Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1923, Page 83

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, APRIL 15, 1923—PART: 5. Sport Suits No Longer Careless, But Are Brilliant and Expensive BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE. HEN & woman pays nearly $200- for a sport suit, the world knows this class of dress has risen to an art, and art is expénsive. Wot one woman, but many, pay this price. A dressmaker of importance told me that she hadn't received less than $175 for such & frock in three vears.. Often it has no decoration be- yond soutache braid. A man milliner showed me & smal helmet hat in the prevailing shape ( 6 which he sells for -$50, because.it|" ‘tlke! three entire days of comstant sewing to make it. g The newest sport suit, made io-New York and copled from one by ‘Chanel of Paris, takes 400 yards of brald and so-much labor that it sells for $2G0. There's a walking: cane, carried by .the well dressed Americans-on.pleas- ure bound. thgt sells fof $50.- There are sweaters with Cross-stitch em~ broidery priced-at $100; bthors. Jined with fur, for $150: Ton't " stagger. wlth -urpflu. you w#io- scrimp and save to get 375 to buy your best suit or frock. You must cliange your point of view. You must adjust your perspective. For several hundred years women put the bulk-of theln dress income into the costume tiiat,Went to chureh. Then they put it:into the gown that served for day-'| titne activities—the things that were | Now it/ done from morn until night.. &9es into a sport cosfume. © That's the dlfference change in the point of view. need cavil. e last. It shifts its emphasis. woman scrimps and saves for her ehurch costume, Her grandmotherdid. Think of the shock and dismay of those fashionable ladies who took part in the church parade of Philip Hone's day in New York, he who has wiven us such important glimpses of our American life in his diary, that antedates the civil war, If they had heard that their descendants would taxi to church in a tailored suit and change into a sweater at the country %lub. Think of the disbelief of any Zroup of women twenty years ago if they wers told of a sport suit selling for nearly $200. ¥ ¥ k¥ OSSIBLY it is the shifting of the dress emphasis to sport clothes that will be the distinguishing dif- b ference between us and all those who | preceded us. have dearly liked the fashion. Marie Antoinette would It would have been a delightful msr-l her expensive dairymaid| math to clothes. Be sure she would have worn red heels on her sport shoes. Some of us do now. TRat's” the e | This generation is like | No ! .RED GALALITH. There is often no connection be- tween athletics and athletic clothes. | Women have cut whatever link may have been there. It is difficult to draw the line by print or word of mouth between clothes for games and for mere country life. In America, | as elsewhere, whatever is worn out of the city comes under the listing of sport costumery. Dressmakers have made fortunes on the change from one kind of apparel to anather. Has there been much change in the clothes? Or has there only been a deepening of the emphasis? Yes, is the answer to that. The expense of them is one change. The labor put on them {s another. The ! wealth of accessories is amazing and stimulating. Coming down to practical facts and figures for the searching woman, she | who wants to know what is accepted ' in those authoritative circles where the right costumes are deliberately assembled, the important change §s in | the lack of open sweaters. The slip- | on garment is considered more fash- fonable, ulthough not as new, as the overpopular jumper Jucket with its tight hip band. There is no reer 1J aPORI" HAT. EMBROIDERED ALL OVER, AND A CANE TO MATLH TT 1S COVERED LIKE AN UMBRELLA WITH A : MERE SHAWL, ROLLED BACK TO SHOW A KNOB OF BRIGHT [ECE. OF CASH. descence in smart clothes of the open- mesh knitted sweater opened wide in front and loosely girdled ¥ R ok ok Y silk retains its prestige for sweaters and frocks. For the for- mer it is often elaborately embroid- ered or bralded. The neck opening is round or V-shaped, the latter con- sidered newer. Birds, hearts and flowers are done in gay colors: sand, white and tan are chosen colors. Dark brown is decorated wtth a chain-stitch of yel- | low or beige silk thread. All sleeves | are wrist-length. Belts are usually absent. If one likes them, let them | be like a dog leash or 2 horse's bridle | of gay leather, thickly plalted, with- out a buckle. Metal bits have vanished. ribbon ones. This kind of sweater carries & skirt | of its own coloring, §f not fabri which is a direct change from the | fashions of other vears. When a pleated cloth skirt is worn, it carries