critical au dience at the last Christmas gambol of the Lambs In New York voted It a hit. Diet rich Dinkelkplel of this playlet Is a Ger man cltixen of the United States, but his "vaterland" spirit la so intense that he allows only "Die Wacht Am Hheln" to be sung In hla home and he nearly fights a French restaurant man who breaks out Into "Th MarstJUai" under th Dlnkel- spiel roof. Evidently the expected slump In busi ness at the Gayety on account of this be ing the week before Christmas Isn't going to "slump" worth a cent, as th unusual excellence of th "Jersey Lilies" has re sulted thus far in maintaining the attend ance right up to top notch. "Tired shop pers' " matinee daily Is the slogan this week and, as customary, ladles' tickets are 10 cents. This week Friday evening, after th regular performance, th chorus girl will compete for cash prises, the au dience to be tb Judge. Great fun is as sured. Ida Bernard, spoken of on tha other side of th world as "the Bell of Australia," and considered by J. C. "Williamson his very best find, has been engaged by Lieb- ler A. Co. for th part of Primrose In "Marriage a la Carte," the new musical comedy by Mc Lei lan and Caryll, due In New York In a few days. Mlsa Bernard, In addition to being an adornment to the stag, is a newspaper woman with a reoord on th Sydney Bulletin. On on occasion she got out an edition of a paper from th standpoint of an actress. Th publication was unique, the political news condensed to agate paragraphs and all other matter be'.rg subordinated to the affairs of the stage. A double-column head gave proral nenc to an actress' drive through a park and It took the biggest and blackest of type to call attention to a luncheon at which half a dozen of th Williamson beauties wer regaled. Man to Bolivia March. At a banquet of th men of th Methodist church Washburn's cas mas taken up. and lnslds of thirty minutes the sum of (1,200 was raised by the men to care for his expenses for th first year. Most all of this money Washburn has col lected and, together with an endowment fund he has been able to collect, he will be of no expense to the mission board for over two years, a record which has not been equalled by any missionary ever sent out by the board. Mr. Washburn will sail Thursday of this week for tils destination. With his departure he makes a total of seven graduates of Dakota Wesleyan who have gone Into the foreign missionary field. been given power to appoint a senior coun cil of three boy and three girl. Elaine Society In Boms;. Th Lla'.na society entertained Its mem bers, certain members acting out some songs. About fifty girls were present with about twenty-five visitors. The program was under direction of Luclle Dennis and as much enjoyed. Th songs wer follow; Lru.!it Eye Edith Hamilton and Hasel Paguis. Airs. Casey Dorothy L 1 and Marie Veino. '1 he Good Old Days of Yore lKrls Llnd ley, Kathryn Crooker, Mable tlraoas, Marie Vernon, lHirolhy Lyie ami Liiitn Hamil ton. lie' a Kan, Fan. Fan Helen Carr. Msbl Mrs us. Dons l.md e and Mane Vernon. Cherr l"p My Honey Kathryn Crooker and Mable Strauss. LvenitiK lell i:ai le Vernon. lKrothy Lyte. tenth Hamilton, iiaxel i'agels, Kain r a C rooker and Doris Liuuler. WOMAN'S EFFORT TO END HER LIFE UNSUCCESSFUL Mis Crae Wlttk Take Lara Dsn mt Paregoric, Bat Barare- After quarreling with a mal companion Miss Grace Wltthob of f.i South Sixteenth street attempted to ccmmlt suicide last night at 11 o'clock by taking an overdo of paregoric However, sh did not take nough of th poison to put her life la danger. Polio Surgeons Bishop, Harris and Peppers at landed th woman. Foley Kidney Pills ar tonic In action, quick r exult, and restore th natural action of tb kidney and bladder. ' They correct Irregularities. Suld by all drug-guts. Dottie Dialogues BY WALT Kit A. IflNCI AIR. "Then I suppose a whit Christmas means a lean pocket honk?" haxarded lottie. abruptly Introducing the subject. "Tour purse-plcaclty Is marvellous." I admired. "I propose three Christmas cheers and a rreen dog." "Why a green dog?" she asked Inno cently. ' Because It Is articulated like the cheers." I chortled. "Oh, you are easy. As frakesy says, 'fit for Christmas trees and strategems and spoils.' " "You seem suspiciously full of the Christ mas spirit." she observed. "I hope It has been O. K.d by Dr. Wiley of Washing ton." "Why not? It even makes the wicked candles brKht." I asserted. "The Christmas trees will have a light crop, then." she added. "I do hope the tariff on cotton hasn't caused a shortage In Santa Claus' whiskers." "Never! They have a cotton batting average of .300." I cried. "Nothing short of the fire Insurance underwriters could make the amateur Santas use safety razors." she com mented. "1 do hope, though, that they'll get some new lines for the Sunday school Santas to Introduce on appearing to dis tribute the gifts to the dear little chil dren." "Anything wrong with th old line policy?" I Inquired. "Last Christmas when the S. Claus doddered out and chirped, 'Her I am. Just from