Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1925, Page 77

THE IFashion Now Demands Extreme Brevity BY MARY MARSHALL REVITY, they the sonl of wit, and is it the essence of smartness in chil- | dren's raiment of the present | day. And from the point of | view of French visitors the Ahin:; that is the matter with the way most | Americans dress their children is that th ise entirely too much material childre: to the French re positively dowdy, they are | say s skirts ng Fra short | dressed children | s are wearing frocks | extremely Frocks are barely | longer than smocks. and it seems no longer to be the fashion for little | to have bloomers extend helow the le frocks. | | A eader of pages recentl det rules concernin ngth of skirts for giris | differe ages 1If one follows the | sent fashion for extremely short | skirts then there isn't much t it, save that the very little | three of four nd gradually | e several The only are in fashion in infancy, and even then re not really lon The first | clothes of a baby nowadays, you extend barely beyond the feet | tual carrying out this rule | irt-lengths one must be guided | mewhat by the proportions of the | In France quite big girls o | above the knees. 1If the clined to be spindly or may ifle over weight the effect » skirts are lenzthened folle the rule evails and more properly than at the s terminate well order to achieve this Iy necessary to turn | of ready-made suits | which, being made for varled Amer-| fcan taste, are usually long enough | to cover the bend of the knees. To be really smart they should show geveral inches of leg above the knee. No one who has not had experience th growing ildren and clothes that shr little in the washing knows a persistently tr; t it maintain this fa e that is h sk rts hat p s present 1hove er “short clothes timie the rou effect up the hems w what is to e brevity. v eithe * % - | .DREN'S sleeve: season, | those of their mothers, are th or quite short. In| th long sleeve is usu only fc the more sub- frock Play clothes hes are best made with | the very short sleeve. | Many well-dressed children have what amounts to a uniform for play clothes. There is mno question of what shall be worn save on gala occasions. At presest the middy blowse and sailor blouse are espe- cially well liked for both boys and for this purpose, and with boys ¢ often the middy or sailor u is chose; for all occasions. or dress occasions the all-white suit selec while for every day the e cotton or fine blue and white triped suit is chosen e little girl's every-day middy is sieeved. Little wh middies | pleated cloth nd navy blue tie becoming. The ance in such Things s this weather stantial and party “Throwing Curves Matter of Wrist Twist” | letting it roll off your fingers in the | correct manner, % BY AL DEMAREE. is the second of a series of on playing base ball by for the | [ | His advice is all inside in- | | from his vears in | | he points out what he thinks wi | most valuable to boys who wan learn 1o play base ball right Batter is out!" call the batter swings wildly in the umpire as | and miss The crowd yells its approval, and the pitcher turns to face the next bat- ter confidently, for he knows that his curve is breaking well today and that tters will be ing on their ears” trying to hit es—the magic word that may make or break a successful pitcher. What boy there who does not long to possess a good curve—to be able to “put the stuff on the bail"? rowin curve is more a matter of wrist motion than anything else, and not so much dependent on the po. rs as is commonly between | with well | 1 is held naturally the thumb and first two fingers, the other two fingers gripping ander the ball t the point in the throw when the ball is released from the hand, the | wrist is turned upward and outward, | and the ball is allowed to roll off the | index finge about midway between the tip and the hand This gives the ball a rc which causes it to curve the plate and makes it to hit. Two things t ance to any boy ing motion, n its way to much harder at will be of in perfecting a curve +hall are (1) follow instructions as to | the manner in which the hall is held and thrown, and (2) practice It was not without