a slip-on blouse, not a sweater, of ' [ neavy creps de chine. The newest ide So have vhich has been ! exploited by Chanel of Paris, WHITE CLOTH JACKET. WITH PLEATED SKIRT. THE HAT AND (A‘\_El COVER ARE OF RED PLEATED RIBBON, AND THE KID SHO! is a knitted sweater, covered Wwith sam- pled cross-stitch in four colors, wide ARE TRIMMED WITH RED. 1 1y bordered with crepe de chine that matches one of the colors. A muffler is of the crepe. CROCHETED HAT.BI Other new sweaters are bordered with narrow fur in the Russian man- ner. These do not promise to be | popular until October. Then they hould be a stimulating change. The wseverely cut crepe de chine | blouse with slight neck opening and ‘lonr eoves continues the desirable | sarment of the sport assortment. The ‘monorrl.m has had its day of glory, but some bit of embroidery is put on This garment, the chest or cuff. too, is beltless, * ok % N OST people heard that the plain iVl sport skirt had given way to our once beloved pleated one, but the sud- ' den popularity of the latter is some- | what disconcerting to the heavily built woman. Her hope of looking | well in it lies in attaching it to & silk crepe top extending to the hips. Elaborate sport skirts have the pleats held down with some soutache braid, and panels of this braid are put between groups of pleats. Others have wide knife pleats separated by Washington’s Floral Awakening Inspired in Part by Historic Iris BY G. B. FINNEY. “Strow me the ground with daftydown di Azd cowslips and king caps and loved Lili The pretty paunce And the chevisaunce Bhall mateh with the fayre Soure detic mund Spenser. RADITION tells us that Louls VII of France chose the pur- A romantic crusade to the Holy Land in 1187. Shakespeare has recognized it in many places in his plays. The Egyptians introduced the flower in their architecture. It was placed on the brow of the sphinx and upon the scepters of thelr rulers as the symbol | of eloquence and power. The population of Washington has 1ty interest aroused. in the esthetic senee, by outdoor exhibitions of this and other flowers. Civic conditions ure to be improved by the cultivation of yards through the efforts of a Dis- trict of Columbia Garden Club, or- ganized last September. This club will appeal through its different branches to all citizens who own small plots of ground. Now that the spring flower season has arrived, we realize that it is an annual surprise that never Brows old. Early in the season appear the narcissi and daffodils in their dresses of yellow and white. They announce the spring show. The rapld succes- sion of strikingly beautiful blooms, delicate in coloring, to harmonize with the feathery light green shades ©f- their background of shrub and tree forms is at times overwhelming. The irls, guarded by its swordlike leaves, now with us, has served many purposes. Honored in art, archi- tecture and literature, the part the flower has played in history is by far | the most interesting. As an act of atonement for a barbarous deed at Vitry, Louis VII of France, after ex- ¢ommunication by the Pope, his coun- try being laid under an interdict, an- swered the appeal of the celebrated Saint Bernard to take up the cross. | He chose the purple iris as his heral- | dic emblem, and charged the es- cutcheon with fleur-de-lig without aumber. He then led the Christian forces on the second crusade to the Holy Land. UT Louis was not the first king to use the flower. As early as the arth century Clovis, king of rranks, carried a shield adorned with three black toads. He was not al- ways victorious, a grief to his Ch: tian wife, Clothilde, who belleved fhat her husband’s failures were the vesult of his pagan faith. When he met forth to battle she spent much time in constantly praying for his success. After he had won a victory fot France at a critical moment his gratitude was such that he embraced Christianity. It was then that an angel appeared to an aged hermit conflged in prison, flooded his cell with light and held out to him a napkin on which were laid three beautiful fleurs-de-lis. The angel commanded the hermit to give them to Clothilde. She presented them to her royal husband, who subatituted them for the three blagk toads on his shield. Thereafter he Wwas every- where victorious. The youthful monarch, Charles VI, about the year 1381, while hunting one day, captured an enormous stas, which would not suffer itself to be taken by the dogs. After the adven- ture he dreamed one night that he Has carried through space on a wing- <A stag. He was so impressed by his ‘dream that he added two winged stags for supporters to the arms of Franos, and reduced the number of iria’ to Wree on the royal arms. " Engiand had the flower added to