my, toy shop at the North Pole.' one little goluen-halred cherub yelled. Tell It to the king of Denmark:'" she re counted. "Well, this year he mlpht announce that he had Just arrived from Cloudland In his aeroplane something like that," I sug gested. "Yes, and have them all rushing out doors to read his barograph record," she retorted, scornfully. "Modern children all descend from old Missouri stock." "Pshaw! Your disapproval chills an in spiration I had to write a new version of The Night Forninst Christmas, when through the apartment, silence obtained In the Infant department, and mother and pa were beginning to gape, when Santa volplaned to the fire escape. His machine was all Wright, though of - Blerlot type, his planes were quite fancy, his engine a swipe of fifty deer power, combined with a gnome. Thus Santa falls off and rebounds on his dome" Stop the execution, I hold a reprieve from th governor!" sh exclaimed, im ploringly. "That certainly belongs to Parodies Lost.' I Just knew 1 wouldn't get through the glad season without hear ing a depressing burlesque. What do you expect to find In your stocking, after that?" Holes." I replied. "I trust you have made all the necesary alterations of price tags on your presents, for there's no use Christmas Supper A woman who has but one maid need not hesitate about Inviting twenty or thirty members of the family to a Christmas sup per, for such festivity Is really a simple, yet delightful one. If the work Is prac tically done a day before th function takes place. The essential part of the supper consists In serving food which is prepared before th time of eating, and If tb guests wait upon each other there I no need for any to be seated at table. Seats are required, but they may be placed about the room. Th dining tabl to be used may he th sewing board. It la to ba decorated with holly, of course, and If a spray of mistletoe Is hung !n tne dining room It will add to the gayety of the evening. For food there should be cold meat and on hot dish. The latter can be easily managed by making it a chafing dish, or two chafing dishes If there are many guests. On person Is detailed to look after each chains' dish. A whole ham, turkey or a roast lookt better If It 1 left uncarved and garnished with holly. It should be th duty of on of the men guest to carve th turkey, etc. Thus, r Dolliver on the Stomp J "I think Senator Dolliver Iwaya re garded hi response to the man who In terrupted him in one of his tent meeting In the 1M campaign as the cleverest bit of repartde In h experience as a public speaker," remarked Judge Ken yon. quoted by the Des Moines Register and Leader. "This particular Individual had demanded that the senator divide time wlth Mm and hold a Joint debate. The senator declined, but the man was not satisfied, and after th speaking had begun he Interrupted th senator to Insist on a Joint discussion. The aepator suggested fn a genial way that he hire his own tent, and went on. Within a few minutes a donkey in the ne ghborhood began to bray in such a manner as to set the tent full of people Into a roar and to put the apraker In an embarrasitlng posi tion. As soon as the' noise was over the senator said: I notice that the gentleman Is still Insisting on a Joint debate. If I NEW YEAR'S EVE. The First One Looks like a big night to-nifcht! The Other Won't be a arcurrv t&nce to our heads in the moraine, We Kecite Plenty of Jingle Belli Stuff. "GOLDEN-HAIRED CHEHl'B " trying to eras them. Tou may break, you may shatter, the vahs If you will, but the phony price tag will cling to It still. These store people use such sharp pencils that one can't ruh out a low price, so the beet thing to do Is to take a hard pencil and ralr the price and then pretend to eras it." "Have you any suggestions for belated presents V she queried. "Well, slippers for Icy sldwalks," I hinted. "And never give an unmusical man cigars with bands. If a girl hints for a ring, give her a ring on th doorbell. A nervous man could give his musically In clined son a shoe horn, or If he pined for an aviation costume, give him an eleva tor boy's suit. Th best books are bank and check." "I'd like to have seen those Chrlstmases In ye old time," she sighed, "when they dragged in the Yule log and placed It on the firedog to hear Its bark. We never have a Yule log now." "They never had a mail order house cata logue." I reminded. "Oh, you have no sentlmentf" she chlded. "I always enjoyed that scene In the Christ mas number of the old English weeklies. And they always had regularly, as though nobody remembered the serial pic tures In color of th charming young cap tain In red coat eloping with the squire's daughter; horseback through the snow; the squire pursuing with his red-nosed friends and a pack of spotted dogs, only to be held up by highwaymen, while the young elopers escaped to the parson, through a howling billiard, were married and re turned to untie tha bonds the robber had put the squire under to keep the peace and were forgiven. Those were th days Well, what are you looking around for?" "I am looking for a dear old red coat," quoth I. meekly. (Copyright. 