Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1925, Page 81

BY MARY MARSHALL. OR the cern woman whose sole con with new clothes is the wearing of them. interest in the changes of fashion is fitful and seasonal. There are times ©of the vear when the acquisition of new clothes becomes an absorbing in-{ days are then| terest, and hours or spent at this age-old sport. In the Intervals between, during long weeks | of Midsummer and Midwinter, it | seems to many women as if fashion sat back with folded hands. As a matter of fact, there resplte for the real makers of smart clothes, and the wheels of fashion re volve steadily, systematically. The well known French dressmakers be- ®in shortly after the new year mak- ing models for buyers from North America, South America, England and all the other countries where | French fashions set the standard. No sooner have they satisfied these ag- | gressive and acquisitive individyals than they have to present new and slightly different models to the smart Frenchwomen on their return from southern resorts. With the coming of the short but important Paris *'sea =on" society women demand ne exclusive clothes, and then comes the | scason at Deauville and other S resorts, when every one wants clothes. That done you might think that the designers could knock off for awhile, but before Deauville cloth are out of the way there are incessant de T nds on the part of the buyer for maodel. for Autumn and Winter Don't imagine 2 minute that with o first showing Spring clothes for o American buyers everything is wttled until Autumn. Often the m | nportant changes in fashion come as the result of little developments that take place much later in the season And while fashion is thus devel ing overseas w Are king our ow fashion history over here. You never can tell where or when an important fad will start or which of the innum- crable fads that do start in the vaca- tion season will be of real importance to fashion. And you never can tell her, just when fashion is going to p steadily forward with a given and when she is going to set her clutch and reverse. She may sudde! decide that there was something 4 »f last scason or two sca ago that she did not have enough of, and so at the end of the Summer | we find ourselves nearer the fashions | of last vear than we were at the be inning. is no t * ok ok ¥ THE very short skirt is one of the things t are spoken of most frequently when discussions of pres- ent tendencies are in order One thing is certain, skirts can't he much shorter than those worn by some fashionable women, and still be worthy of the name of skirts. But though stressed by almost all the dressmakers, these very short skirts have mot been adopted by all well dressed women. *Rather short, but not too short.” has been the instruc tion of many an American woman to dressmaker. Perhaps the skirt that ends just below the knee can bs worn to better advantage by the Euro- Pean woman, anywa For the French woman has thinner leg: while ours, as a French physician gravely pointed out toan American patient, are shaped much_like inverted wine bottle ankles are as slender—perhaps more slender—but the line between the ankle and the knee is much more curving, and this perhaps makes a v short skirt seem even shorter. he tendency that, it seems to me, is most important at the present time i< toward a more closely fitted silhou- Gradually we are getting away from the meal-bag ideal. Once a wom- an could go clothes hunting and if <he found a ready-made frock that doesn't the right size through the shoul and hung thence in a straight she felt that she could take the hings Which Are of THREE TAILORED COSTUMES CENTER, OPENS IN A VEST EFFECT: CK VELVETEEN JACKET WOR? S E T BL frock home with her a it came from the racks Now the frock that fits ook quite vight. If you want to catch the spirit of the new mode, then by all means take pains with the fit of your frocks. Even the little washable morning frock should fit with a little more precision -than such frocks have been accustomed to do lately. Shoulders and sleeves are no 1 r permitted to hang upon us d wear it so easily “Secret of Slow Ball in Springing Surprise.” BY AL DEMAREE. This is the last of a series of inside tips on playing base ball by Al Demaree formerly & Ditchar for.tha New York Glants, Mr. Demares tells how to throw tlow balls today—and ghows you ex Getly how ft's dome, with illustrations ha made himself Whiff! After striking at several exceeding- fast balls and fouling a eouple of batter has been served a slow ball—one that seemed to float up to the plate—and he is walking back em, the 'THREE KINDS |OF SLOW BALL *TUE PALM BALL- to the dugout wondering what caused him to miss e—that’s the whole secret of ball. It most ef- fectively after the pitcher has thrown i number ‘of fast balls and the batter's e is looking for speed “No slow ball is one that is thrown ko uBat it does not revolve. This is