Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 3, 1917, Page 4

ToUR MIGHT SKIRT IS by American Designers With i Enthusiasm. fuses to Bo Cast Aslde 8plte of the Fact That There Are Many Women Who Are Tired of It—Beit Important. betoro the eyes as quickly as movement at this moment. ‘This frock is of heavy Tokay crepe irimmed with dull brown silk braid and Buttons. " The underallp In very nar- Tow, and the bodice wraps about the walst and ties at the back. lons, standardized uaiforms for wom- en, the turaing of women buyers In the industry of apparel Into the we of war rellef, must feel that they ha preached In vain., The reel of clothes that 1s running off quickly before the eyes of every woman Is not nearly so confusiag If one brings to bear upon It @ well- djusted judgment. The first impression one has Is that the vital chianges aro few, but thls lm- ‘pression gives way after a day o two to the feeling that the changes, what: ever they are, are very Important. ‘The majority of women look at new Clothes in the light of a contrast to old ones. There are few women 8o wealthy that they do not say when they see the Infiux of new seasonal foshlons, “It that 1 to be the style. 1 can weur my blue gown of last year" Pencll Figure, There will be o hundred or more arks like this made by the women a8 Tiuch us Awerica has, She pro- duced the lead-percil fgure late last spring. but Americn takes Jt up this season with an_ enthuslasm that 1a wsnally given to what Is original. A few of the American designers bave exaggerated the French iden, There huve been certain gowns st out by a well-known Bouse and exten: sively copled by those who deal with the trade over the country, which put & woman's fgure back to where it 1n 1880, The skirt s pulled about th Bgore ol movement 1s actually in ‘peded. It has all the symptoms of the famous pullback skirt to. which the bustle was attuched. .That anpendugs 1o G0 rhshfons it Mhads 30 Focu apicuous that 1t cannot offend. even the most conservative taste. 0ad as It may sound, masy of these pull-back skirta are longer than uny. thing we have had for four Sears, They have to bo of decent length, for helr tendency to lfe at the bick and ‘pall across tho kncea would bring the front hem higher than the law allows. 1t 18 mockery to refer to a law o dress, probably, In the lght of what we Bave seen during_the last two years, for what the French call *a \ | and these reach trom the bust to the Jead-Penoil Silhouette Taken Up EXAGGERATED BY SOME / New York—New clothes are pass and dramaie srien of motiop | HERers I the ewrl trade of the sex. Bictures. One has only sufficlent mental vislon 1o catch at the leading points s they Wwirl by. These things will not go Ioto oblivion. They will return as do e moving fims; but the world of women wanta to get at the gist of the The whole continent of women 18 [ i Puying autumn clothes. Those who e preached economy, suspension of fash- | g mogt noticeable about it I the alashe A [most good or the most harm. They Limost vanisned; the fastening ay ta of these features of fashion are mey Buous. The Tunle Persists, " ce, and it has not been humsnly possible to escapo tunics since they made their appearance. There were not as many of thess "% |sowns put out by the American de- by the French, who evldently are not in the least tired of the one arment. They bave repeated 1t in Fleasing ways. They make it n thin and in thick fabries; they ofter It as 2 coat, on an evening gown and as an clongated blouse for the house. The entire movement of French clothes shows this tunic coming 1n and out of 0 i, ‘Possibly, the on w feature that Ing at the sides. Tho house of Doeull. let Is credited with having started this movement. 1t looks well and it ls part of the universal tendency in clothe to present panels from walst to ankles. There is an epldemle of these panels. They are put by every tatlor and_dressmaker where they do the are Egyptian o, as some crities sald, mid-MeKinley. They have allure and they have most evil possibiliies of Y lecion of the good and the svldaaco af e ad 1 this movement 5 drom a up o the ndividua. The Dart of tho reporter 1 fo sy hat panels are ubiquitous and that the e in inshe A woman with lrge hips cannot af- ford t0 go tn for tndiscriminate slash- ng below tho walst. She should slways bear in mind the fact that an opén line at the sides shows the curve of her hips whero it is most perceptible 30d often gives her & rotund look that could be easily concealed by another kind of arapery. Belt s Important. The question of belt on these tunics s another matter of impor- trifle that makes or mars the whole, It fs well that every woman remem- bers this truth during the remainder months follow each other, that 1t will take all her ingenulty to deal with the extraordinary foflux of belts, girdles, sashes and walst drapery of plessant and siolster kinds. There are evening gowns that seem to be all sush. An lmmense plece of drapery Is wiclded by an artlst dress- maker fnto o dominating feature of the rock by wrappiog It below the bust, at or below the waistline, then Fesolving 1t Into a deep panei that 6rops down the length of the ekirt at at o of amethyst velvet, with iaht yoko bordered with stone High collar is lined with biue Cuffs of fur. The gown be- neath s of cream malines lace with front and back panels of blue satin. the back or 1nto