Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1925, Page 79

BY MARY MARSHALL. ASHION designers ever since thers have been fashions o any zort seems to have been o a mind with Lord Bacon—thai “there is no exquisite beauty ‘without some strangeness in the pro portion.” At certain epochs of fashion history the prevailing notions of beauty seerr to demand mors decided strangenese in proportions, and it ts then that fashions seem to lose in beauty and Sain in grotesqueness. Possibly at present we are experi- encing a desire for Increasing strange- ness following the several years when there really has been so very little strange or distorted about women's fashions. Well dressed women every- where ars showing the tendency felt 0 strongly on the stage at the pres- ent time in favor of a silhouette that exaggerate breadth of hips, thereby emphasizing slendernecss and curve of In short, whether we no matter how loyal our be to the silhou- which straight and narrow, the fact remains that bouffancy is abroad in the land. and that wherever you sea bridesmaids or voung glrls in party frocks you will also see skirts as emphatically bouffant as though had b by the Pompa- anur nersets the waistline. will or no own devotion may they worn Here is a si ion very Interesting, ecedented in t d es of woman's clothe possibly ur e history f silhou- costumery—two ot ett eide by side, neither one interfering with the success of the other. In any group of women in smart evening or formal afternoon clothes you will see the straight, scant, scabbard-shaped contour, and side by side with it the skirt that flares as much as an in- verted hollyhock or morning-glory. It is as i during the Elizabethan period, when the enormous fardin- gales were In fashion, thers had also heen frocks as straight and drooping as those of the Moyen Age. What the outcome these two parallel fashion tendencles will be is ard to predict. Who can tell whether within a few seasons we shall have witnessed the complete passing of the pencil silhouette in favor of the wide- skirted contour, or whether we shall all have adopted some new phase of the straightline silhouette, and the bouffa seen at the present time will seem to have been only a flash in the pan of fashion? B of * T let's enjoy the amusing And con- trast while lasts if you s going along | THE CONTRASTING SILHOUETTE SHOWN IN NEW FUR COATS. that the woman next to you is clad} in a frock as straight and sheath-like ’ as any ever designed for date motion-picture Cleopatra. The real Cleopatr ern historians assure Greclan costume. conceived for her by presen tumers would propriate to her then as the today to a mandarin prine Smart frocks at the present time | reincarn us, dressed have seemed 3 s0 1 irted frock of | an ever worn by the margo. be rejoiced to find | PNt as atry wide harming ¢ Thlngs T@L\u S Written and Illustrated by Edward McCandlish. ROTHAH SNAPPIN' TUR- TL sald Brother Jack Rabbit, “done bought his- self a sand bank some- wheres in Florid “T wouldn't put it past marked Tommy Turtle. “I spent d' big end of a perfectly good Winter down dat 1y, and I been partial to snowstorms and blizzards ever since. "ancy sunnin’ yo'self out on d' side of a Christmas mawnin’, wid goin' continuous, and = pitcher of lce water handy, to keep you from turn into a pot roast, from d' sun! I do belleve you could scramble eggs on dem hot pavin' ctones, in Floridy. Feather-dusty paims, too. And flies and sand—and 13 verandy, a 'lectric fan awfully Interestin’ abserved Brother to mee Jack Interestin® dey v be! rejoined Tommy. “But, if you leaves it to , I'll take all of my alligators in vn of ladles’ pocketbooks and 1 had a ‘sperience wid a ‘gator once, and dat how come 1 s got three toes on my off hind ‘How come?” inquired Brother Jack Rabbit. ‘Well,” sald Tommy, “I landed in “loridy on a tower of inspection, ac- count of some folks wantin' to unload « few frog ponds onto me, and, bein' anxious to tread d' mame paths fol- Jowsd by our friend Pants de Leon, 1 took a green parasol along, and some strong tobacky, to fight d' mosqul- toss with, and T moseyed out and down along a'—I think dey calls it d' Mus-ko-kee-kes River, or some- thing of that sort. On d' way down I runs into a full-fledged native—a muskrat called ‘Alligator Charle: Charley passes @' time of day and axes ms where at I gwine to. “‘Oh—most any old way! I an- swers him. ‘Just lookin® around a bit, you know ‘In yo' lookin's around.’ vesponds Charley, ‘you better keep yo' eye out for Old Mo She been seen flound- erin’ around down by d' bayou! says he. “T been lookin' out by d' name of Molly “leven vears, I answers back. who is Old Molly?' “Charley looked for anybody for d'_ past ‘But— surprised at dis, “What!" he says. ‘You don’t know about Old Molly? Well, Old Molly is a 'gator of dis naborhood, what is To'teen feet long, weighs 1,600 pounds and Is 850 vears old if she's a day!® She's too voung,' I says ‘for me to be bothered about!’ And I continued on down along ' stream until I came to a kind of lagoon, where another stream came windin' along in its slow way, and right dar I sets me down on a big log, lit my pipe and began to admire a4’ scenery. “Pretty soem § heard a msound Iike {for that MY (SR Imost invariably h skirts, So have most matt But ts bouffant or flari to demand of the alght the skirt tha & seents especia It hort for thi Which Are of NeE ERAE & jaws of one of dese here steel traps closin’ up, and, lookin' down to'ds d' water's edge, I saw d' biggest mouth 1 ever saw on any creature out of an opera singer; and lookin' more closely, I also discerns dat it was a big old 'gator stretched out in d' water, and—what do you s'pose he ouldn't guess,” said Brother Jack. Well,” sald Tommy, “dat old 'Gator s loppin’ his jaws wide open, like a Pennsylvania barn door. He had about two square yards of sticky tongue protrudin’ and as soon as about fo' million fleas, files, gnats, boll weavels and Floridy mosquitoes landed on his do' step—bang!—went d' big jaws, and den he opens his mouth again wid d' most blandest) hospitalitiest—most engagin' smile you most ever laid eves on, and sets hia trap for another crop of d' wee denzens of d' Floridy swamp-cdge! “Dis here operation kind of got my attegtion for a while. ‘It's a brand new i{des,’ thinks T to myself, ‘and 1 2 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, FTERNOON ‘WITH SCANT SKIRT, ONE WITH FULL. AT IEFT, BLACK VELVET FROCK WITH FLAR- ING SKIRT. AT RIGHT. BEIGE CREPE WITH CHINESE EMBROID- ERY. D. 0, JANUARY 1 full-skirted models are so much more cighteenth century h incteenth—so mueh gwine to suggest it to Ssiter Snap- pin’ Turtle, who is allus goin’ asleep with her mouth open.’ retty soon I hears a littls chirp- in' sound, like ‘tweet! tweet!’ and here came a nice, grown blackbird hop-hopping slong d' bank of d' stream, just as fresh and rosy as a pouter pigeon. “‘Hop along, little Birdfe! thinks 1 to myself. ‘Only—considerin’ @' way you're headed—I think you better watch yo' step!’ “Well, dat nice littls blackbird went hop—hop—hopping along @’ bank, just as sassy as a bluejay, until presently he landed on a rock about two inches away from dat animated v-fap—hopped on a twig—popped n right on one of dose big, ugly, sharp toofs of dat ‘Gator—and—bang! Down came d' fly-trap, and I shut my eves to keep out d' picture! When I opened 'em again I saw dat Iittle blackbird ki-yotin’ away from dat narborhood lke dogs was atter hfm! more suggestive of Camargo than of the Empress Eugenfe. Fashion seems to demand very little variety and very little ornamenta T must say, he did have an awful' close call “Well, T was settin’ dere a-rumin- atin’ on what a close shave dat little blackbird had, when—happenin' to turn my head a little—I fancled 1 saw @' rear end of d' log move, dat I was setting’ o “‘Hold steady!” says I to myself. ‘Dis here warm climate done got you to seein’ things!' I says. Pretty soon I looks around again—cautiously— out of & corner of my eyes, and—you can shoot me it I wasn't settin’ on @ back of d' biggest, ugliest old shag- barked alligator you ever laid ¥ eves on! Layin’' aside all dignity for d' mo- ment, I made a jump about fifteen feet straight up in d' air, and when I came down again, dat alligator just clipped off two of my toes as clear as a pea-whistle! “I ain't never Wintered in Floridy since. And—what's mo'—I don’t in- tend to! D' next time I wants a Winter outing, I gwine to try Green- Iand or Siberia! No mo’ ‘wavin’ palms for me. Lessen it's a palm-leaf fan. You hear me! (Copyright, 1024, by Edward MeCandlish.) Make Weird X-Ray. To tell the truth I don't know the reason why this contraption works but it does. Usually I do have some idea why the things work which I | tell you about, but not in this case. 1 do know that if you will follow ghe directions In the illustration you'll have one of the cleverest little Enick-knacks you can make. After the thing is made, hold your hand up to the light and look through the machine &t your hand. The bones will stand out clearly from the flesh, and it you have any rings on, they will stand out clearly, too. CAP'N 2YB. SEE BON!S WITH THIS dainty, little half- | | WITH " HOLE IN EACH. GLUE TOGATNER wrrn SOFT, wWHITE FEATHER tion of the bouffant evening frock at present. It appears at its best when made chiffon, with scalloped flounces from hips to hem, the bod of \fl.l.