Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1925, Page 75

\ THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, APRH: 19, .1 925—PART 5. 7 < Evening Gowns May Now Display Much Color and Magnificence BY MARY MARSHALI RESS that is extremely sim. ple in the morning, for the afternoon dress equally sim- ple, save for an elaborate oc- casion, and for the evening as much magnificence as vou like. That seems to be the present demand of fashion. This idea of making a very strict rule regarding what is cor- rect for morning is something of a reversion to old ideals. For a time re cently women wore pretty much any- thing for morning that they liked— earrings, sleeveless frocks, long loose capes, beaded georgette frocks and blouses. It didn’t much matter what. Now the dictum from Paris is that earrings are not to be worn in the morning nor in the afternoon save with fairly elaborate dress. The tai- jored suit or frock, or some sort of sport dress, is_considered smartest for morning, and an absence of elabo-, rate detail makes for smartness in such clothes, This does not mean that women have foresworn elaborate and mag- nificent and coquettish clothes, but merely that they are saving them all for the declining hours ‘of the day. They reveal the luxury and splendor of dress for the moon and stars, not for the sun There are many women now who reject what are known as afternoon clothes. They have good-looking sport_clothes, which answer the pur pose for luncheons and bridge parties, almost every sort of afternoon social function. For the really formal after- n occasion a more elaborate gown « needed. For such occasions there ire dresses that may also serve as lit- tle dinner frocks. If you have some such frock in your wardrobe—a little dinner gown-—you may wear this for e afternoon affair when your sport or tailored clothes would not be ap- propriate, Such a ‘frock might be the little din- ner dress recently worn on the stage a popular actress. It is of beige repe satin made without sleeves, but with a rounded neck. There is a short scant sKirt of the satin with a flaring tunic of the same material about 6 inches shorter. There is no defined walstline, but a series of five or six tucks marks the hipline. It is of the heige satin throughout, save for a ja- hot of beige lace that hangs from the nter of the rounded neckline to the of the tuck There are little taffeta frocks with tiny sleeves, rounded or squared neck. lines and slightly flaring skirts that would also do double duty for dinner frock and afternoon frock on occa- sions. Often there is lace to add to the lightness of the taffeta {rocks. * ok ok % THE color of your evening gowns may be almost anything you like and still be in fashion. For the sim- ple little wearable éinner and dance frock you may choose beige or light brown and feel that you are neither straining after a new mode nor cling- Ing to one that is passee. Pink brown and rose belge are attractive in lace and lend themselves well to trimming with artificial pink roses. There are all sorts of let and mauve tones— some quite de€p and others so light and pinky as to be real orchid. Among blues, that known this sea- son as pervenche, mora familiar here as periwinkle, still remains a favorite. Sky blue and grass green is a favorite color combination of Callot, and among his new evening gowns is a molre in sky blue, piped with green. Though this is decidedly a season of color, there are stiil black evening gowns, and these are considered still the most practical for the woman who must get along with a very small wardrobe. Of chiffon or lace they are very generally becoming One of the motion picture beauties recently appeared at a dance attend- ed by distinguished members of her profession wearing =a short-skirted, form-molding little frock of black crepe de chine. The neckline, which was very low in front, was edged with rhinestones, and rhinestones also edged the armholes and formed a Things Which Are of Interest to Younger Big Leaguer’s Base Ball Tips. (In the following article, Mr. Demarse, ence famous pitcher, gives you the in" side story on signs and signals as used in the big leagues, and tells you how our team can use signals (o improve te game.) BY AL DEMAREE. It is the last half of the ninth in- ning! The bases are full, with two out and the home team at bat. The crowd is wild, cheering as only base ball fans can cheer when it looks as if the game is theirs. Zing! Like a flash the pitcher turns and shoots the ball to first. A run- ner is caught just a little too far off the bag, and the game is over— and lost. Too bad, it done? How just the right ball? The answer is catcher who gave caught the runner. [ ment of the arm, 4 touch of the cap and the pitcher shot the ball to first. se ball players are firm believers in signs. They use them many times in every game to indicate plays that are to be made Especially is this true between catcher and pitcher, for between these two most plays are started, and the 1se of signs or gnals enables them to direct the movements of the op- posing batter. There are hundreds of signs and combinations of these signs in use. very club has its own particular set of signals. However, there are some which are more general than others and which are not too difficult for vour team to use to advantage. ¥or instance, a pitcher sometimes signals the kind of ball he will throw by the hand in which he catches the hall, or the hand in which it rests when he steps into the box. If the ball is in his left hand he will throw a curve; if in his right, he will throw « fast ball. Again, color combinations are some- times used. If the pitcher touches black before white (say the black let- ters on his shirt or his black belt and then his white uniform), it means a curve, while the opposite means a fast ball. Pitching signs are most generally ven by the catcher, however, and This is the method that I always pre- ferred. ‘The pitcher usually gives signs only in case he feels that the opposing club is stealing his catcher's signs. When the catcher is doing the siz- naling he almost always uses finger signs, indicating the bal to be thrown by the number of fingers shown. Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle. of course—but how was did the pitcher know instant to throw the It was the the signal that A slight move- signs. | decoration on frock. Pink and black combination has gained a place for itself among the dressmakers as well as with the milli- ners. Molyneux uses black net over flesh-colored crepe. The square neckline is used in many of the new evening frocks. Me- tallic gowns are made with the gold or silver lame cut in straight, closely molded lines, ending in a straight line running around right under the arms. The sheath remains straight and scant to a point somewhere between the hips and within a few inches of the hem, where some sort of flare is introduced. The gown cut in a deep V at the back, but draped fairly high in front, is stili considered highly appropriate for the formal evening occasion, and the well molded bodice cut with a modestly rounded neckline and cut rather lower under the arms is still seen. One may wonder why this mode, never really becoming, should have remained with us for another season. Another rather unbecoming but undoubtedly smart neckline is achieved by Callot in a lace frock This is cut straight across the shoul- ders, but the line is so high that it shows only the tips of the shoulders. The straps of the slip beneath come at right angles to this line. Despite the continued vogue for the boyish bob and the closely shingled head there is a growing interest in elaborate coiffures. Halr ornaments, bandeaux, tiaras, combs and all sorts of decorations for the head are tak- ing an important place. At a benefit dance given at one of the smart re- sorts on fhe French Riviera and at- tended by fashionable French, Ameri- can and Russian women, the prizes of the evening -were awarded to the women whose elaborate headdresses received the most votes of a commi tee of non-professional judges appoint- ed for the purpose. Every sort of elaborate and simple hair adornment was worn and coiffures almost as elaborate as those of the perlod of Marie Antoinette were to be seen. All of which goes to show that in France at least there is a growing interest in_elaboration of hairdress- ing. For daytime, morning especial- ly, vour hair cannot but be simply arranged. But the simple headdress is no longer the smartest for evening. the side front of the Ice Cream Industry. HILE it is generally accepted that ice cream was first made in Italy, where “gelati” and ‘“granita” still charm tourists, it remained for th United States to develop the industry on a vast scale, Prof. Martin Morten- sen, headl of the department of dairy- ing in the Jowa State College, sald | recently before the World's Dairy Congress. It is thought that ice cream was introduced into France about 1350, and the earliest printed record of it in England was found in a housekeep- ing magazine published in 1786. The fce cream s business in the United States increased from 80,000. 000 gallons in 1909 to 263,529,000 gal- lons in 1912. The ice cream cone, in- vented in 1904, was a great factor in making ice cream popular. Prof. Mortensen attributed the great success of the mdustry to the sound business principles employed by the men who entered it. He said the rapid development of machinery trade journals and instruction in col- leges in the art of ice cream making has done much to increase the busi- ness. The American ice cream business| owes a big debt to Dolly Madison. She made ice cream popular and fash- jonable in the United States. It was introduced into the United States by a Philadelphia caterer named Bosia | in 1800, but never became really| popular until Mrs. Madison was mis- tress of the White House. It was not until 1851 that the first wholesale ice cream business was started by Jacob Russell in Baltimore. Should the catcher decide to change the play after giving the signal he sometimes picks up a bit of dirt or | straightens his mask to call the first signal off and then gives the new sign. A set of combination finger signs was perfected by Pat Moran while he was managing the Philadelphia team in 1915, for which club I was pitching at the time. It is necessary for big league clubs to use complicated sig- nals and to change them frequent! because opposing teams are always trying to read signals and turn them to their own advantage. Moran gave three different r.m- bers, the middle one of which, for instance, would indicate the kind of ball desired. If he signaled 3-1- the middle, No. 1, called for a fast ball. If he signaled 2-3-1 the 3 meant a curve. Such elaborate signs, however, are not mecessary for a boys’ club. Keep your signs as simple as possible and there will be less danger of a mixup and the errors which will resuit. Try using a simple set of finger signs between your catcher and pitcher, as one finger for a fast ball, two for a curve, etc. To signal your pitcher to throw to first you might have the catcher touch his cap or rub his glove. When he wishes to change a signal he can plck up a bit of dirt. You might even have some sig- nals for your base runners, such as four fingers for a steal, five for a hitand-run play, etc. In this man- ner you can get the jump on your opponents, as they will never know what is coming and your own play- ers will always know in advance just what to do. True Enough. “I have a suit for every day in the week.” “You have?” “Yes, this Is it.” e U S ity Giving Credit. Doctor—Young man, you very remarkable recovery wife's tender care. “It's kind of you to tell me doc. I shall make out the check to my wife.” owe your to your Scared Him. Edna—I always will be a sister to you. Rejected Suitor—Not if I know it! My ties and sweaters go fast enough as it is. 