a bulging bow with long, fringed ends that covers the en- tire side of the fgure. ‘There are belts on some of the new coat sults which are almost corslets, and an uccessory of this type on the ‘wrong figure would turn & good look- Ing woman Into & earlcature. ‘There is a nest ot belts, four or five o them, linked together by some com- mon cord at the side and back and dis- ‘posing themselves over the entire mid- al- of the bods. ‘There are actual corslets of floriated set, of Egyptian tissue worked In tur- Quolse and jet beads, of black silk braid on a satin or serge foundation, point of the hips, with the ends ad- Justed by hooks and eyes or by rows of cloth-covered buttons. frout or side is ot tolerated. But all accentuations of an necepted siyle, The designers have cut down to the bone, as it were, the way of grace, cleverness and bean- —_— 1y atter they sacrificed every Inch of material that might have been supen given us all 1a ‘That the medieval chemise frock that came in with such a ringing of bells 404 blowing of trumpets has decided that it will continue to be & welcome factor In fashions. There are & good many women who are tired of 16, a8 we are not proof against that wear- ness that comes from seelng onething |, multiplied through every phase of our existen fits_and for wha Without oropeety 197, by the McClure e (ooriaht, 311, by the McClure Newipw QT BEMIDIT DAILY PIONETR i 'm was sent in demolition.) t they cost. Mot Aot Bl Vo Tear OF this Coupon and Sead it prove ~Take Phons o ul st You laurssoe Agea’s Offcs—or €0 him todey, (His address s 0n roos peserse -, yeelf aguinat e lossen. st t year That's how near the danger of a fire-loss is to YOU. Your turn may be next. Th rental values, in profits, in rebuilding undestroyed portions of buildings (unless your policy also covers rents, pro- There will loss of unreplaceable records and belongings, the costs of personal injuries, the inconvenience. These are enough to suffer without the additional bur- den of losses through not carrying enough fire insurance. Rising costs have made what you own more valuable. Whether household. furnishings, merchandise, fixtures, to machiaery or buildings, you could not replace them today y ou have been adding furnishings, equipment, fixtures and making improvements. All have further swelled the value of your possessions. t0 inoresse my fre iaerascs; | would Kke to-disuse the mattze of e 5,(unless it has been increased upon the_bgs because, since 1914—due to constantly advancing costs of labor and materis FIXTURES—your MERCHANDISE—your HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS—R ere will be the loss in be the loss of time, the less than was ——r not for profit. O OO O ago. Yet if your property is located n it can today be adequately insured againiff of its present value, at a rate avera force four years ago. Berman Insurance Agency; J. P. Lahr; Reynolds & Winter; Northern Nz !l Bank; Security State Bank; First National Bank ..6uld Know About the Agencies The above named insurance agencies of Bem ized as a stock corporation. They work together| It is your duty as acitizen to them. 5; The organization of agents is working fo SATURDAY. NOVEMEER § | AT">nAY FOVEMBER 2 " No Longer Proted¢s Your Risk 9 HOME —your BUILDINGS—your MACHINERY —your CARPETS, TEXTILES—have greatly increased in value, fire insurance bafl on those old you -carry i inventories—those old costs. You} under-insured against fire. (This applies with dn to those whose policies bear “Contribufja Do you know that fire insurance cg you the “actual cash value at the tim shall happen”—in other words, th replacement value—if you will prog ater force auses.”) panies will pay hen such loss b4 lga.rket or Everything costs more_today. treet, Babson, Moody and other statisticans show it pw takes $1.50 $2.50 to purchase what $1 wouldfuy three years county ,on the basis dbout one-fourth - Facts Y. are not organ=- protection and hderstand about bur interest. exm of inspec- the danger of maintenance of 8 A of actual present values,) H insuran —and write or telephone Suggestlon: Gy:twmfl::mt Tor inform) will surely benefit you. OM one out of every 20 structures in Chicago, a fire-alar: 1 under a proper-sized cover of e fire that may occur today as easily but partly protected UT your proj tection. 2:0 tomorrow may find you as shown in the illustration above. Get out your policyl Figure your present worth, insuran twillulfiow ou how to do this if r(z:lm:sll:nhim). WY?;?.I find yourse.fi exposed to needless osses that a few cents per day will, in most cases, end. Telephone or call upon your insurance agent—or bet- ter, une; him the coupon below—or write him (his qddress is on your policy). Meet him half way. Have him talk it over with you. He'll gladly do it—and without any obligation. Don’t_delay!” L the losses of the insured by fire may be fairly distributed among ccording to risk and value of destruct: ible or damageable property.” . —li‘;swu:‘ie "axzvagc\m expenditure in the conduct of the h,l’smcu, whereby the expense of proteciion (o he insured may be made unreasonable. “the dis and punishment of the crime of arson, v T oot acoperty sith ol or mlicious sntent with 1S attendant danger to life may be checked.” o i bied ana —to create “a fund in compliane with the law with which to pension dissbled and retired insurance patrolmen, and the widows and