lon ictice that such masters of the ve as Mordecai Brown, “Nap” Rucker and “Vic" Willis were able to make it a successful part of their pitching game. Spend some time in learning to hoid the ball properly and assist- | hours of | | STRIKE) | | THREE —_ o HOW THE | CURVE / \WORKS HELD THISWAY a costume depends differ regarding the little girl's party | clothes. desire for them nothing more fesi broidery m georgette chosen satisfaction get or catch for | ber to put the snap into your wrist | mer in which my curve was breaking | and when I had the control to break | and what'll we do about |a great problem to the twins. | get rid of the long | stairs. | downstairs | But | cushion. { it THE SMALL BOY IS DRESSED IN BLUE LINEN TROUSERS AND WHITE SHIRT BOUND WITH BLUE. A BLUE ELEPHANT CUT- OUT OF LINEN AND APPLIQUED ADDS A FASCINATING TOUCH TO THE CHILDISH TASTE. THE SMALL GIRL, FOR IT IS A SMALL GIRL AT THE RIGHT. 1S DRESSED IN PINK-AND- CHECKED GINGHAM TROUSERS AND SLEEVELESS ET, WITH A WHITE VOILE BLOUS] only on having | chiffon frock for the little girl Is a clean and in|rather dangerous venture. ship-shape and having the skirt kept | An attractive model for the chiffon short enough and the tie neatly tied.|frock consists of two lengths of Both taste and opinion seem to|pleated chiffon, each edged with lace. One length extends from the round Some mothers squelch all | neck to a little above the knees. Tha extremely dainty finery on |is the frock itself. of their children. allowing | extends over th e than white | inches below linen with a little Irish lace or em-| makes the collar and the excuse for for party clothes. Other |sleeves. Nothing could be simpler others allow chiffon or georzette |and notaing daintier figured silks for their little| For the girl of blue eves and fair | hair one of the new shades of blue s and | most becoming. The old notion that frock | little children should wear no colors fussy 'save blue and pink seem to linger the middies always from neck to & few the shoulder. This the part crepe or gir 1f chiffon the The do permit be sure that very simple. vou Which Are of Interest to Younger Try These On the Cross-Word Dictionary After this is accomplished to vour of your friends to | vou. Piteh slowly at first; then speed up as you master the right method of handling the ball. Remem- SUNDAY The shorter length | | where | Pleated | simple STAR, among the prejudices of some mothers. T wouldn't choose lavendar for a child,” is a comment often heard children’s clothes are , sold. “Not green,” says some women, quickly passing over the little frocks of verdent hue. And while yellow enjoyed considerable vogue as a children’s color recemtly, there are some women who are averse to it. * % % % AS far as children's millinery is concerned the cloche seems still to be in favor. Little girls have not had to adapt themselves to the varied assortment of high-crowned hats that have been brought before their mothers and big_ sisters recently. The really well-dressed lttle girl almost invariably wears a simple, untrimmed -day” hat. A neat cloche of fine straw with the conven- tional band of ribbed ribbon is worn with the conventional navy blue serge coat by many smartly dressed little - as flower trimmings have for older women there are many mothers who will have none of the flower-trimmed hat for their little daughters. The truth is that for children ribbon trimming seems to take precedence over flowers among women of fastidious taste, Among the smartest hats for little girls offered here 1s a white milan cloche shape trimmed with smail rosettes of narrow white satin ribbon around side and front with a double band of the ribbon running between. and ruched narrow ribbhon the band trimming of other shapes. Among the favored are milan, tuscan and similar forms | sorts. or the older littie girls the close fitting little shape with a rolled-up brim in front is gaining favor at present. (Copyright, Table Manners. OST of us have some little dining room tricks that we are not sware of—wa do things as we eat that we would criticize in others. These are tricks of nervousness and are apt to be quite as offensive as bad manners resulting from igno- rance