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American Fashions for American Women
By Donoqcinr dec.
,A campaign that should have the sup-
port ot every intelligent -woman, in. the
land has been inaugurated by Mr. Edward
Bok for the suppression of the Paris
label on gowns and hats, and the sub
stitution therfor of
the hom grown
one. ,
The. battle cry of
this holy war Is
"American fash
Ions for American
women." Its ap
peal is to tho good
tense, tho 'pockot
book and the pat
riotism of the wo
men of the coun
try, and here's
wishing the new
"erusade success,
and that the time
will not bo far
distant when a
respectable Ameri
can woman will no more think of getting
her clothes from Paris than she does
her morals from there.
$?Too lonsr have we been under tle
.thralldom of the fallacious idea that
partorlal glory not only originated in
Parish but stayed there, and that because
fe- dreis or s hat was made in Par'fs it
'was Ou'nd'to be a, marvel of beauty and
(tBBteinnd have points of excellence,
's'bout it that no other dress or hat made
'.elsewhere, and especially in America,
oould possess. Paris has had us hypno.
tlzed to that degree that we have taken
whatever she handed out, and have worn
It, no matter what freaks It made us look
Hkc1, without daring to criticise or ques
, lion.
Ihit the time has come for us to make
h few p'asses at ourselves and wake up,
"nd face tho. truth, ano that Is that the
ripcrlatlvo artistic touch of the French
tressmaker and milliner Is nothing but
a mytti,. and -that there Is no other such
Sloppy .dressmaking-, extant, as that exe
cuted on the'banks of the Seine, and, thai
When'jWe buV a French frock we.-pa
Rbout-$M extra on it for the pleasuro oi
flece!vlpg'!ou'rselves, and as.l6pg-as wn
vear it we have the continual pleasure of
Bewln'g' oh hookB that- were merely
pasted on, and catching tip drapery that
ripped If we looked at it.
Our blind devotion to tho French fash
Ion fetich is silly enough, heaven knows.
when wo get tho real artlclo tnai is ac
tually made in Paris, but it becomes
protcsquely humorous -when we find
women willing to pay nearly double for
n bat or a gown that is made in Now
York, or Chicago, or Philadelphia be
cause It haa a bogus Paris label sewed
on it. Tet they do this every day, and 90
per cent ot the "Imported" clothes for
which women spend their husband's good
money were Imported from Sixth avenuo,
ind are no nearer French than is tho
French accent ot the Mary O'Gradys,
nd Sally Jonses, who masquerade as
"Madame Therese," or "Clothllde," or
"Fiflne."
Itecontly a pawn shop that was in
vestigated by the police In this city was
found to havo tens ot thousands of tho
labels of celebrated French dressmakers
and milliners that it sold to enterprising
dressmakers and milliners here. Further,
a man Interested lh this subject was told
by the head of b large millinery house
in this city that SO per cent of his Im
ported French models -were made right
in his own workroom, and the French
labels pasted in.
Xow there Is no use in blaming the
merchants for this duplicity. The fault
Is with tho woman. They demand French
goods and they aro supplied with what
Ihey ask for. If they would ask for
' American-made hats and gowns, the
merchant would be glad to furnlsli them.
Nobody leads the double life for choice.
Of course, in millinery and dressmaking,
For Tlie Nervous "Woman,
Or the woman who experience! hot flathes nothing it so good to soothe, quirt
vtd calm the nervouj 1x11601 as pure glyceric extract oi native medical plants,
amd made without alcohol, which has beea sold by druggist (or the put forty
years, and most favorably known at Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription. In
younger years some women suffer from dizziness, or hinting spells, hysteria,
headache, bearing -down feelings and poia. AH these symptoms of irregularity
ud female disturbance ere relieved by the use of this faaous " Prescription "
of Doctor Pierce.
At powerful, invigorating tonio " Prrorite Prescription" imparts ttrength
to the whole system, and in particular to the orgeat distinctly ferolnins.
ror over-wontea, "worn-oot, "run-down," debilitated
teacher, milliners, drsiiniVri, easittresect, " tfaop-girlt,"
home-keepers, nursiag nwtWs, and feeble women generally,
it it an excellent appetizing cordial and restoratire tonio.