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Answers to readers’ questions regarding diet will be given by Winifred Stuart Gibbs. food speciaiist, writer and lecturer on_mitritlon, Questions should be accom Danied by & self-addressed, stamped on- Velope a3 only those of general interest will be answered in this colimn Will be answered through the effort will be made fo snawer o Every estions promptly, but we bespeak the indulgence of our readers for any usavoidable delay The number of letters received is large and esch must take its t Address Winifred Stuart Gibis, 37 West Thirty njpth street, New York City you please advise me what diet follow for constipation?—M. B Perhaps the first thing to be con- sidered in planning a diet for stipation is that of complete diges- tion. No other one measure will prove %0 effective in combating this. con- dition. A mass of undigested food will often cause constipation when there has been previous tendency in that particular. 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Come up and sit by me.” | the typ | Tn changing t If T am not asking too much, will [found desirable to use specially pre- | vared to | that this | with | Answers to Food Questions addition to whatever games they may indulge in. Older persons will do well to Mt their exercises with in their | condition of health others | Coming to the diet, to begin with of b: In normal health beneficial orga necessary to mainta he it is a good plan dea of changing in the intestines re is a growth of these are od health it often the ism wth is buttermilk or introduce extra supply the: nisms through foods. For a laxative diet choose f following 1 Celery, lettuce cumbers, beets ens, radishes cabbage, carrots, cracked wheat, bran shredded wheat. wheat fresh and dried nuts, fresh berries alt sugar, malt honey, malted milk While the tende nting away from old-fas! redies, such as or oil, this )lds its place Many specialists recommend mineral oil. If this is used great care must be taken to see that it does not harm the digestion. A warm enema IS per- haps the safest mechanical remedy o an neficial or- prepared other m the cu- all least a three-mile walk every day in BY ART CHILDS. The Anserbak. (Up in the great, lonesome woods of the North the old guides have made up many yarns which they tell over and over to the tenderfeet from the cities— their own way of explaiing the strange tracks and weird noises. Mr. Childs who used to be a game warden in the woods of northern Wisconsin, collected these stories from the “oldtimers.”] “Haloo called the tenderfoot in the big woods, shouting for the joy of hearing his voice ring through the wooded dell. “‘Halooo!” called back a faint voice. Once more the boy called, and once more his cry was repeated. “Listen to the echo!” he exclaimed to the old guide who was with him. “It's just as clear as anything.” “Echo nothing!” snorted the old 0oy Readers Yarns of the Big Woods. | suide. “That just shows you know about it."” “If it isn't an echo, what is it?" asked the bewildered boy, turning to stare at the guide. “It’s the Anserbak,” his guide re plied solemnly. “I never saw one of | them myself, but there’s plenty have. He always seems to be ahead of you | just around the bend, and he mocks | everything you say. “What does he look the boy. ““Oh, he's something like a parrot, only bigger and lots gayer in his coloring. You just look out sharp and maybe you'll see one while you're up here. So the boy kept on calling and go- ing in the direction from which the Anserback seemed to reply, but never a sight did he get of that sly mocker. how much like?" asked Life Story Told By New Base Ball. .A big league ball is a work of art. It ’is. made by speciglists . and -goey through ~miore ' steps<- than’ you'd dream.-of as you toss the ordinarys looking sphere toward- home . plate, There really isn't very much actual hard rubber in a ball—in fact, they start the ball off with about a ome- ounce hard rubber center. Then over this center is placed a four-ply gray wool winding.. . Next gomes white - wool winding of . three-ply. After this the rubber cement ‘coat is rolled over the sphere( As though that weren't enough to do to it, there comes another gray wool winding, followed by a cotton yarn covering and another coat of the rubber cement. Now the ball is ready for its cov- er, which.is made of horsehide taken from the iiddle of the horse's back, as the leather there is of just the right “stretchines.” The cover s dampened before it is placed on the ball, so that it will stretch a little. Then when it dries it pulls up snug- ly: and. tightly .over the ball. When the ball has been carefully covered it is rolled between two soapstones to make . it perfectly smooth. It is then carefully looked over by an inspector before it is_put in a box for shipment. And next thing you know it's hopping out of the pitcher's fingers with the eves of the whole grand- stand following it. It must be great to be a base ball! - . Of Course Not. School Director—Be very diligent in your studies. Remember, what you have learned no one can ever take away from you. Pupll—Well, they cam't ever take from me what 1 haven't learned, either, can they? a W