its ' qgma by, Bdwasd UL in 1340, when ple iris as his heraldic em-| blem when he set out on his| the | | | changeful history | lower figured. Napoleon substituted | the nominal dignity of the King of | France was claimed for one of its sovereigns; and on that occasion the fleur-de-lls was omitted from the| French armorial bearings. It had a in England until the time of George III when it was| dropped and the rose was substituted. During the French revolution it was | proscribed and any one seen wearing | it was condemned to death. The frenzied mob destroyed all decora- | tions and sculpture on which the the bee In its place, but that later | Qisappeared and the fleur-de-lis step- ped back again, and has ever since graced the French arms. A con- spicuous example of French sculp- ture left standing is the statue of Jeanne d'Arc in Rouen, upon the base of which are sculptured fluers-de-lis, with this inscription: Beneath the malden’'s sword ‘The lilies safely bloom. The Japanese. the artistic lovers of flowers, celebrate the fete of the iris in June. The most important dis- play s at Horokirl, near Toklo. where the arrangement of the plants pro- duces a wonderful color effect. Dur- ing the celebration the hot water in the publlc bathhouses is perfumed with the iris, or orrls, root. They muke it a custom to send flowers upon all occasfons, and Iris is in de- mand for events requiring congratu- lations, .except at weddings. * ¥ ok % HE Egyptians, some thousanas of years ago, introduced the flower in their architecture. It was placed upon the brow of the sphinx and upon the scepters of thelr rulers as the symbol of eloquence and power. Shakespeare has recognized It In his different plays. He, no doubt, cultivated it in his own garden, and saw it many times each spring in Ann Hathaway's, when he walked| along the path to her cottage. In| the “Winter's Tale,” Perdita asks for | flowers with whioh to make a gar- | land: Bold_Oxilps and The crown Imperial, Lillles ‘The Flowerde-Luce belng one!' The king speaks to the Princess Katherine in Henry V, “But Kate,| dost thou understand this much Eng- lish, canst thou love me?" . Her reply 1s, “I canmot tell” In reference to her French extraction the king says, ‘What sayest thou, my fair flower- de-luce?” In the first part of Henry VI a messenger enters.and exclalms: Awake, awake, English nobllity! Let not sloth dim your honours new. Cropp'd_are. the ‘Flowerde-Luces 1a your Ot Esgiaad's coat ane-half is cut away. York and his army of Irish enter in the second part of the same play with drum and-colors: From h;lln‘ thus comes York to claim bl And pluck’ the crown from feeble Heary's ea A sceptre hall T have, bave T 2 soul whic) toss "tie BSowerde-Luce of| all kinds, =y There are now more than 170 va- rietles of the plant. It is adaptable and grows in almost every country on the earth, and in all menner of soil, although its hollow stem shows that it prefers to be near the water. Few farm houses are without clusters grouped near the dwellings, and often close to porches. Our great-grandmothers called {t the flag, still the common name in country places. Often remote from medical assistance, they utilized its pedals to lay on bruises to draw out discolorations and restore the skin to its natural hue. It was also used to cure “spleens,” coughs, snakebites and other ills, Children were given the root to aut their teeth upon, and many wore thie desads made of the root around their negks a2 arnaments. |orrls, is also raised for its fragrant Civic Conditions to Be Improved by Culti- vation of Yards Through Efforts of District Garden Club—Iris Has Been Honored in Fine Arts, Architecture and Literature, and Has Played Most Interesting Part in History, Besides Washington Suburbs Development. Possessing Semi-religious Value. Have lLed in Floral IRIS EXHIBITION OF TAKOMA HORTICULTURAL CLUB, AT THE TAKOMA PARK LIBRARY. ‘The roct of the Florentine iris, cllledl odor in large quantities in France and Italy. The number of beads ex- ported from Paris alone, previous to the world war, ran into the millions. * * ¥ ¥ OW has Washington recognized this flower, whose genealogical line Is traced through the ages of history and legend to beautiful Irfs, messenger of the gods? She was the| personlfication of the rainbow and descended from heaven to eartlt at will by throwing across the sky her prismatic scarf. The office of public buildings and grounds leads with lai spaces given over to this flower, Numerous spaces In different parts of the city have been brightened with its many col- ored blossoms, delicate and watery in texture. Around the Capitol and House bullding, and on government reservations they burst into view “en masse.” Each spring the