"Uy disease was cRd Ktawrersko." writes Km. Ltdu UcDon
ALn.pt Uscosta-Uklu Boots 1. I tad Mmai ciJJU sad usab aptlls
doctor said! had a toWl&o. I doctor tma Keatfas with cur
funily phrsteUa. Ua aid I wmM br to tun aa opraUon. TVen
topped, takjn hi medietas. Alt ukfe tfcrM lxtk of Ir. nrc'i
medicines I hare mot bsd aay BtrwMU) ckHU or wmlic ijufli. 1 am better
than (orntn.
una. lioDujLtU). D Psa HttttM
" I v.euoP Au. 7Hik.'M- ,,..,.. , vo. NMfrmvr- I ... v ( v TT X fumoi?, ( c M
as In other things, to succeed you havo
got to bo. able to deliver the goods, us
Mr. Devery would say. And that Amerl-
caji milliners and dressmakers can de
liver the goods is sufficiently proven by
the fact that this substitution of the
domestic article for the foreign ono goes
merrily on, and women are perfectly
satisfied- to pay the Paris price for a
homc-mado dress or hat provided they
niiu wiu -r rencn laoci.
They are simply slaves to the old Idea.
and the woman's clubs can do no more
effective work or patriotic work than In
bringing to bear thelc , tremendous Influ
once in combating this hoary superstition
that decadent Paris, and not Inventive
and young America, is capable of properly
clothing American women of refinement
and taste.
We like to boast that-we are the most
Ingenious people in tho world, tho most
practical, the quickest to see a need, And
to supply it, and this being the case we
stultify ourselves if wo admit that wo
have nobody among us capable of ori
ginating clothes that are built on beau
tiful and. harmonious lines, and composed
of artistic combinations ot colors.
That Americans cannot only orlglnato
fashion', but that the whole world wll
accept tliem is snown oy mo snon sKiri
ar)"d tho! shirt waist, wjilch emanated from',
the land Of freo women, and 'which Paris
nt ffrsl derided, and then nccepted, and
which fashions were so practical and so
sensible that they have come to' stay for
women Just us much ap coat and trousers
have for men. 4
Also because American women refused
to wear tho clumsy and Ulflttlng foreign
shoes, the American Bhoe has the earth
for Its own, and on the most fashionable
shopping streets In London and Paris
thero are huge signs which proclaim
"American Shoes Sold Here."
It is absurd to say that we can't mako
as pretty hats and gowns as are made
anywhere else in tho civilised world. We
do, But wo sell them under a irrencn
label, at a higher price, than, if they had
their own honest American trade-marK
on them. That brands us as being both
snobs and easy marks. (
lets quit, right here, sUters. Let's
take up the slogan "American Fashions
for American Women, and let our mu
.Iners and dressmakers know that wo
ire ready to encourage' home talent and
home Industry. It will be money In our
Dockets, and It will show that our pa
triotism amounts to something more than
belonging to Colonial Dames and Daugh
ters of the American Revolution societies.
Adding IIU Contribution.
The man at the desk was indulging in
a brief relaxation. The cold eye of his
prim stenographer was temporarily ab
sent. He had picked up a.f newspaper
and was reading with close attention an
article entitled, "Carelessnes the Prime
Cause of Fire Waste."
He nodded as he perused it and pres
ently thumped his desk heavily.
"Brown," he called to the manager,
whose desk was in the next room, "here'
a mighty good screed. Uead it over. Just
think of It, Brown 00 per cent of the
fire waste In this country is due to care
lessness! Isn't that awful?"
And hastily lighting a cigar he tossed
the blaring match Into tho waste basket
and went out. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Caimht on th Fly.
"Pa, do tho motor boats scare the sea
horses?"
"Don't cheapen yourself, my dear; men
don't caro for bargains."
"Changeable! Why. she's so changeable
she never wears the game complexion
twice."
"The only things I dislike about Rogers
are his looks, his actions and his talk."
"Going fast! Why he was going faster
than a ton ot soft coal."
"He's such a boTe-that If ho was burled
alive he would worm his way out."
"You needn't think you're the whola
department store because you've a few
notions in your head."
"No, ma'am," said the grocrr to an
applicant for credit. "I wouldn't trust my
own feelings." Boston Transcript.
