Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1921, Page 14

WIDE VARIETY pleture. the sleeve situation changing, with rarrowing down to one single type of sleeve, for many months to come. directoire mode most of the straight, tight sleeve, for that was one of the outstanding charac- teristics of that mode. But the senti- ment seems to be among those who ve watched women at warm re- sorts here cr in France—where one may get the best idea of what women in “general will later select—that sleeves will either be short, or wide and long. No one seemingly wants to submit even to the slight discom- fort of a close-fitting, long sleeve in spring and summer. A Differeat Short Sleeve. ‘The very short sleeve is far more in evidence among the new French clothes than many people had ex- pected it would be. But it Is usually different from the very short sleeve of last spring, in that it is often made in connection with the droop- ing shoulder and sometimes amounts to barely more than a three-inch ex- tension of tho material set into this dropped armhole. Again. it takes the form of a tiny puft. round and wide in the middle, like a Japanese lantern. A Beason ago it almost always was cut in one with the bodice. But for afternoon dresses designed to be worn in town or for more for- mal occasions there is a strong feel- ing for the long, flow arent sleeve. This has be stressed by many of the most ble French dressmakers, and La has made quite a name this spring for a long. loose, mlit sleeve that recommends itself for warm weatler, well for comfort as for real beauty The Flaring Sleeve. The sleeve that flares out at the elbow is usuaily the adjuvant of the full, flaring skirt. If you look through any portrait gallery showing women of other ages you will find that oc- casionally women wore long, tight. straight sleeves when they wore bouf- fant skirts, but they never seem to have worn the sleeve bullooning ro flaring out at the elbow when they wore straight. scant skirts With the Moyenage costume, long and relatively scant of skirt, the Bleeves were long—sometimes, in fact, so long that they had to be caught up in the girdie or tied in a Xknot s0 as not to trip the wearer. They were slashed and puffed in the Renaissance, when long, fairly skirts were worn, but they did not Become voluminous at the elbow until the skirts became bouffant at the hips. So it might seem by analogy that in the present showing of clothes you generously proportioned at the elbow used with second empire ciothes that show bouffancy at the hips. But this does not always seem the case. There are frocks of the spring that com- bine straight, scant skirts, minimizing BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE. You may select any one of a wide wvariety of sleeves and stiil be in the Nor is there any chance of The designers who have pushed the persistently doubtless feel very strongly in favor WOMAX®S PAGE, OF NEW SLEEVES. THIS FROCK OF BLACK DUVETYN IS GIRDLED WITH BLUE WA- TERED RIBBON AND THE BEIGE CHEMISETTE IS EMBROIDERED WITH BEADS. that show quite large elbow puffs. And this is decidedly a novelty in sleeve development. One wonders if it will persist. Per- haps in the event that the straight, would find the sleeve that is full and|scant lines of the directolre drive back any tendencies to second empire styles—as many Americans hope they will—the sleeve that is fairly tight will remain in favor. In the sketch is shown a frock of black duvetyn with short sleeves that all semblance of hips, with sleeves Danny Meadow Mouse Ex- plains. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS, —Peter Rabbit. It is so with us humans and it is even more so with the little people of the Green Meadows and the Green their comfort and happiness and even with their fears and worriea Just take the case of Danny Meadow Mouse. Had the weather remained very cold Danny would have been spared several worries—nine, to be exact. You see, Jimmy and Mrs. Skunk and their seven children would have remained asleep a while longer and that would have made a differ- enoe to Danny and Nanny Meadow | Mouse. “You see, it is this way, plained Danny to Peter Rabbit, having turned from carrying the news ;. anny Meadow Mouse. babies.” |~ “What>" cried Peter, looking quite a® surprised as he felt. “Aren't you and Nanny startiog the season pretty R ? 