Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1917, Page 3

« DESIGNERS HAVE DONE WELL “(WN UNE OF PARTY FROGKS Pretty Things in Profusion Have Been Provided for the Debutante This Season—Fashion’s Edict ts That Bags Must Match the Millinery — Three Examples of the Best. Party Frock for The feet of the new adventurer in social pleasures tread a path made more or less rosy according to the suc- cess of her party frocks. The pretty maid In the accompanying picture is suitably clothed, for her gown is just demure enough to suggest youth and just sparkling encugh to express joy, and in every particular it fulfills its mission. It goes without saying that the mission of this, as of all other gowns, is first of all, to be becom- ing. This frock is made of satin with An underskirt of net and lace and a bodice developed in the same mate- rials. Silver threads gleam in the lace, and a narrow line of spangles edges the bottom of the overskirt and point- ed bodice. Narrow silver braid out- lines gay little brskets and bowknots, which it joins by weaving lines all about the overskirt of satin, and this note of silver is repeated in the slip- pers, The underskirt of net is finished with the Debutante. two flounces of silver-run Ince about the bottom, The wide scallops at the bottom of the overskirt reach only a little below the top of these flounces, and are defined by spangles. Except for a small pannier drapery at each side the overskirt hangs in straight lines from the waist. For a short figure this drapery would better be diapensed with. An underbodice of net is gathered by two rows of shirring into a round neck and has elbow sleeves finished with silver-run lace. The satin over- bodice is merely a length of the ma- terial drawn about the figure and trimmed in a point at the front. Two rows of spangles define its lower edge. About the top of the satin bodive and over the right shoulder there {s a light drapery of tulle. Over the left shoulder a suspender of narrow velvet ribbon proves that it is the unexpect- ed that happens in gowns as in other feminine affairs. Bags Must Match Millinery. In whatever direction your face be turned, whether to the skating fields or toward the land where the palms grow, or midway between, fashion de- crees that you shall carry bags to match your millinery. And if you stay at home, not one but several bags will be required to see you through the everyday affairs of life in the ap- proved way. There is a bag for every- thing, and bags within bags, and no telling just what they all contain. Each one has a reason for its exist- ence besides the all-important one of complying with the mode. Three aspirants for the favor of discriminating women are shown in the picture. At the left a bag of vel- vet and fur is part of a smart skating set, with a cap of the same materials and a short fur neckpiece. In this bag velvet is gathered on to a wide band of fur to form the top, and it is drawn up by narrow satin ribbon which forms loops for carrying It. At the left a bag made of plush is shaped so that the handle slips over the wrist. The opening is closed by a narrow band of the plush which slips BD or down as required. An ornament in colored beads, is embroidered on it exactly like the ornament on the hat, which has a crown and brim edge of plush. In the center of the group a Palm Beach set is shown for those who turn their backs upon the Ice and snow to bask in a Southern sun and wear marvelous sports clothes. The soft hat and bag are made of blue and gold faille silk, sewed with blue and gold yarn and finished with yarn tas- sels. These tassels are fastened to the hat and bag with snap fasicners. Why? Because the hat and bag are reversible and may be worn with the blue side out or the gold side out. Whichever way, the blue and gold tas- sels make them complete. poten Violets on the Sleeve. The other day two society buds at the Biltmore in New York had small bunches of violets pinned to their sleeve cuffs, where they were quite attractive. WAS GOING HOME TO MOTHER. Mr. Binks—I met a woman today that I thought a good deal of once. Mrs. Binks—Oh, you did? “Yes. I used to do my very best to please her.” “Humph !” “I did everything I could to win her affection.” “My goodness!’ “And at last I flattered myself that 1 succeeded. “Wha—” “She granted all that I asked, and by so doing made me the happlest man alive.” “Merciful—" “I asked her to come up to the house with me today, but she had some shopping to do and cannot get here unti! supper time.” “Mr. Binks, I am going home to my mother.” “She isn’t at home, my dear. It was your mother that I met. She gave me you.” Circumstances Alter Cases. Old Lawyer—I cannot take your case. | Circumstantial evidence is so strong against you it would be almost impos- sible for me to prove your innocence, Prospective Client—But, my dear sir, I am not innocent; I'm guilty. Old Lawyer—Oh, th 8 another mat- ter. I think I can clear you without any trouble, Playing Favorites. “They were dining in a swell bean- ery. “What is your favorite game?” he asked. “Quail on tonst,” he replied. “And 8?” agles on gold piece she an- swered. WISE YOUTH. “Wh chump “’Cause he’s smaller'n pa.” call Mr. Jones a y did pa Road to Wealth. Let us then be up and doing, Every salesman has his goal; Drop the rag you've been chewing— Use your voice to peddle coal. Quite