daily pro- cession of flower lovers through Po- tomac Park has enjoyed them, stand- ing in all their regal splendor, along the river bank. In front of one of our churches in the downtown section of the city the flowers burst forth and breathe spring in a locality now given over entirely to ‘business. The appropriateness of this chosen reservation is apparent when one considers the flower's semi-re- ligious value, for it has entered into the decomtion of churches and church furniture for centuries. Difterent countries have shown a difference in the religious symbolism. The artists of the Netherlands, when they painted a Madonna for their churcheas set her in the-midst of the iris which grew so profusely arodnd their doors. The Spaplards tmans- {stable yard in his Photo by B. J. Morrison. ferred its attributes from the infant Christ to the crowned mother. In Italy it is conspicuous on the mosaic altar-frontals in St. Peter's,” Rome. In another Itallan church Pesello placed a vase containing three iris between Mary and the angel in his “Annunciation.” Ghirlandaio Dplaced the iris, violet and dalsy, each grow- ing up from the bare ground of the doration of the Shepherds.” Memling and his school interpreted the flower as symbolic of divine majesty. He paimted it on the crowns which he placed upon the heads of God the Father,'the Son and the Virgin Mary in his pletures. A few citizens have been generous with space in private yards. One such yard has been a delight to pas- sengers who travel daily on - the Mount Pleasant car lines on Columbia road. Initisa spacious bed o lav- ender {iris. The Department of Agriculture,in- vites theusands every year to view its unrivalled indoor displays of other flowers. The hearty response of citi- sens proves their love of the beauti- ful In nature. A large number come from homes with undeveloped all yards. The lack of any ’c%nc!e‘:’m movement in localities to stimulate pride in the development, of these limited spaces into spots of beauty has often been a subject of comment. * ¥ %k \UR suburbs, more awake, formed clubs some years ago with telling effects. One-of the most progressive has been the Horticultural Club of Takoma Park. It holds community exhibitions of flowers to arouse the interest of its citizens in beautitying the individual yards as & clvic duty. Neighbors vie with another to produce the hest ens of flow. ,ers. fruits and vegetables for display. | Their exhibits are held in the Ta- {koma Park branch of the Public |Library, a community center for {young and old. Floor space and light- ing facilities are well adapted to tshow off, to the best advantagé, the |carefully raised products. In se- |quence appear the seasonal flowers, | fruits and vegetables. A tour through the library last | spring, making the acquaintance of | the proud iris prise winners and their {less fortunate but equally beautiful | companions, many six inches in diam- |eter, brought to mind Emerson's | words, “1 am not alone and unac- | knowledged. They nod to me and T to them.” A view at close range made one feel with him. “Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor, but they grow ever upward toward consciousness.” They seemed to greet each passerby with the Japanese poet's words: The Iris grown between my house and the 1s :u.'t’;lbumm.. in its deepest color and I wish that some one would come and see it ore, it, withers sway and retarns to the ust. ’ While one class of flowers holds sway at a glven time, it is permissi- ble for a few specimens of other plants or flowers to be given floor space, usually at one side. Attention was attracted to the luxuriant foliage of a potted plant in one corner of the room. Inquiry brought forth the in- | formation that it was a French dan- delion, demonstrating what cultiva- tion will do for a neglected plant. Maeterlinck, a believer in the Intelli- gencé of flowers, would say that the luxuriance was due to its silvery pod, which he likens to a flying ma- chine, rigld, light and safe, used by the plant to navigate the air. It utilizes this method to afford its young a means of escape from the maternal shade and to grow larger. This flourishing club was establish- jed in 1912. It numbers among its members men who are experts in hor- ticulture. The officers and members enthusiasts who are working in the interest of the community and give freely of their time and skilled ad- vice. Monthly meetings are held at the Takoma Park library. The topics discussed bear upon the garden aims as reflected in the exhibition life of thé club. There is a landscape gardener who assists the members with problems of, home planting. The club pools its interests and secures reduced prices, considerably below the current