1810, by th N. Y. Herald Co.) for Thirty Guests -v .X confusion I avoided ' wbjrt. the food Is served. ' ' A salad of some sort should be on the table, and this one of th - women may serve. Another woman should pour the coffee, that should be on a side table with cups, etc. . . Soup is not necessary, and would' cans another change of plates, which 1 un desirable. However desirous all the company may be of helping to take the plates to th pantry after the meat course Is eaten, such work should be done by th host and a few assistants who have been specially re quested to help. Nothing Is more confus ing than a roomful of person trying to remove soiled dishes. Christmas would not be Christmas to most persons without mince pies or plum pudddini;s and Ice cream. This mean two different kinds of dessert on the table, and while they are being brought from th pantry th hostess can put on the table th plate required to eat them from. The table should be laid before the guests arrive, and all th cold food should be In it place. Also chafing dishes should be ready to light All this work may b done in the morning, so the hostess may rest be fore dressing to receive her guests. ROSANNA SCHUYLER. bad any idea that the chief speaker or the opposing party was to b present I should have mad other arrangements.' When the laughter wa over the meeting prooeeded, and that was th last heard about any Joint debate. Dolliver always felt that he got out of a tight place at that meeting aa well a he ever did In hi long expert.. ence on the stump." r Daily Health Hint Physicians tell us that a clear, genuine complexion depends upon every oryan of the bodv and the health of every organ depends upon exercise with Its regular ac companimentsfresh air, nutritious food, pure water. Batcher llialc. A butcher's a magacan. Pome of Ms feats sre big; He can cut off a plij's tail And then re-tail the pig. -T. E. M. SHOP EARLY. What docs your uncle ucu-ll Clyt you for Christmas? Ad vie! J Much Wanted Recipes Tepper Nuts There re a fsvorite small cake that m.y I msde In q-iantity and kept on land for tre holidays. Cream t geth.r one cup of butter, one of lad and two of brown sugar. Add three eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Then add th spicesone grated nutmeg, two teasyoonfuls of cinnamon and to of anise seed, one teasroonful of grout d cloves, four teaspoonfuls whole cori ander, one cupful chopped almonds and one-eighth chopped citron. Next add four cups of molasses with which have been mixed two teaspoonf uls of soda dissolved In a little warm water and four with which four teaspoonfuls of cream tartar ha been sifted, using flour to make a stiff dough. i Knead with the hands until well mixed land smooth, then roll out on a floured i board Into long rolls about an Inch In I ji.nuUr with a aharn knife cut Into slices a querter of an inch thick. Bake in a quick oven to light brown and when cold put Into a tin cake box where they will keep for a long time. Bliti Kuchen Mix to a cream, three cups fin sugar and on cupful butter. Add six eggs and three cupfuls of flour. Ppread batter on greased pans so thinly that you can almost see th bottom of the pans. Sprinkle with sugar, clnamon and chopped nuts of any kind, and bak to a light brown In a moderate oven. As soon as removed from the oven, cut at one Into squares before It hardens, as It Is diffi cult to lift out the whole without break ing. Hav the pans cold befor spreading dough in them, and remember the thicker the dough th mor delicate will th cook, lea be. They will keep a long time. Platxen Also for this two cupfuls pow dered sugar, the yolks of four eggs, a pinch each cinnamon and cloves and flour to stiffen. Beat the egg yolks until light and foamy, stir In the sugar gradually, beat thoroughly, then add spices and flour enough to allow the batter to drop from a spoon onto a greased tin. Leave room enough to spread without touching. German Almond Cookies Beat th yolks of six eggs until light, then add one cup ful and a half of sugar that ha been beaten to a cream with three-fourth cup ful softened butter. Add a cupful blanched chopped almonds, one tablespoonful cinna mon and three cupfuls of flour. Beat hard and drop by small spoonfuls onto a buttered pan, putting an almond on top of each cake. Bake In a moderate oven. Syrup Kuchleln Melt two scant cupful lard and add to It two cupfuls molasses, one teaspoonful each of cloves and cinna mon, one-half teaspoonful salt, a teaspoon ful soda dissolved In a little hot water, one well Veaten egg and sifted flour, add ing th Tour, a little at a time until the dough 1s thick enough to roll out. Cut In fancy ahape and bake In a moderat oven. r Fads of Women J A gift that will b much appreciated by a girl or woman who embroiders ia an em broidered apron. In shape It does not differ from th usual sewing apron, square plec of lawn. organdy or dimity turned up to form deep pockets. The