or Indifference. instance, there is the high- angular young woman of precise habits, who has a habit | of brushing up the crumbs about her plate he does this between the ‘x‘oursv' and during the ' courses. She brushes them with one h 1 into | the palm of the other and then de- posits them on her plate. Probably she is annoyed at having crumbs around her plate, and she would be surprised if you told her how often she crumbed her place during a meal Then there are the peope—more often men than women—who see imaginary specks on dishes and sil- ver and wipe them with their nap- kin before using them Others reset their place after ting down to a meal, arrar bread and butter plate, ku and spoons in more prec Occasiona we find abs. folk who mark the cloth with th is usually the trick of the half boy or girl. Others busy their nervous fingers crumbing bread, and others nd vous en ng glass ves, forks se pos just as it leaves your hand. The curve is always an effective weapon in a good pitcher’s hands. The best days that I had while pitching for the New York Giants, between 1911 and 1919, were due to the man it where T wished Control is very important in thro ing any ball, but especially a curve. Practice alone can aid vou in develop. ing it, adding, of course, any natural pitching ability which you may have. Kathie Manages. “I do wish M mithers would go kome,” sighed a as she glanced downstairs and saw that the visitor's hat still lay on the settee in the hall {e’'s such a bore,” agreed her brother, “and poor mother is 150 po- lite to get rid of him. She promised we were through stuflying, and now we're all through and he's 11 there, ity mother v s They felt a very protective air toward her, and especially felt it their duty to discourage boring visitors. Kathie, the little tortoise kitten curled up sleepily a inst Elsa, blink ed sympathetically. he did wish she could do somethir to help the twins inded man down Their pretty widowed Across. Membranous pouch. 4. Has hopes. . Minced oath An adjustable device clectric ignition. . Insect . Bar of metal. Morning (abbr.). Military aviator. . In favor of The great sun god of Egypt. Conducted . Systemized, accumulated and ac- cepted knowledge. 7. Unctuous combustible liquid sub- stance. . The first man. e unit. A conspicuous constellation. Middle points. Tip of the foot. Title of address. Result obtained by addition. Within 9. Unit of work or energy. . A Southern constellation. ) 1416, ete. . Form of electric current. Masculine personal name. Admission. . Scandium (chemical symbol). Lawmaker. Engincering degree (abbr.). . A volt ampere. . Device for carrying bricks. . Large genus of tropical mimosa- ceous trees having odd pinnate leaves and white or red flowers. . Rows of seats, . Raging. . One of a fabulous race of dwarf £oblins. . French unit of area. . Gaelic form of John. Southern State (abbr.). Erbium (chemical symbol). . Exist. Shout. . Take legal action. . Point of compass. A T AR ek Fussy. Is the new editor a hard- he twins, having finished their studies, started to do a crossword puzzle together. Kathie wandered off by herself, looking for something to play with. She hopped up on the ttee in the hall, her favorite place for a cozy nap. she could not find her favorite There seemed to be some thing on top of it. She walked around on top of the settee, waving her little tuil disapprovingly. Then she ran into somethinz hard and round which slid to the floor. Kathie hopped off | to see what that new plaything could be, She found it a very nice plaything, | indeed. It was somethinz that could | be rolled_about. She had : fun making little rushes at it and sending | tumbling So absorbed wa she | that she did not realize what had hap- pened when suddenly everything be- came dark. Something was on top of her, stifiing her. She started run- ning in circles, and making frantic used in 1t one of these dashes which brought Kathie in full sight of the | ving room. “My hat!” cried a man's | >, *“What—wha he s tail. “Those ave done this!” he cried “The way you let them play | & children angrily. tricks, and- The twins’ mother got up with dig- nity. “I can manage my children | very well,” she said, and, somehow, the man