Mr daotfetcr is now talctne the 'Fnerfptioo.' and Dr Pioca't
Golden Mtdk DUcovt kbo Uj.' PolUrts ' for MTTOu.nwi and Wotk.
Ursd fUn. Tfana ranMdiM bar t.lwj her rrr so much In a hort
time. We have treat fsitb in your medicines for female troubles."
HUtU la4w atH4 lUtWi ksyfmm.
an it r arm
THE pROFFSSOfc HD HIS
SUBJECT STIFF AS A BOARD
m THE CMAIE AND THE CRLV1D
WHO Hert-' o r cm- uwnn.
'He twinks weJs PistwfiinsHj
PIVbrO Trie rKUI- Hj 1C
nSMILPP ANP G0rej)TOTMe.
DEUGMTEP MULTITUDE.
auDOHNUW TH6 BOOB
.TUMPED UP AND H0vlUNG
Like a coyoTa, said.
At
IF TWO &0tz MfeMBeRS ,
DECAMB. ACCJOAINTEO BV
5IN&IN& TOGrtiTHER
VlOVLb V0U CAy THE V MPT
By CMflMTO?'. .
LE5S QteOBfc. IN
I'MTHEOOB
THAT POT THE
ANO I'M THE BOOB
THAT PUTTHE
pohds Aaogro
When
"Diplolmatic"
By MA nUARKT IIUUUAIU) AVKIt.
Is the artful siren who InvclRlcs you
Into .buying somcthlns that you don't
want, by making you believe that you do
want It, a, prevaricator or Is she mcroly
exercising the tact and Ingenuity neces
sary to business success?
Miuiam Henrietta Peave, who Is an
American, despite her foreign name, is
snld by many to be the handsomest busi
ness woman In New York, and It was to
this pretty and successful young woman
that I put the question; "When Is a lie
not a lie In business?"
Madame I'eave Is u Scandinavian
type of beauty, with nalo blonde hair
and blue eyes, and her artistic shop on
Fifth nvenuo shows tho evidence ot hec
skill, not only In her work, but In suc
cessfully competing with other estab
lishments of tho samo kind who help to
make lovely women more lovely still.
"Some years ago," said Mndu'me Penvc,
"the woman In bustnesH, especially the
woman who sells goods, had the reputtt
tlon of having to be a clever prevurlcator
to get on. In those days you could fool
some of tho women shoppers ull the
time and all of the shoppers some of the
time. I3ut today 1 think that women, as
a rule, are more honest than men In busi
ness, and that they tell fewer lies.
"Vou see, the woman who buys has
been educated; she Is no longer tho trust
ing, unsophisticated person who will be
lieve anything that's told her by a clever
saleswoman. The nowspapers and maga
zines Hre constantly Informing women
not nnjy In regard to styles, but also
about materials and their value.
"Then there's another thing. The
woman who Is In business for herself
and whot caters to other women knows
that she cannot convince them' of . the
superiority of her goods unless she truly
believes what sho Is sayjng. Shu must
have every confidence In her goods.
"I think that Is a great point. ;ind It Is
ono reason why women are' succeeding in
business to such a great extent. The
good saleswoman won't tackle a line of
goods that she doesn't believe In or that
she has to lie about.
"Of course we all know that you have
to smooth over a point now and then or
exaggerate in every business," said
Madame Peave, "but I wouldn't cull thut
lying. It's diplomacy. If I am making rv
hat for a woman, I tell her what I think
Is most becoming to her. I will say that
It brings out her good points and suits
her admirably, not that It makes her look
younger or prettier.
"That doesn't mean that the customer
will ever be a beauty, or that she will
he rejuvenated by any .kind of clothes she
might wear, but It's a tactful way of say
ing that it's the best that can be donq
for her partlfular type of looks.