1 don't see how those babies can stand such cold weather.” Danny Meadow Mouse grinned. | “They are comfortable enough,” said he. “They are in a warm, snug home and Nanny doesn't leave them long at | & time. She is a good mother, Nanny | is. I guess we are the first on the Green Meadows to have babies this year, but we believe in big families, especially Meadow Mouse families, ( and we hope that home will be full of babies most of the time from now ! untfl the coming of winter agaip. I <did hope that this lot of babies would be big enough to at least partly look out for themselves before Jimmy and Mra. Skunk awoke. That is why your upset me 80. And you say that | to | “We've got | | black -and-white 10 make me gray before my time.” “But I don’t understand,” protested Peter. “I never knew you to worry about Jimmy Skunk béefore. He was around all last summer and fall, but you didn’t seem to mind.” “Of course I didn't. That was dif- ferent,” repljed Danny Meadow Mouse. “Jimmy wi t and lazy then. There ‘wers T8 and crickets and fat beetles and white grubs enough for & hundred Skunks, and hardly any troubls to get them. It was too much cateh a nimbie Meadow Mouse. But things sre different now. You sald iur—lt that Jimmy and all the mem- of his family are spry. That is because they have lost all their fat. And they have lost their fat because they Bave found precious little to eat ‘The ground is still frozen so that they eannot dig out grubs. 1 suppose that “I DIDN'T MEAN EXPLAINED. MEADOW MICE. & beetle in some rotting old ‘wood, but such finds just make them hu er than ever. Was Jimmy down l?' Green Meadows when you saw YOU, PETER,” HE I MEANT WE him “He was headed toward them,” ad- mitted Peter. “Why?" “Because, stupid, it is important that I should know,” squeaked Danny. is_very little for the Skunks to eat at this season excepting us.” . “Ust™ exclaimed Peter, looking atartled. “What do you mean by us?" Danny Meadow Mouse chuckled. It lttle chuckle was a funny 3 squaky Forest. Weather has a lot to do with | 3 news instead of two there are nine of those | robbers! It is enough | trouble to even think of trying to | {deep within | chai now and then they find a grub or per- | end in a puff. ‘I didn't _mean you, Peter,” he ex- plained. I meant we Meadow Mice. But as for m& if you will take my now he mostly on Meadow Mice for a living. Nine of them, and Nanny and me with a_helpless family! "As if we idn't have worries enough, what with Hawks and Owls and Foxes and ©Old Man Coyote and Farmer Brown's Black Pussy! And now nine hungry Skunks roaming about! Did ever any- y have so many worries as a poor little Meadow Mouse?" ¢ (Copyright, 1921, by T. W. Burgess.) —— LISTEN, WORLD! BY ELSIE ROBINSON. *Jever have a squeaky rooking chair? Looks fine in the parior, feels fine, too, when you sit in it. Com- fortable and accommodating as any chair you ever saw. But when it bewns to get into action—squeak, |—s-q-u-e-a--k—squeak! You don't notice it much at first, but’pretty i soon it begins to feel as if your ear | was sitting on a tack. squeak! you survey it with murder in your eye—and you ponder. If you're foolish you kick the chair.” It you're wise you send it to the furniture man and he heals it. “Heals” is the word. For the squeak in that chair comes from some hurt it—in the very heart of the r. It isn't squeaking just to annoy you. That squeak is hurt- ing the chairs system as much as it is hurting yours. Only knowledge, and patience, .and a gool deal of ofl can oure the hurt in that chair. I know a man like that. His wife has been telling me about him. Looks fine when you meet him. Comfortable and accommodating as any man you ever saw. But when he begins to get into action—squeak, squeak! He |{children’s diet trying to perfect your- self in this particular. jcause he did not have the kind of THE Style Paragraphs. There is a big black milan straw hat of the poke shape with the un- der aide of the brim almost covered with pink roses. The only trimming on top of the hat is a bow of ribbon. And there are black ribbons to tie under the chin. A frock of lavender taffeta, made in second empire fashion, with wide skirts and slim bodice, is finished at the waist line with a twist of green chiffon ending a big bow ends of the lavender silk at the back. A spring- time color combination, this, lilac and green. Exceedingly smart for the little girl are some frocks of heavy y linen trimmed with pipingsand ba ings of orange linen. The combina- tion of the bright, rich orange with the soft, neutral gray is very good. A coat suit that makes a good combination of plain and figured fabric is this: There I8 a pleated skirt of =& fine checked flannel. There Is a box coat of blue twill or heavy serge. The coat is edged all round about with a piping of the checked material of the skirt. A hat of white straw is