found himseit going home. “Nice Kathie!” said Elsa, she munched popcorn. “It’s so nice of you to save us the trouble of doing a trick like that, though we'll never, never be able to convince mother we didn't.” Applause. Waiting Patient—I thought you were a painless dentist. Didn't I just hear a man howling in there? Cheerful Dentist—Ah, sir, he was just cheering my feats of strength. Report P econa Ditto—Ts he? 2 Second Ditto—TIs he? Say, he’ THF.V'.'F. Is now an automobile for | grouchy that he gets sore every horse in the United States | put a period upside down. and at the close of 19 the aute will | have a decided numerieal edge on the horse. Ten years ago there were nine One Car Per Horse. s0 Did you know that a horse can eat ; lunum ongautomabiles, - Jbest without & bif in its mouihl it you | PUZZLE NO. 1. Down. . Iciclelike form of mineral. Directed. Nine hundred (Roman). Parts of a curve. Parent. Purpese. Right (abbr.). . Father. . King of Bashan. . Girl's name. Incrustation on the floor of a cave. Sach (abbr.). Negative. . Established Church (abbr.). . Per cent (abbr.). . Citizen of a European country. Electrified particles. Never (poetic). Minerals, . Vehicles for conveying goods. mall greenish finch. . Upon. . Above. . Pertaining to a form of energy. . Obtains. . Solar disk. . Appendages to head of an insect. . Apparent ends of Saturn’s rings. . Short-hooded cloak. . Unit of electrical resistance. . Burden. 2, Unusual. . Thread of ductile metal. Russian ruler. . Eskimo dwelling. . So be it. | Flap of something. 2, Before. . Eastern State (abbr.). . Like. He Did. Policeman (to speeder)—How would you like to go riding in a patrol wagen? Autoist—It might do in a pinch. —_——— Naturally. Conductor—Pat, why are ringing the bells on both sides? Pat—Because 1 want both sides to stop. Yyou He'd Escape, Too. | Cnemistry Teacher—This gas deadly poison; what steps would you (ake if it should escapel” Charles—Long ones, WASHINGTON, D. straws | bgead and butter | sit- | good digestion is | C., APRIL 26, 1925—PART 6. in Children’s Clothes ¥ 20 PARTY FROCK OF TURQUOISE BLUE 77})])(7;!:[) WITH I.\(IE.V PLEATED CHIFFON stirring and stirring a cup of tea or coffee Just for the fun of it watch vour- self as closely as possibe at the next | meal and see whether any of these tricks are yours. Remember, that | one of the best ways to cure the actual nervousness is to master the habit. A certain relaxation at table | is f{avorable to the cultivation of g00d table manners as well as to a Canary Ventriloquist. TWO ENSEMBL CANARY that sings, then replies| if the notes is owned by a BRAID. SILK FISH. ventrioquially as came from fap away, Ne ¢ Zealand man | Across. . Consumes. Cry of a donkey. . The skin on the head. - Reposed. Since the war. Coins of Spain. Before. Pertaining to a certain country in Europe. Tear. Make a loan. Long pole with a footrest. . Site of the famous “Leaning Tower." Fronts. Init of length. . Push aside. More profound. . A famous dancer. A pastry . Conqueror. . Masculine personal name. art of a flower (plural). Precipitous. * Be in debt. - Division of the Union. . An invisible emanation. Supporting parts of a structure. . Enough (poetic). . In favor of. . Having two axes. Part of the foot. . Dervishes. . Mason's toels. . Chains. Leader of the Young Turks. Municipality. . Perceived. Concentrated preparation. Part of a pla; . Choice marble: Strikes with open hand. 5. Consecrated. . Twentleth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. . Monkey. . Rare element. belonging cerfum group. . Amusement park in Vienna. . Upsets. Til-gotten gain. . Mountain nymph. . River in France. . Quarrel. . Nothing. Pertaining to the ocean. . To utter vocal sounds. One who spies. . Slides. . Snakelike fish. ‘Wonder. . Sun God (Zoroastrianism). . Pertaining to Nero. . Bog. . Descendant of Shem. 9. Case for holding a'light. . Seat without a back. . Undermines. . Increase. 