details, however, ar not th same. The turned up flap la divided Into four compartments, three of which ar Intended to hold the pieces of embroidery. Th fourth compartment la divided In runners Into which th different skein of silk may be slipped. The hem Is faced Inrlde with flannel and serves as a needle book. Use cotton flannel, as woollen flannel I apt to met the needles unless It Is washed first. If a woman owns a pretty floral scarf, such a worn last summer, she can make an attractive bloun on the peasant order. Ruch blouse can be worn over a cream or white net waist, or even ovwr a pretty lingerie blouse when a dressy effect Is de sired. Little curley bear cloth coats for infants and small children In sizes up to ( years of age cost only $3 In soms shop. Them wraps are full box style, with turn over collar and cuff and have a whits quilted lining. A bonnet to match, lined with white silk and trimmed with a rosette of ribbon and ribbon ties cost only K cents. These ar pretty enough for any baby, but if a woman wishes to pay mor a coat of snow drop bear cloth can be bought for to. This design is lined with a heavy quilted lining and finished with turn over collar and cuffs. It closes double breasted 1th pearl buttons. Perfumes are always acrerts.pl as Christ mas gifts, provided a woman knows what scenta th recipient likes, or new essences may b found that will give pleasure. Among such holiday gifts this season la a fragrant perfume prepared by a French house. It is called Prince Igor. Th bottle has a gilt and glass stopper with an extra cap of guilt fits Into an envelope cas ef the best leather. Price complete Is t? 50 and the bottle, of courre, can be refilled when empty. Bottle Is handsome without the case. Days of Trial. Old Kama Claus we've sought to paint As good and kind as could be; If he Is not a perfect saint. The Christmas shopper should be. -T. E. M. STUNG. You know, I travel great dear You don' aayl What's you iinei" H 1 , I P J T W 11 rami Season Styles in NEW YORK, Dec. 1!.-Wlth th Increas ing Interest In holiday affairs the question of clothes becomes, for the time being, of minor Inmportanc. NewvTork modistes are enjoying a brief breathing spell, and. as a result, their orders or the last aeeK have received an unusual degree of per- I sonal supervision is apparent In many of the costumes delivered during the last few day. It Is almost Impossible for a suc cessful New Tork modiste to give marked attention to the execution of each of her many orders. Phe, of course, personally I it FIGURE ONE. plan every garment made In her estab lishment, but In the height of the season th fashioning of her designs Is entrusted entirely to her assistants. Be the woman whose orders are placed In th "between season" period usual ry finds th finishing of her frock attest to th fact. Tb style feature which seem to be agit ating th feminine mind most at present 1 the raised waistline. The adoption of this feature, In so far as one-piece and princess costumes are concerned, was de cided upon last summer. It la the change In coat and separate skirts that seems to perplex milady. The leading modistes with out exception have set th stamp of ap proval upon this new feature as they very wisely forsee It use I a certainty a cer tainty because It la universally becoming. A Word Abovt Coreetlag. But th change Is so radical that a per sonal demonstration 1 necessary to con vlnce most women that the style produce good lines. The day of th wasp-like waist Is passe heaven be praised! and natural line hav supplanted the grotesque figure of yesteryear. To the casual observer th Chang might appear to result from a re duction of the hip. It is generally con ceded that th present advanced Ideas m corseting hav reduced the hips somewhat. but tb really appreciable difference lies in the change of tb waist measurement. Lacing on waist was th outcom of an erroneous and barbarous conception of beauty, and American women deserve congratulation for presiding at th ob aequles of this custom. The up-to-date woman. In corseting her figure, retains, as near as possible, her natural waist meas urement, for she has learned from experi ence that this gives her far more graceful lines In short. It Imparts to any figure the straight, slender lines which are so pleasing to the eye. The raising of tha waistline really bas a tendency to deceive. It creates. sort of optical illusion when the eye reaches the hip line, and conveys an Impression of alendernesa. A tllk Coat Salt. This new feature In construction Is very attractively presented in the first figure. This little coat has the waistline broken by the center-front panel, but the becom ing qualities of the change In the waist line Is at once apparent. Nattier blue peau de sole was the ma terial from which this costume was fash toned. The broadening of the sailor collar in front added an original touch to this feature. The facing of this collar was made of black panne satin, and this same material was also used for the cuffs. Tho collar facing was edged