the Contrary. “Do you find health and happiness on the golf links?” “Not always. You'd be surprised to know how many golfers I meet who have nasty tempers and diseased liv- ers.” Danger in Delay. Miss Gotrox—George, dear, I'm afraid our wedding will have to be postponed. Mr. Ardupp—Impossible, darling. I'm afraid my creditors won't stand for it. Nobody Fiurt. Heiny—I hear you drew o gun in Blank’s saloon last night. ‘What was the trouble? Omar—Oh, there was no trouble at all, I merely drew it at a raffle. Of Course. “Is your wife as fond of bric-n-brac as ever?” “Why, she'd say the parlor wasn't | too full of such stuff if she had to stand ontsile and look in the window.” What He Wanted. Customer—Have you an artistic cl- gar? Dealer—What do you mean? Customer—One that draws well. impertinent Query. Hazel—Charlie Freshleigh actually tried to kiss me last night. Aimee—Indeed! How did it happen that he had to try? Arother of Woman's Rights. “How any Smith and his suffragette wife getting along?” “Not at all. She insists on reading the sporting page before he does.” Giving Due Credit. “I presume Mr. Grabcoin, the emi- nent capitalist, poses as a self-made joan?” “Well, no. Mr. Grabcoin frankly ad- mits that some of his biggest deals could not have been put through with- out the ald of his lawyers.” Second Crop. Biggs—Death is a sure cure for ly- ing. Diggs—-Not always. I've known it to break out agdin on a man’s tomb- stone. THE CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE pein WHAT HE HAS MISSED. i “No; I the realms of fancy. Ideal with known never take excursions into quantities, and leave the unknown for the dreamers.” “Evidently you never courted a girl, then.” So They Do. To err may be human, And to sidestep divine, But woman, lovely woman, Backs off a car each time. Daughter of Mother Goose. “Where are you going, my pretty maid?" “I'm going to Europe, sir,” she sald. | “And maid?” “To purchase a duke, sir,” she said. “Aren't they all shot, my pretty maid?” “Some are but why are going, my pretty half-shog, sir,” she sald. Has Her Hands Full. “Mrs. Dubwaite must be a busy wor ‘0 doubt.” “She belongs to several card clubs, a music club, a literary club, thre charitable organizations and two up- lift so id still finds time to make occasionally for the young Dubwaites.” eties A Pessimistic Outlook. “What was the excitement?” ‘ “A photographer took a flashlight of fn eccentric man about town while in the act of eating his dinner.” “What was the idea?” “The gentleman said he wanted a souvenir photograph of himself con- suming a steak before the price of Steaks became prohibitive.” Far Above Such Matters. “No man in public life can last long unless he knows how to feel the public pulse.” “Depends on what you mean by pub- lie life.” “Yes?” “Traflic policemen owe their success primarily to the fact that they pay no attention to what the public is think- ing.” His Observation. “Do you believe that suffering and severe trials tend to purify one’s char- acter?” asked the fair maid. “Certainly,” replied the fussy bache- lor. “I've heard of a number of cases where men bave been reformed by mar. riage. The Difference. Automobilist (recovering after acct- dent) — Seventy-five dollars, doctor, seems rather high. Doctor Emdee—Oh! I don't know. You paid the garage people $470 to repuir your autemobile. FULL EXPLANATION. “Wot wuz de matter wid you an’ yer pa iast night?” “Why, I ast ‘Im how ter spell hip- popotamus, an’ he thought hard for a minute an’ then got mad an’ licked me fer botherin’ ’im.” ¥ Preparedness. “I knew Gadspur would make a good race for sheriff.” “Got elected, didn’t he?” “Yes. When his friends called on him at the beginning of the campaign he took out his checkbook and asked: ‘Boys, how much will you need?” ee Hopeless Case. Physiclan—So you are a poet, eh? Patient—Yes. My father was a poet, as was my grandfather also. Physician—Indeed! Then the dis ease is evidently hereditary. World Newes ineciom - HAT manner of people con- stitute the “body politic” of the world's newest king- dom—that of Arabin—- forms the subject of a bulletin issued by the National Geographic The bulletin is based upon the obser- vations and experiences of one of the soclety’s correspondents, who has spent many years in the near East. Concerning the Bedouins, the nomadic class in Arabia extensive camps are scattered over the interior society. whose | of the great southwestern peninsula of Asia, the bulletin says: Of the Bedouins and the Fellahs (the settled agricultural class), the former are the more numerous people and by far the more interesting. The Bedouin pities the city dweller because fate has. decreed that he must pass his days in the confinement of a house or inclosed city, while the city man con- gratulates himself on his good fortune in being spared the dangers, inconventi- ences and exposures that are the lot of the tent-dweller, The life of the latter is an uncer- tain one, His tent is homemade, spun and woven by the women of his harem from goats’ hair, the accumulation of many years. This tent cloth 1s water- proof and a good protection against the flerce sun of the desert. It is very portable and serves for many genera- tions. Each camp has its chief, part of whose tent is set apart as a guest room, in which visitors are entitled to three days’ hospitality. Settles Local Disputes. The