"Women don't like to be lied to about
their looks, and they will not accept flat
tery the way they used to a few years
ago. I tMnk the average woman knowd
right uwa., If a sales person Is lying I
about he. appearance, and instead cf b'j- I
inff the bat or frook, In most ciues sbc Is J
The Suffragette Judge Has a Caller or Two
Copyright 191!. National
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HARD&RT0 MANAG-6 THAM
A VUARTAH OF R OOU-'AH
MRJackscN- no. wwyp
pOlitS- WELL, A N AIL MU5T
B6 DRIVH BUTA QARTAH
of a p ollaW mav b6 t-Aa
At MmU,! WAfetlET WJLLL
HOW fV0fe V S VM ITH,
"SHP SAW ACAfcPCT
OH TMe TAmS 80
5 WE BEAT IT,
ALSO.I'M-rHE
THAT POT THE
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AROUND AIRSHIPS.
ennn-ci.
is a Lie Not a
in 1 - - - -
Fib Its Business Woman's 0, K,
MMH. JIENIUKTTA PEAVE,
Classed by many New York's handsomest business woman and who says on
has to be almost a gonitis to be a successful liar In business, nnd that tho gentle
art Is now applied only when tuctfulncfs has proved of no avail, and then It's called
diplomacy.
prejudiced azalnst the article and against
Its maker.
"As for trying to make a woman buy
aimfihlnff thut Mhn trtnun' it Hint
is fonlle!. ai. ih,. ,.,t w. ,.r,.
liab'e to 'oea th- r t,m - , ,()t!
"Whdt Is the luusi UilfKult yu ui
I
News Ass'n.
WANVlNli PGOKp TO T(rLC
THEN OUTWOMflri
tAj irVD fU nlh ceC
THE RACE WAS OVER,
PR0BOS'J5 HAP WON Dy A
HOSE. THERE A RUSH
Mr0E TO-m6 B00K(ES'SMK63
AS THE VMNNE"R9VMtrVC TO
CASH THEIR BETS. OFASOp-
OEN, A HUSH rtlLUOVErTHE
AM0 A BOOKIE WfV3
HEAO TO 9H0VlT,WVTH STE
"IF A PRI2E BUtU-OflfliWrg
ATTAC.ICEP 91 AT-P06pLH
T 60 L, TH c PV2,E Flr-H T X;
JUST KTWEW THAT
woouo HAPPE"N
BOOR
YES.3 I'M THE B0001
AIR
55f THAT PUT m.
Lie?
, customer thul you have to contend with,
Madame Poavu?" I Inquired of the stun
jnlng young business womun who has hud
i a longer exp.-rl lire that her looks Would
JLf
' i' I o ( bi-livtr
, Ih'j huidcst ntanuu vu uo.l win is
Drawn for
Middlemen
lly lCliDKHT
Technically, the middle man Is anyone
who stands between the producer and the
oomumer.
Most of the people who use the expres
sion regard a "mid
dleman" as an ani
mated' example o(
lost motion, a speci
men of economic
slack.
Edward llnllamy
declared advertising
to bo mi economlq
waite, and ho ex
plained that the
cott of advertising
was always counted
In nnd uddrd to tho
Value of the article,
hpd was pnld for by
the ultimate con
sumer. Un then
mode his calcula
tion that by elimi
nating advertising the cost of the article
to tho consumer would be much reduced,
To this argument we make no exception,
hut to the assumption that all advertising
Is economic waste a demurrer must here
bo entered.
fhft woman past middle age," answered
Madame Peave.
"And when' U one past middle age?
That's a question I've always wanted to
know,"
"Wfll, that depends upon how old ono
is oneself, 1 should suy that one Is past
middle ago at about M year,, but I sup
posa when I get near thut age myself I
will shove the date on to SO years or even I
later," Inughed the young woman.
"After f5 years most women are willing
to be classed ni "older" women, and
tliey are tho hardest people lo suit. There
are two kinds of these older women, and
with both kinds a sales person has to
employ all tho tait that they are cap
able of,
"One kind of older woman Insists on
ir-fldng much younger that she Is, while
the cthr kind would .like to .wnr lace
cup and ir'turia- and cannot bo gotten
out at the Idea that nun i)4tr wirmst
don't war bonnets nowadays that tie
under the rhln.
'Willi such women you need more
diplomacy to tell them the truth, than
It would tako to lie tactfully, so I don'f
know which Is the 'worst. Perhaps It Is
because they belong to the older genera
tion, that they are nut willing to accept
the truth about themselves, as the
younger women do. Undoubtedly, the
modem woumn, whether she Is selling
goods or buying them, Is more frank and
morn truthful and less inclined to trust
the fierson who flatters.
"That may not be so In social life, but
It Is trim lit business.