market, by buying garden materials in large quantities, through its purchasing committee. There is also an instruction committes co- operating with the landscape gar- dener, which advises members as to planting the best varief of flow- ers, fruit and vegetables suited to the condition of the locality. They give demonstrations on the prepara- tion of garden solls and pruning methods. The Succ of this active club is in ioln effe wisely directed. The locality lboundl in natural beauties. They argue, therefore, that each home owner should be encouraged to beautity his front and back yard. To quote an officer, “We must plan & definite arrangement of the growth of the town; we must make a concerted effort to ®mee that the strects are properly planted, that the street trees best suited for our local conm- ditions are obtained—in a word, that the beautification of the Park is car- rled on simultaneously with its en- largement. We are also told that the club is working toward the activities of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the Royal Horticultural Club of Great Britain. * X ¥ ¥ NGLAND is a part of the world ‘where the flower relgns supreme. Eyery foot of sroupd is cultiv yards, hedges, fields and wooded sec- tions. In our own country one reads of new clubs coming into existence. Philadelphia s the headquarters of an organization called “The Society of Little Gardens,” nation-wide in its scope. It alms “to cause every waste and barren spot in the United States to be beautifully and appropriately planted.” They show waat czn be done with the small lot. Their com- petitions of small home gardens are judged by photographs, which include three classes. treatment of space, a single object In the garden in its setting, and a city heuse front with artistic arrangement of plants. Pho- tographs and plens submitted in the spring competition of 1922 were ac- companied by letters explaining that | most owners had designed their own gardens and dona their own work. It is highly probable that Washinz- ton city could develop its small front and back yards to the same remark- ably charming degree. To insure suc- cess there would have to be some group or groups of persons whose duty 1t would be to stimulate interest in every onme. If the citizens' associa- tions would include among their ac- tivitles committees on horticulture, men and women active and enthusi- astic, there would soon be created a rivalry among neighborhoods through community exhibitions. As at the Ta- koma exhibits, visitors ome year would be among the exhibitors the following year. Aside from the real- ization that much happiness is de-| rived from the cultivation of flowers, the massing of flowers and shrubs in yards would soon form one beautiful vista. If the Takoma Club's slogan, “Every Yard a Garden,” were adopted, 1t could be said “Washington is one great garden.” — Gold in Philippines. T is said that there is not a stream rising in the mountains of Luzon— and the same is true of other islands ®|of the Philippine group—which has| not its gold-bearing sands. The al- luvial deposits of the precious metal have been garnered for many years, but no thorough exploltation for gold at its sources in the mountains has been made, because the Spaniards were unable to conquer the tribes in- habiting the interior regions, and American enterprise has not yet been enlisted in this matter. Some of these tribes are said to look on the rigging up of the earth as a sacrilege, and they will not seek gold in that way lest the wrath of the gods should grow hot against them, Light from Sugar. A PHENOMENON, the cause of which has not yet been satiafacto- rily explained, was described at a meet- ing of the British Royal Soclety. Disks of_loaf sugar were mounted on a lathe and rapldly rotated, while at the same time a hammer played lightly upon them. An almost continuous radiation of 1ight was thus produced upon the sugar. It was shown that the light did not arise from beating of the sugar, and it 18 bdund by some to be caused by changes taking place in the sugar crys- tals, held by some experts to be of the nature of electrical phenomena. Placed at Last. From the Epworth Herald. can’t do a thing with Jones” said the manager. “I've had him in three departments, and he dozes all day long. “Put him at the pajama counter,” SUg ed the proprietor, “and fasten this clrd on him: t clothes are of such eu- p«rler qun ity that even the man who aells them c‘ggo& keep awak |lar to those found in the relics of scarf that ends in a goseite af one side. Cockades are the mos¢ importani decoration of the season. Palm' Beach started the fashion for ornamental canes. They are gorgeous in color, (Copyright, 1928.) The-Tea-Wagon Table. Two