trimmed with bright red picat-edged ribbon folded double to form a binding around the crown. A blouse of heavy silk creps in EVENING STAR, Chinese vermillion is trimmed with little white organdie roses sewed on the front. These roses are in high relief and are in line with a tendency tc make flowers of padded silk and cotton for trimming many of the new spring frocks. Patent leather forms the narrow belt which is part of a blouse of orange georgette. The heavy leather belt is in interesting contrast to the sheer fabric of the blouse. Green checked dimity is smartly used for frocks for very little giris. A coat suit of dark blue serge shows a high standing collar made of the serge with V-shaped pieces of gold brocade applied to Its upper edge. The strapped shoe with the round toe and the lowered heel seems to be the meeting place of the extreme French and the extreme American types of shoe—types which have been Wwaging war for a couple of seasons. At any rate, the new shoe is made with a fairly high arch which would not bring discomfort even to a foot used to a much higher heel. The vamp is not so short as that of the French shoe, but on the other hand it is not so long as the conventional American vamp. And the rounded toe is not of that exaggerated round- ness of the real French toe. It is, altogether, this shoe, a very pleasing mingling of what many women con- sider the best in both styles of shoe. Of course, it is as yet expensive, but later it will probably be made in the medium-priced shoes as well as the high-priced ones. ‘The directoire mode may make it- self felt especially in coat suits for the spring, because Paris is not show- ing many coat suits, and American manufacturers have but to follow the lead of the more distinctively Ameri- can designers. And there are already some decldedly smart directoire coat suits. They are made of heavy blue serge and, of course, have the distinc- tive straight line over the hips and usually the double-breasted closing, either at the chest. just above the waist or at the walst. Wherever it comes, this ehah:’ is a distinguish- ing mark of the directoire coat. On the other hand, there are this spring, as last spring, some very good at suits showing blue serge coats with flarimg sections swinging out over the hips. These coats are fastened at the waist line, or a little below it, with one button. Cockatoos have come in for con- sideration in the by-paths of fashion this year. You will remember that they ‘were in fashion several years ago in wall paper and cretonne. Now they have reappeared in all sorts of guises, sometimes embroidered in their natural colors nn‘ a garden hat ar ole; + Sometimes embroid- ered on & bag of satin or velvet. Clothes vs. Diet. If you have little children there is always a strong temptation to spend relatively more time in attending to their clothes than in preparing their meals. Likewise, it is a natural thing to spend more time poring over the pattern books looking for attractive ways to make their little suits and dresses than in poring over books on Yet did you ever know any adult who might look back with regret on the days of his eurly childhood be- clothes he longed to possess, or whose health in later life was impaired be- cause his mother neglected his ward- robe before he was fi Yet many, many persons might quite honestly ascribe bodily infirmities that lasted through life to improper djet before the age of five. So If it is a question of embroider- ing a chevron on the arm of the new sailor suit or takmg time to make custard or apple sauce for the chil- dren’s dinwer, forget the chieviron. You may feel that a little cake left from your dinner will do them no harm or that some raspberry jam will satisfy them as well, forgetting these things are not suitable for lit- tle children. It takes not a great deal of time but considerable forethought to see to it that children’s cereals are always adequately cooked. You may have < l FURNITURE UPHOLSTEREb Lfficient Willow Furniture Mpy Solve Prob- lem of Expense. A great many of my letters from readers ask this question: “Is willow furniture appropriate to use in the house in winter?" So many persons seem to think that willow furniture is merely porch fur- niture. This is not so. Willow furni- ture is one of those blessings which financlally restricted women should take advantage of. It is tasteful, yet inexpensive, And It is perfectly ap- propriate for indoor use the year {round if it be stained in harmony with the other pieces of furniture in & room. A willow chair may be stained any color for about 75 cents, if