\fll NIl Considerate. Planting. Affirm. Customary. Quantity of surface Male parent. . Entrance. Barth between Reddish-orange Numerous. Of comparative Ship's journal. A blow. Falsehood. Mimie. Kind of terrier. Otherwise. Adjust. Irritate. Instigate. Strong flavor. Small demon. A native metal. Be in debt. To shut in. Oblique seam. 430 or 500 sheets Good spirit. Snug. Name of vanomous:Arizona lizard. Nefghboring. Obligation. . Game with cards and Qiscs. Solieitude. Produced-as clear profit. Looked narrowly. coal seams. dye. excellence Worked Both Ways. Teacher (In-customary pre-exami- nation speech)—Now, i€ I cateh any one talking during the, test, I'll give him zero. - Student—What will you give us 1f, wo don't talk? Teacher—Nothing. —_— Taking a Chance. “Well, T'll bite,” said the mosquito, as he lit on the wax figure. Fast Time. “Waal, Zeke, what kind o’ time did ¥a bave in the city?” “Oh, that durn old daylight savi: 1926—PART 5. WHITE SATIN FRO DIRECTOIRE LINE: EMBROIDERY OF N AR GOLD, AND THE SCARF IS LINED WITH GREEN SILK. fitting snugly over uncorsetted walsts, sleeveless, with the decolletege usu- ally in the form of a slightly rounded sq The shoulder flower or flow Interest to Younger ST A CATEOR N 54 & N Pendant ornament. Nefarious. Roman Emperor. Imagine. . Groove. . Heavy cup. . A rare gas. Ruflding for automobiles. Take notice of. . Characters for printing, . Stde glance. . Clsars from weeds No. A lubricant. . A narcotic. Bag for moner. Cause to evaporate rapidly. Geological period. Bquiangular figure Joined at 45 degrees. Animal. To cut Into small pleces. A number. To oversupply. Accoutrements. Rabbit-like animal Antlquated. Limited (abbr). To leap about or over. Slight Mistake. ‘ John (after first night on board ship)—I say, old chap, where have my clothes gone? lfl,!‘“fd—whero did yofl put them, atr John—In the lttle flupbll?d ‘with |- the small glass door. Steward—I'm sorry, sir, but that ain’t & cupbeard, sir; that's a port- hole. ——— The Last Word. Young Bragger—My grandfather built the Rocky Mountains. Unnympnuuuu listener—Aw, that's t.u.u you know ‘rlo?.l‘l.‘ Bea? Well, my NM. ers seem essential. Usually we follow the French fashion of wearing them high on the left shoulder, but the right shoulder seemas to be able to carry this light burden with quite as much smartness. *x ox % OUR penchant for bouffancy must usually in the afternoon be sat- isfled with something in the form of a flare, achieved either by way of a circular shaping of the skirt or flar- Ing godets. The flare must be decided ' FPIPrr 7 P JdEEEEE GEEER /l 7 / GN a ammmd Hlfllfll/%fl” %fl flfllllfl N N um fll%!%flfill %H/Hlll%fi% enough even In this type of frock to ]h. in distinct contrast with the stralght, scant, narrow frock. WPash- ion brooks no hilf-way measures in the matter. The flare that gives somewhat the silhouetts of & morn- ing-glory inverted is as smart for evening as for afternoon, and the fullness 1s managed In many ways. and often the hem is burdened with bands of ostrich or marabou fur er artificial flowers that add to the flare effect. Even coats take on flared Iines sometimes, though the presence of the fiared fur coat does not in any way cast aspersions on the fur coat that 1s cut on stralght, scant lines. It is 83 If the two modes had agreed to disagree, reallsing that each aided the other through sharp contrast. (Copyrigbt, 1925.) Grade A Milk. ILK is graded according to bac- teriological content; mot, as many people think, according to the amount of cream it containe. This statement is made by the Sclantific American in enswer to a query. Ir other words, grade A milk is mot necessarily richer in oream than the B or C grades, contrary to ganera opinion. It is the number of bacteria found in milk which determines how it is graded. Grade A milk contatr the fewest bacteria; thers bl more than 30,000 per cubic in t Grade B milk 100,000 bacteria per cubic centimete In Grade C milk there are no mor than 300,000 bacteria per cubic centi- centimete grade after NOTHER campaign button of George Washington's second cam- palgn, in 1786, has been found In the ruins of the G Nathanfel Lyons' homestead at nn. This button is the property of Harry C. Young, and thes only other o is that owned by Mr. and Mrs. S. Ar- nold Peckham and which was ploughed up on the Peckham farm near Eastford & extant i Colored Trees. F negotiations pending carried through, Machias, Me., w have the distinction of being first place on the American continent to introduce the production of colored hardwood. Thi: a German invention has revolutionized the ¢ oring and fini: B8 d wood. It consists of feedi a color chemica tree in the g of the yea as soon as the sap begins to find i up from the roo now the process, hi Readers | | _77dl %fl.l dECNEE” )l CIIT T T T 7721 1 | | 1] Across. Unaccented. Strong_adhesive. . Light bright red. One who peruses. Chlorine (chem. symbol). Molten rock. . Anti-aircraft (abbr.). . Aged. Continuaily. Round, bulging vessel. Mattar (legal). Female singing volce. London postal distriet Dealer in cloth. Essential quality, Set free. Sharp blow. Part of “to be.” Famous Japanese statesman. Relaxed. Swoons. Loud nolse. Pronoun. Enclosure for pigs. Allled; leagued. A month (abbr.). U. 8, possession (abbr.). Glive up. Northeastern State (abbr.). Becret. §0. Soothed. 63. Entices. 64. African fly. Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle. §ss;aaa NO. 2. Down. Harmony Bank officia Conjunction Pinch. Exists. Excavation under a building. Chalk pencil. Asprofession (abbr.). A plece in cheas. paper manager (abdr.), Closer. A swoon. Pointed. instrument. . 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