friends ran into each other one merning recently in thé furniture de- partment of one of our largest stores. “What are you {ndulging in?” in- quired one of the women, gayly, I thought you had. all the furniture your house would hold.” “‘OR, I bave,” was the response, “but T'm trying to find a wedding present for one of Bob's sisters. I have almost deolded on this tea wagon. Pretty, {sn’t it? “What do you think?” “Why, ves, it is pretty,” responded her friend, slowly, “but if you are going to get a tea wagon why don't you pick out one.of the kind that hag little semi-circular drop-leaves at each side. Thess leaves open out into & charming little round tea table you know. They are lovely to serve from and save having to have any other table. You simply pile your tea things on the tea wagon proper, roli it into the living room, veranda or ' sun room, lift up the sides and then spread out the cups and saucers, nap- | kins, spoons and plates of cake of | sandwiches. BEIGE EMBROIDERED WITH NARROW RIB- N IN DIFFERENT COLORS. strips of Indlan embroldery or Ro- man mosaic. Such skirts carry & loose blouse gathered into a tight hip band. The majority of skirts are elght inches from the instep; some are ten inches. The new French skirts are shorter than oura. By the way, knife pleats are pre- ferred above &ll others. Accordion pleats are popular in the ready-to- wear crepe skirts. Somebody, somewhere, started to make a helmet hat covered with fine folds or tucks. Now it shades the eyes of most of the smart women. It is never in felt, but in straw or geor- gette crepe. The latter fabric is re- vived, you may know, for gowns and hats, partlally taking the place of crepe de chine for frocks and alto- gether ousting i3 in hats, This particular hat looks simple, but it's the one that takes thrae days to build. Each tuck is cut, shaped to the rounding hat, and slip-stitched to it with thread. In straw, the crepe is tucked into a (Continued from Fifth Page.) they might renew their plumage for another time. However, many of the hunters grew careless, particularly as the birds |were good eating and the black | feathers, which composed the balance of the covering, were of use in other forms of the ‘ they were usually tied up in| little tufts of five, that being | the number required as a medium of calculation In tribute or in trade. ‘These were fastened together by a shred of fiber. The first step In making the ahuula | or feather cape was to secure the | olona or fiber netting which serves as the basis of all cloaks. This fiber comes from the Touchardla latifolia, closely allied to the ramie and ls found in the ravines and mountaln sides. The bark is stripped and soaked and scraped on a long narrow board with a scraper made of turtle bone or of pearl shell. The hank of | fiber is fastened to the small end of the board and the sccraper soon gets the long shreds of fiber out. He then twists it on the thigh, using no spin- ’ dle. The cord or thread varies great- ‘ 1y in the net used for the cloaks. As the loom was unknown, the net was formed with a netting needle simii- HEN the feathers were plucked | anclent Egyptians, made into bands of efght to twelve inches wide, and cut and rolled and shaped much as | modern cloth would be. One of the long capes had more than thirty ir- regular pieces of net In its construc- tion. Feathers were fastened to the net with finer thread and bound secure- ly by two or three turns of the thread. The shaft of the feather| was bound by ome turn of the thread, then bent and at the end bound by another turn of the thread to the next lower mesh. Thus they could not be pulled out. Usually the tufts of feathers were placed on: xth of an inch apart so that the surface was heavily cov- ered and all of the binding thread and netting completely hidden. The reverse side of the cape showed no feathers at all, though the tiny qullls showed through the netting. It is noticeable that the triangle and crescnt played a prominent part in the decoration of these garments. These designs were used in the ‘whole or in sections and were usual- 1y made of feathers of different color. ‘The Aulick cape in the National Museum {s of a thick light yellow ground, while the crescents which form the detorative note of color are of the scarlet feather of the Iwil, ‘While the garment lies flat thes designs do mot particularly impr one, but when the great cloak swings into proper folds about the mascu- line figure (women were never al- lowed to wear them unless queens), the divisions connect and the whole effect is most striking. This cape, which belonged to Ka- mehamehs, was in process of struction during the reigns of rulers before his regime. * L ‘HIS feather work is peculiarly