chief gives the order to move camp and decides on the new pitch. Local disputes are referred to him for settlement and in the event of his being unable to adjust the matter the disputants must go to the capital and present their cuse to the emir. This they are slow to do, for it means a long journey and absence from home for an uncertain time, as well as some amount of expense. The chief, too, is responsible for the good behavior of the people in his district and for the return of the tax due from the tribe. The desert which the Bedouin calls home has to be lived in, crossed, slept on, made one’s abode for a time before it can be thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed. The boasting of the Bedouins about the free life they enjoy, and their pity for their city neighbors, con- fined in their close and dark dwellings, can be excused after a sojourn in their tents. But the desert life is not all honey by any means, for is there not always the danger of attack from the nothing-to-lose and all-to-gain mem- bers of society, or the risk of perishing for want of water, or the giving out of one’s food without the possibility of being able to replenish the supply? When traveling through inland Ara- bia the routine of travel is somewhat arduous. Up with the daybreak and as soon as possible load the camels; ride for some four or five hours; then put down for the first morning meal, which usually consists of dates and water; then off again until late in the afternoon, when a halt is made for the night. Supper usually consists of warm bread, with an onion or dates as a relish. Bread is prepared In as sim- ple a manner as possible, While the coarse flour and water are being kneaded into dough, a large fire is made which provides a good heap of hot ashes. On part of these the flat- tened dough Is luid, then covered with the remainder of the ashes. In about fifteen minutes the dough is sufficient- ly baked. It is then well beaten to free it from the ashes, broken to pieces and divided among those who from thelr bags have contributed to the meal, Etiquette Strictly Regarded. After the evening feast coffee iu made by some member of the party and in tiny cups handed round to each one, as much regard being paid to eti- quette as if all were assembled in the most spacious guestroom In the larg- est city in the country. Conversation never lags, and until late in the evening the men talk, some telling imaginary stories, others recit- ing impromptu poetry, until, tired out, all except those designated to keep w 1 roll up in their large cloaks and are soon asleep. Most of the houses of Arabia are built of sundried bricks; many of them are three stories high, and all have flat roc As a rule the interiors are quite devoid of furniture, the coffee rouster, pounder, pots and cups being about all that is visible that savors of daily life and needs, Many of the houses are doorless, accounted for by the searcity of sultable wood. Wherever people ere found in the Arabian peninsula with the most limit- ed number of milk-giving animals, such as sheep, gouts or camels, there will be found the national substitute for the lard of the occident, or the olive oil of other lands, a very fevorite production eatted “semmin,” ‘Chis is a butter which is made ip a primitive, simple and unappetizing manner by be- ing churned in a skin which has been none too well cured and does not rec- ommend itself for cleanliness, The mode of procedure is simplicity itself, the milk being put into the skin and then either swung backward and for- ward on a tripod, or rolled to and fro on the ground until the fat of the milk forms itself into butter. A favorite dish to set before the distinguished guest is a mixture of dates and butter. Throughout Arabia there are many things in common among the Bedouins and the Fellahs, as for example, the manner of clothing among both sexes; little distinction is made between rich und poor, and from a man’s apparel it is impossible to get any idea of his so- cial standing. In all homes it is customary for the host to assume the place of waiting during the serving of food. He takes his meals after all the others have been served, As in other Mohammedan lands, the women in the cities and towns of Ara- bia are secluded, but in the village and camp life they enjoy the same free- dom as the men; the women, too, do a Jarge share of the work in co-operation with the male members of the family. Telltale Parrot. H They were sitting close together in the parlor. He—I gave you that parrot as a birthday present, did I not, Matilda? She—Yes, but surely, Albert, you sree going to speak of your gifts as if— He—It was young and could not speak at the time? She—Yes, and it has never been out of this parlor, He—There are no other young ladies in this house? She—No, there are not. He—Then, why—why, when I kissed your photograph in the album while waiting for you did that wretched bird imitate your voice and say: “Don't do that, Charlie; please don’t?” Cause of the Delay. First Cook—How do you like it at the Bumps? Second Cook—No good. I'm cooking breakfast all the time from 8 to 11. First Cook—You don't say! Why, I always heard that they all got up at the same time. Second Cook—They do, but it takes them all the way from little Willie's fifteen seconds to Miss Bump's three hours to dress.—Judge, men mronpha anise