children of such as are deceased, whereby the performance of duty in saving life and property in a service of so perilous a nature may be substantially recognized.” A The Board does not recommend excessive e insurance or fasurance on present i reason of or wear ar o day values on property that has depreciated by ek or weasd s, , whereby the HARD ROADS ARE NECESSARY Essential In_Usi Transportation of Farm Products The farm truck 1s destined to play an important part in the marketing of farm produce, but In_the meantime much dttentlon must be paid to the Fondways over which they are to b ‘operated, 1n the oplalon of W. H. San- ers, instructor In farm motors in the s Stote Agricultural college. ronds are necessary,” sald Mr. San- ‘marked success for a number of yeers on paved streets. Although they were used to transport food and water to the United States troops during the recent occupation of Mexieo, the war | department soon decldod that hard roads were requirement In operating trucks to the best advantage. “Tse of a truck on the farm saves Hime and reduces the number of men required to do the farm hauling. When & tFack 15 aperated on the farm great- er-care will be. used 19, Joyios ook to fllds 50 as to give a moreeMelent use of power expended. Time will b 8aved, because less time will be spent on the road between town and the farm. The number of form bands will also be reduced.” PERMANENT ROADS IN FAVOR Money Spent for Locati ‘and Drainage of Road ful Expenditure. NEW METHODS OF FIGHTING Modern Warfare la Carried On Under ‘Water, Under Ground and In ‘the Clouda. new and tmpore ¢'and the fantastc 1o e of Dariue Green 1 oag forgotten, In'the llght of practical achlevemeat, by the bircman of today. Tho cavaly of the earth has been supplanted by, he cavaiey of the sir, The actua Sxvting of modern wardare e condacts tion, grading and dralnage of roads 18 [ eq ypder water, under ground and far about the most permanently useful |y, gmong the clouds. cxpestare of puic Toads tat <1 |"yen Sers hawebesn aratic made, Dsually courthouses 19 |1y iy tactin snd mtacy sq conidtrea typical o sach 2 10vest: | s sace ne 10 ey whn e o rucka for |ment, Lt a well-locat v | {0"Gril o tho,armory over the. " Trestacta " |lceable for a far longer perlod. Ths |sortc! 1% 1o S¥mary orer the grocery) courthouse is outgrown at the end of | Wat we tried s0 hand to learn of mile [ quarter century; It it contipues 18 lyory jore in those days would be use longer it must be remodeled and | classed as low comedy by a recrulting e piiic offclala 1t clamor for bt | fhees of this evangy pariee s fer Quarters, But & road Iakd out 0 ol the snine one ca't rg wismInG proper laes and grades St o wore somewhere In Prance a¢ Investing money 1n the proper loca- to City Markets. public forever, and on that account | this minute with good old Company O, ts location should be made by a coms |— tn regiment, of the National petent _engineer. Furthermore, even |Guard, and we'd make a reasonable the local roads should be laid out with | wager that, of the survivors of that or- the sume care, 50 that as the country | gantzation, if given an opportunity to develops they will improve with it and [go, thero wouldn’t be a slacker in the Dot require expensive purchases fof |bunch—Exchange, new rights.ot-way. Foresight {n suck matters will have valuablo results within a comparatively few years i & country growing as fost as the Unib. Bl from African battleflds, When b Where Ho Was Bound For. | wag in German West Africa ho lost “Do you think your boy Josh {8 GoIng | wristlet watch. It was not very mg ‘use o truck to advantage hard Trucks have been used with Won His Lost Watch. 1 A extrvorinary watch sory o by a Welsh campalgaer home on fave to remumber the advice Sou §ave i | 1o, o Be dd it worry o ok &p0ut i ien ho lft home fo tho army "“Notthn ey sepied Farmer Coror tossel "By theer force of hablt his other tod b 1o be #ure and keep| won. and to hs amasement fouad tha¥ out of trowble” e orise was his own watch. is better than a thousand in somebody else’s. $100 of good coin of the realm added to your profits or saved on your purchases is a thousand times better for you than fabulous fortunes infthe hands of your neigh- bor. ---And yet some of you fellows, hard-headed and shrewd in most other mat- ters, are dribbling out dollars that you could just as well keep in your own pant’s pocket. The Pioneer Wholesale Co. wholesalers and retailers of school and office supplies, has found out the way. Buy your supplies, for office, store and school from us at wholesale. When You Need Some of the Following, Have Your Next Order Filled Here Rubber Bands Pencils Typewriter Ribbons Pens s Paper Inks Carbon “ Paste i Ink Wells Tablets Clips Tabs Hooks Files Pads Blank Books Legal Blanks Job Printing Embossing Engraving The Wholesale Department of the Pioneer has been “stepping” a fast clip, and today, both in and out of Bemidji is attracting attention, because of its ability to deliver the “goods” at the prices which entitle it to the business, e Merchants save money by ordering supplies from us, because our connec- tion with the manufacturers enable us to sell for less. In additon to this ex- press and freight charges are less from Bemidji to nearby towns than from distant wholesale markets. The Pioneer Supply Co. Wholesale & Retail . Bemidji, Minn. T r | ! Defective Page