'Every woman Is so sophisticated, ac
cording to Madame Peave, that you would
havo to be almost a genius to be a sua-
cissful liar In business, so that the
simpler and more ethical course Is the
most successful, and a He Is only re
sorted to In coses where tactfulness has
proved of no avail and then It's called
diplomacy."
Resinol stops
itching instantly
THE moment Resinol Oint
ment touches any itching
skin the itching stops and
healing begins. With the aid of
Resinol Soap, it quickly removes
all traces of eczema, rash, tetter,
ringworm, pimples or other tor
menting, unsightly eruption,
leaving the skin clear and
healthy. It is ejually effective
for sores, boils, burns, chafings,
red, rough hands, dandruff, and
itching piles.
Cl, (,-. Your drsMtet sells Keat.
sample rrce. bmp (iu) iKiaoi
Ointment (COe and $1). him It what we say
It net more thn true. Better sUB. send fer a
free ttnple of eaeh sod test It for yourself.
Addrees Dept. 1 t-B, Reeled Cheraleal Ofc, BslU.
son, Md.
The Bee bv Tad
and Menials
HUimAItl).
Advertising Is telling you who you are.
where you are, what you have to offer
the world In the way ot servlco or com
modity. '
If nobody known who you are, or what'
you huve. to offer, you do no business,
and the world Is loser through giving
you absent treatment. '
IJfe Is too short for the consumer to
employ detectives to ferret out merchants
who have the necessities of life to sclli
Peoplo who want to buy things do not
catoh tho seller, chloroform him and;
cram the order Into his pocket.
Parties who want milk should not seat
themselves on a stool In the middle ot
the field In hope that the cow will bucKi
up to them.
Wo are part nnd particle of each other,,
but a little of tho kindly glue ot human,
brotherhood 'Is neoded In order to fasten
us together, ,
The policeman who keeps tho orossing
clear nnd at the same time Informs ua,
as to the location ot the First National
bank, no doubt. In one sense, Is an econ
omise waste. On the other hand, he la
an economic necessity. He Is a ncccs1
sary middleman, Ho relieves the conges
tion of traffic, and, granting tho hy
pothesis that he docn not misdirect us,
ho speeds us on our way.
The musician who entertains us, the
lecturer who Informs us, the writer who)
Inspires us, and the lawyer who shows!
us how to keep out of trouble, all bre
middlemen.
We say that food In the primal need..
Next td this comes love. Peoplo who aro
not properly nourished bicker without,
ooaslngi so love flees und stands aloof,
naked and cold, wth finger to his lips.
Granting that food Is a primal need',
food then must bo cooked and served.
The very simple service ot tho cafeterld,
where you flunky for yourself and pockek
your own feo, Is a necessity.
Homebody must cook nnd somebody
must serve. Otherwise alt of us would
havo to do the thing for ouwives, and
then all of our efforts woud be taken
up In the search for food and we would
be reduced to the occupation ot the cave
man.
Civilization Is a great system ot transf
fers. ICexh one does the thine lie can do
best and works for the good of all, ;
It Is til for each and each for all.
There Is just one way for us td abolish
the working; class, and that Is to Join Iti
Ho any man who does a needed servlco
for humanity should be honored. There
aro no menial tasks. The necessary la
the worthy, and the useful la the eaared
(Copyright, 1912,
International News Service.)
MasJnce of n Old Bport.
lie sure you're right, and then keep )f
to yourself. ,,
An intuition Is merely a "hunch" with
a diploma.
It's astonishing how often a man can
cash In 6n n simple knack of keeptnC
out of trouble.
First Impressions may be "right" bill
speaking of ourselves, we never happened
to drift Into the pay-off line after bcttlnt
on tham.
As between a busybody and a. bore, 1C
ill bets off and twenty minutes for
now book. New York World.
RmImI
Louisville, Ky., Adg. 17,
1912 s "illy skin-trouble be
gan with pimples, and they
itched and burned, and kept
me always scratching, no that
I could not rest at night; and
they ruined the looks of ay
face and arms. Just as boo a
tut I heard ot Reerinol Soap
and Ointment I began usloj
them, and they gave me re
lief at odoa: the firtt ppH
cation stopped the banting
and itching, and It made ay
skin cool and fresh-feeling.
ltMinol cured me coeopletely."
(Signed) Miss F. Mable Ed
wards, 1801 Stone Ate.
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