5. Female sheep. . Resembling fish. | Deserves and obtains. Foot covering. Deep attachment. Prefix meaning three. Very small. =aaRE to the s otste e 25 Landmark. A resident was showing a guest the important spets in a small town. Com- ing to a vacant lot, he said, “This is one of our greatest showplaces.” “Why, it's only a vacant lot,” ex- claimed the guest. “Certainly, but that's where the cir- Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle. to town.” - Needed the Money. for? ac five & bagy, _ cus always performs when it comes | FOR SMALL GIRL THE HAT IS OF WHITE THE STICK IS ENAMELED RED. AND-TAN PRINTED CREPE DE {and over —He's crying, ‘S8alted peanuts,’'be forbidden to 7 THE TWELVE S THE SIX-YEAR-OLD WEARS 4 TRIMMED WITH RED BRAID AND A WHITE SERGE COAT LINED WITH RED AND TRIMMED WITH TRAW WITH RED RIBBON STR e WIHITE CREPE DE CHINE FROCK MERS AND APPLIQUED RED 'EAR-OLD WEARS A FROCK OF BLUE- CHINE TRIMMED WITH BLUE FLANNEL, AT. THE HAT IS OF TAN FELT, TRIMMED WITH BLUE BAND. Readers AND A BLUE FLANNEL Yarns of the Big Wood BY ART CHILDS Will-o™-the-Wisp. he great lonesome woods « the old_guides have ma yarns which they te 1o the tenderfeet from cities—their own way of explain the strange tracks and weird noise Mr. Childs, who used to be a game warden in the woods of nort consin, collected these storie from the “oldtimers.” What's that? That strange asked the young tenderfoot rth weods. Over a fo Up the North up many ove in . marsh Smallest Zoo Inmates. HE smallest animals at the London Zoo are a pygmy mice from Gam- bia in Western Africa. They are smaller than bees, and a pair could easily set up housekeeping in an ordi- nary safety match box. While the pygmies were being shipped to Lon- don fifteen of them escaped through a hole smaller than might be made by a lead pencil and were never seen For Arctic Animals. NHE French minister of colonies has set aslde, by executive decree, a number of islands owned by France in the Antartic region as game sanctu- aries for polar bears, walrus, sea lions 4and other aninals. The protected area includes the islands of Crozet, St. Paul and Amsterdam, Adelia Land and the Antartic Coast between Doigt de Sainte Anne and Port aux Lapins. Ship Sinks at Bridge. J_OW bridses span the River Spree in Germany and interfere seri- ously with the passge of excursion steamers loaded with holiday makers from Berlin. Hence a new steamer is being built, to carry 1,000 passengers, that will be equipped with large tanks which when filled with water will submerge the hull sufficiently to pass under the lowest bridge on the river. National Park in Africa. N Albert National Park in the Belgian Congo will be created in the near future by royal decree. The Jack—Mother, may I have a nickel | region selected is a high table land for an old man who is outside crying? between Lake Mother—Yes dear; but what is he| Protection Kuon and Uganda be given to both animals and plants and hunters will penetrate into the will region, the ghostlike explained it's Will- v little man with his the younz e in fely in and f now. And all_the your their hers Riddles. is it that has a mouth be closed?—Russell R. | 506. What | that cannot Olmstead. 507. What key in music will make {a good officer?—Elizabeth Steffish. 508. What does a clown do when he hears a joke?—Allen Terry. What soap is the hardest?— Otto Schmidt. 510. What goes through the woods vet never touches ground or trees? rjorie Stove. 11. When can you carry water in ieve?—Eldon S. Wright. 12. Why is it dangerous to take a nap in a railway coach?—Beatrice ench. What can be driven without a eins or ring wheel ?—Mil- dred Crow. 514. Why is a dog biting his tai] like a good manager?—Olga Frances Wickner. 500. ausage were to take a > literature _what ould it take?—Gordon Ward. v is a shoemaker like a ?—Ruth Ragland. happiness” is the opposite ' what is the opposite of ?—Ridella Wahl. 518. What is smaller than an ant's mouth?—Muriel Kempfer. 519. What has a bed and never sleeps, a mouth and never drinks?— Leta Norvell. 20. Which weighs most, | of feathers or a | Ralph Wilson. 521. Who was the father of Jonah's children?—Julius Feinberg. | Answers. A cave. 507. A sharp major. 500" Castile” (cast steel). 810 of a horn. 511. "When it in 3 Because the train runs over A nail 514 Because he ds meei. 515 A course in i Becatise he's faibiil to | into Tis mouth. 519. A river. 590 Ty both weigh the sames S2le-Jonaby a pound pound of lead?— 508 blast | frozen. 5. | slee | mak | B