the home woman will do the work herself, and | nial it may be enameled for about 32. Let us say that we have for our liv- Ing Toom sevgral pleces of mahogany furniture and a couple of chairs up- holstered in tapestry. We would like to buy a davenport upholstered in tapestry—but a good tufted daven- port of this sort will cost us any- where from $60 to $100, perhaps more. But a willow davenport, in natural color, about five feet and two inches in length, will cost us somewhere around $25, while the long seat cush- ion will cost $8 or $10, possibly less. This is more sensible buying. We may stain the willow davenport a WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, reddish brown to harmonize with the mahogany furniture in the room, and We may recover the denim seat cush- ion in tapestry to match the chairs. And if you are anything like me. reader friend, you will find a great deal more satisfaction in purchasing a piece of furniture you can afford than if you had paid $100, or more for the upholstered davenport when your pocketbook could hardly meet the de- mands of the bare necessities of life. 1 know of a littie bride who “simply couldn't resist” buying an antique grandfathers clock to stand in her hallway. And the result was that a person entering her hail for the first time and seeing this ocostly treasure expected to find the rest of the house furnished on exactly the same expen- sive pected to seo rare col pleces in every room—but s sadly disappointed when “mission” or cottage furniture greeted the eye in the living room! ‘Willow furniture may not be our ideal. It may not quite fill the place in our heart that a $100 tapestry davenport would fill. But at least it can be can be made to harmonize with any kind of furniture, through staining and cushioning it to match other pleces, and it will always say to us, “How sensible you were to buy me instead of a higher-priced piece, which would have accused you of your extravagance every time you looked at it.” The Richness of Fur. It takes an unusually beautiful face to stand a severe frame. I mean by this that a hat of hard color and harsh outline would be fatal to any but an extraordinarily beautiful woman; that the style of hair dress- ing must be kept soft, except in very unusual cases, and that the type of collar is always very important. Imagine, for instance, Row any homely woman of your acquaintance would look if she pulled her hair back from her face, added an ugly hat of brick-dust-colored felt and then wore a_ high-necked black taf- feta waist! I saw this hideously try- ing combination on a woman of forty the other day, who really might have been good-looking if she had only worn soft things around her face. There are few things more becom- ing than fur or velvet. The woman who pulls a soft little hat of black velvet on to her head and rolls a oollar of good-looking fur up to her chin will have ninety-nine chances out of a hundred of being considered gcod-looking. One must, of course, use a oe';‘h.ln‘ amount ‘Dfr:mnh tion in choosing even fu: ‘Chezp imitation furs will probably be very trying. Long-haired black furs, such as fox, skunk, civet, lynx and monkey fur, are all very becom- ing to either a young or an old face. Such soft-toned furs as nutl beaver or seal are ubniversally becoming; —— noticed that all the authorities on child diet insist that oatmeal, corn meal and rice should be cooked slo 1y for an hour or more for small chil- dren and that all cereals should be cooked three-quarters of an hour at least. In certain digestive disturb- ances with children one of the things that the doctor asks is whether the child has been eating insufficiently cooked cereals. And sometimes the mothers who are most ready to forget the impor- tance of cooking cereals thoroughly for children are the very ones who ‘would feel the most mortification if their children were not dressed as carefully as the neighbors’ children. A quart of milk is equal in food valus to eight eggs, three-quarters of a pound of beef, or two pounds of chicken. ADVERTISEMENT. Hideous Freckles Instantly Removed in many instances after all other methods fail. Freckles with their | obnoxious brown color give a yel- lowish cast to even a youthful rosy | complexion. Get rid of them or prevent their appearance by using Derwillo, a simple toilet prepara- tion, which is guaranteed absolute- ly harmless. It will not stimulate a growth of hair, as many freckle removers do. 