nteresting, because of fits an~ tiquity, since the knack or craft or'art of it had been lost fifty v before the first account of it became known. “At a pinch, these little wagon ta- bles will serve as tiny luncheon ta- bles for two, Recently L invited a friend to lunch with me on a very cold day and the dining room stmpl: could not be heated. So I had my maid plle the luncheon dishes onto my tea wagon, roll it in by the living room fire, set it with silver and ahina for two and serve our luncheom Chie™n. They're ever so handy.” “Oh, that's so much better than mere tea wagon,” exclaimed the shop per. ‘Tl certainly get one for thir particular wedding present, and as the youngsters are going to live in u wee apartment they will appreciate the space-saver, I'm sure.” —_— Queen Wilhelmina recently cele- brated her twenty-fifth year as ruler of Holland. Mrs. A. Hamilton, noted English swimmer, will make another attempt to swim the English channel. The women in the province Fukien, South China, are claimed i« have the smallest feet in the world Dozens of feminine students in tha three great universities of Chile a:- preparing for careers as dentists Most Expensive Garment people had adopted the dress of civil- ization. Now the art of making it has de parted as the men have conformed to the costumes of the big nations and with the wearing of full allotment of clothing the use for the cape, Which was once the only garment worn has disappeared and the few speci mens that are still to be seen are mostly the treasurd relics on exhi bition in the varios museums of the world. FPBistory of Pour Name BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLA\ HOOD VARIATIONS—Hoad, Hode. RACIAL ORIGIN—Norman-French SOURCE—A given name. The family name of Hood does ot look much like those of the Edmund. Edward, Edwin group, yet it traces back ultimately to the same source, a | Teutonic root word from which many given names have been developed. The meaning of this word is “peace” or “happiness.” The Anglo-Saxon given name took the forms “Eada” and “Eds,” when not compounded with other words, showing the tendency toward the more flat pronunciation that marked the torgues of the ancient northern branches of the Germanic races Among the Goths and even the Franks farther north in France, the form of the name was Odo. In this connection it is interesting to note that the French today have two forms for the name of Edward: “Ed- ouard” and ¥Audouard.” Very also have a form “Audoin,” which is the counterpart of the English Edwin. This name of Odo was brought into England by the Normans, and is met with quite frequently in the old Eng- lish records. But under the influence of the Angio-Saxon speech, together Wwith the tendency to develop new forms of given names in an age wheu the population was getting much larger than the supply of names, the “Hode” and were brought about. And thn family names began to develon lhmu:h habitual use from given names this surname became estab- lshed. As in many other instances it has disappeared as & given name ‘l.'h- old pronunciation was not tha: of “00" in the word “hood.” but that of the long “o” as in “ho Our present pronunclations of “0o” are only of comparativel. op- oy pa; y recent develop VERSIFLAGE “A Dream.” Into her kitchen the sunshi streams, the walls and cupboards are dazzling white; a copper tray on high shelf gleame; the percolator is silver bright; gay blue medallions en- liven the floor; scarlet geraniums stand on the alll; and, fast asleep. curled up near the door, is a tin kitten called Wavy-Tail Will." T! pleasantest room a, dream could cox- ceive—such a battlé of words, though, is now in the air. The aluminum pots sald, “We constantly grieve, we'rs owned by such an astonishing pair’ They make such a fuss over keeping us clean. He says it is her job; she says it 1s his; now, whatever on earth do you think she can mean?’ Said the iron with a hiss, “She’s modern, 66 Whiz!” Then the china chipped n, “Oh, we can recall when we were the pride of one good woman's heart. She saved up to buy us: one dreary. chill fall she carried us home with such joy from the mart. And now but to wash us calls forth heated speech about woman's place in this old universe. he: said the dish The Hawallan monarchs eomlnuod to wear the royal mamo capes of ahuulas at their coronation, cere monies, their state functions and at the opening of the parliament it was thrown over the throne as a symbol of the royal poweg QiR after the this new woman's &creech r _career's being murdered or and the pans and the towels fell a-sighing for the old days when women took pride f: these thing: And the fire in the stove grate lay slowly a-dying. while t in the bread-pan arose and