with a row of mall button and loops of th peau de sole, and these same buttons trimmed the outer edges of the panel from the belt to the lower edg. The closing was affected with two large clover leaf froga. The skirt ws In five gores, with shaped overlapping sections at the lower part of the aid gores. Just above these auction ther was a Hat Insert of the black panne satin Peau de sole buttons edged the front panel from the waUt to the top of the lower Id sections, and ther buttons also out lined th upper edg of the overlapping piece. The bat worn with this smart llti'.e trott&ur was an adaptation of the tri comered military shape. It was made of tb black satin, had an edge facing of whit silk and was simply trimmed with a black aigrette. It was a severely plain chape u. but had evidently been selected with ear, for It seemed Just th hat for th costums. skirt See- In Paris. Even In fac of Ha apparently universal i acceptance ther aeern to be soma women who hav not wholly decided upon th adoption of tint narrow skirt. An Interest ing sartorial review. Just published In Paris Includes an account of how on of th famous houses on th Ku d la Paix has met with deplorable failure In at tempting to launch a wide skirt. bo It hus that th woman who insists upon Semi - Formal Frocks J width Is the woman who will assuredly be classed as being "out of stle." of course, the extreme "hobble" Is generally tshooed. but In Its modified form It Is still the Istest word In skirts. In Paris Just now skirts measure. In ldth. almost a full yard more ,han they did last summer. This means that In Knglish measurement the approved width Is tap and one-half yards. Th ef fect Is quite the same as that produced in the skirts of last spring; that Is. when one la standing still. It Is when the wearer moves about that one notices the difference, Short-length finishes continue popular for walking skirts and street and trot ting frocks; It Is only la evening gowns tl at one sees trains, and ther ar rarely long. One Is bewildered at the us of buttons for trimming; tliey are seen everywhere on all sorts of costume's. There ar silk buttons, satin buttons, velvet button and Hie lovely enameled and jeweled buttons. which are a noticeable trimming on many satin coat suits and formal costume. Klanrrd Fabrics. The colors of the eesson are a constant source of dclliiht They arpear In tha material used for formal gowns In th ef fects known In France as "false dyes." for while they seem th very eesenc of daintiness they are In reality the result of Intricately planned color schemes. In the transparent fabrics this changeable effect Is sometimes designated "chameleon" a name more appropriate than any other that one might call to mind, for they have a way of changing color with each move ment of the wearer that suggest th tiny llaard. The figured marquisette of this season ar especially beautiful. They ar seen with Persian and I'resden coloring and designs, and some of the shops ar show ing conventional figure development. In tb second figure we have an Illustration of a charming little bridge frock deliv ered by a Fifth avenue modiste a few days ago. The waist had an open neck and the sleeve wer Just slightly longer than l- bow length. There was an odd shaped yoke which dropped Into a sqanre tab In front and the sleeves were In on with a simulated bolero. Thl bolro effect prom ises to be much worn. Th material used for this yoke and th aleeves was cherry colored tnessallna. Th lower part of th bodice wa white marquisette with an oval like figure of royal blue. This lower bodice was made over the cherry mescaline and furnished another Illustration of the many startling color combinations of the season. Th skirt waa made with a tunic a feat ure which steadily continue in favor. This tunic, which was of the marquisette. reached to slightly below th knees and waa edged with a wide band of royal blue panne velvet The cherry tnessalln found ation aklrt was made perfectly plain. A wide folded girdle of the panne velvet wa worn with the costume, ana tni same velt vet was used for a fine piping at the yoke and sleeve edges. Ther really seems to be no limit to the range of extreme coir- combinations this season.' Black ans whlte lead In popularity, and thereafter FIGl'KE TWO. in the list follow purple and blue, Ameri can beauty and burnt orange, leaf green and cerise, turquoise and coral In fact, any widely different color can be worn together with the approval of fashion. f Gentle Cynic J Marnape is a lottery In which alimony is frequently the prim. , What the tlientrr really needs is a So ciety for the Previutliin of Cruelty to Audi ence. When it comes to an aigument a man frequently gives In, ( but a woman never gives out. Why ar respect for head? we supposed to grsy hairs than have for a more, bald A man can face the world with heart If he ran ali.o face It with liver. good good Food for reflect. on is for a square meal. a poor substitute Many a woman makes up everything ex cept her mind. 0m-' ; ) at) Ik -( if lit