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But in spite of all his good resolutions he finds fault and picks quarrels and—squeaks. Somewhere within him there is something out of place. Some part doesn't co-ordinate. He {sn't dis- agreeing in order to insult his wife and friends. He really cares for them. But deep in his heart things pull the wrong way—fear or hunger or anger have left their mark in him. Only knowledge, and patience., and a great deal of the oil of love can cure the hurt in that man. She'll never heal it by scratching the outside. She'll have to hunt deep in the Iin- ward mechanism with careful, kindly hands. Sausage With Tomato on Toast. Skin one cold cooked sausage and ocut it into slices an eighth of an inch thick. Put three tablespoonfuls of tomato sauce in a small pan with one tablespoonful of boiled rios and season to taste with red pepper and other seasoning. Cut some toast into neat alices. Arrange mome of the slices of sausage on each plece of toast, let them slightly overlap each other, spread the sauce over them, heat in the oven for a few minutes and serve at once. Phone Main 8139 Dye Shabby, Faded Skirts, Dresses, Sweaters, Draperies, Everything, Like New for Few Cents Each package of “Diamond. Dyes” contains directions so simple that it is fun for any woman to dia- mond-dye old, faded skirts, waists, :rcses_. coats, sweaters, stockings, raperies, coverings, everythi: Bewarel Poor dye streaks, spong: fades, and ruins your material by giving it a “dyed-look.” Buy Diamond Dyes”"—no other kind —then 'perfect results are guar- anteed. Tell druggist whether your material is wool or silk, or if it is cotton, linen, or a mixture, DiamondDye 4 squirrel is becoming only to certain ‘White furs are impossible un- lesa the woman has & very good com- plexion. But the color of fur is less Im- portant than the color of material, ‘bacause any fairly good fur is bound to coften the outline of a face and to give a rich effect that always im- proves the appearance. Velvet does the ssme thing to a lesser extent. In choosing the velvet, quality must be taken into consideration because the luster of velvet depends upon its MARCH 7, 1921 i BY ELIZABETH KENT. ! HOME ECONOMICS. \ | Memory is essential for reason, to enable us to compare new experience with old and understand cause and fect. A child’s ins.inct for continu- ity, has delighted interest in how one thing grows out of another, his in- atiable curiosity about the sequences of things, is the instinct which grains his memory and makes reasoning pos- sible to him. “Once upon a time,” is the beginning he likes best, because it links his present with a far-off past, and gives him that feeling of the continuation of lifo which his instinct demands. It is, thene the part of his elders to show a child the working of the law of continuity, of the principle of cause and effect, and to respect, as far as possible, the child’s desire to follow a thing through. Instant obedience is a good thing, but not at the cost of a child's re- spect for the laws of growth and order. A sharp breaking off and breaking up of a child’s occupations and train of thought is sometimes necessary, but not nearly so often as most parents infiict it upon him. Lucky is the child whose mother lets him pursue some favorite occupa- tion for days, weeks, months. He is developing his power to remember, to compare, and so to reason. The block house that has taken a week to build may have been an infinite bother in the nursery, but it has been worth that for its training of the child. The dismay of children at having to leave a thing unfinished is the measure of their instinct for continu- ity. Every possible provision should be made to spare them that dismay. A little planning will make things possible. though not easy, but ‘elders will find that even as they respect a child's interest in the completion of bis activity, so the child will respect eirs. quality. (Copyright. 1921.) WOMAN’S PAGE, YOU CAN LEARN MORE from a teapot test of . Than we can tell you in a page advertisement TRY IT TO-DAY * Send a pestal card and your grocer's name and address for & free sample to Salada Tea Company, Beston, Mass. “California Syrup of Figs” Delicious Laxative for Child’s Liver and Bowsls A teaspoonful of tive” is often all that is nocessary. Children love the “fraity” taste of genuine “California® Syrup of Figs which has directions for bables and Hurry mother! “California” Syrup of Figs today may prevent s sick child tomorrow. If your child is comstipated, billous, feverish, fretful, has cold, eolic, or if stomach is sour, tongue coated, breath or bad, remember & good “physie-lazs- | tatiom fig eyrup. 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