aco@@@plished by raising the fingers at the moment the ball is released from ihe hand, thus giving it no chance to roll. Very littla w Surpr! slow is used t motion is used iz more like “pushed” ball than thrown ball, but part of its Success Jjepends on its being thr with the! ame delivery a ny other ball Slow balls may be held in a «f ways, chief among them being with | #ie palm, forked fingers and knuckles. nber | ! vou want | who bought When thrown with the palm, the ball is held in the palm of the hand with the fingers extended around it As it leaves the hand the fingers are raised slightly to keep the ball from revolving The slow ball thrown with forked fingers is dificult to use unless the hand is large. It is held in the fork between the first and second fingers and must be gripped tightly to be thrown effectivel The knuckle ball is a favorite among boys, and league players, too, for that matter. It held with the gainst the palm and kunckles of the first two fingers, the thumb being lower and well around it. Like the others, it is thrown with an overhand motion Before trying to throw a slow ball spend some time in learning to hold it correctly and in swinging the arm with it. Make sure that you can grip the ball tightly, whichever method you Then practice throwing—slowly st—and with increasing speed s on ster the knack of the throw. Such pitchers as Eddie Rommell make use of the slow ball to good ad vantage, but with them. too, it is ef fective se attack. But 11 deliver the ball the same manner as you would other. This will keep the batter from guessing hat throw by noting a change is at in any opposing vou will in your | method of de}ivery His Choice Dentist—What in your “hocolate. kind tooth of filling do Roy— Not Touch do George—\What system vou on the typewriter, Jim? Jim—The stop, look and find it. A Nightmare ,, he recited vesterday ziest man in town is the one a lizzie so he wouldn't have to shake the ashes off his cigar. ball | THE SUNDAY ‘More Closely Fitted Silhouette One Tendency of Present Time NAVY BLUE TAFFETA A PINK SCARF with the negligent case of a Japanese | kimono. Often all the difference {the world between a really | dressed woman and one who looks | dowdy consists in about two or three inches of superfluous material. If a frock or coat hangs with too much room on -the shoulder or arm then the whole line is wrong. There are even the the shortening of skirts nothing and that the really come to e who say that | OAT AT LEFT: AND FLOWER _WITH BLACK-AND-WHITE CHECK n | th smartly | Autumn m th 16 STAR, El BEIGE GIVE 917 ALPACA COAT. IN COLOR. AT RIGHT, D SKI WASHINGTON, 0, -G, MAY 17 o woman wears her skirt much | and that something they have done- sa me length that she did last that is, to grow wider. Everything points_to a revival in interest in the ome of the frocks that are molded | so-cailed large hat for warm weathe: | cidded flarc mo under the | eloser ! Some wely to the figure show a de- below the hips, a flare all interosting because of the ines above. one has said recently that since hats have shrunk to the small- est possible size they can do no more fashion- | Sooth to ay. they can do something o rest irl Epoch To deserve and obtain ning to an order of Greek Depart | 18. Thoroughfare (abbr.). « | 19. BEgyptian goddess. 121, Plural of os (seology) | 23. A knot. Pace. Squality of value 25. Vegetable (plural). 30. Three-toed sloth (plural) To carry. 34. River of Tuscany. 36. Tableland. 38. Constellation. 40. Negative. 42. Indefinite article. 43. Beams. To tr) 47. A flat, circular plate. 49. Comfort. 51. Over. 52, Planet 54. Cereal. 56. Commission advancing an officer in rank without advance in pay or command. 57. One who pay speaker (addressing s enjoy shaking hands with, audience)—I Imbibes Down. in small quantities Elevation used in golf. Titl Opposed e of address (abbr.). (prefix) Faint. Prefix meaning in Capital of Latvia. . Nut Dry Musical instrument. . Voleano. . Moy A month (abbr.). To untain in Thessaly. extend over. . Worthless leavings. Russian ruler. . An . Wiggly. . Electrified particles. Implements for rowing. Rodents. American carnivore. . One who brings something to an e . Rivi Weasel-like carnivore. Highest point. Weird . Anger. Ser| nd. er of Belgium. pent. Siberian river. Pre Pro; HARLE jany of the old fxees | used to|a témperature hett, position. noun. e - ‘Wonder Well. STO . has an arte- n well 2,050 fect deep that has of 87 degrees Fahren-| and L large here every one means wide-brimmed. Apparently has no further interest with towering and topheavy crowns. With wide-brimmed hat especially the crown must follow the outline of the head very closely. (Copyright. 1925.) 1925— PART 9. fashion | the | Interest to Younge Across. Indolent 5. Exclamation of sorrow. . Exists. 9. ConsteHation. . Pronoun. . Feminine ‘personal name. . Walked with regular. step# . Illuminating . device . (plural}. . Volume of maps. . Mineral spring. . Arrive (abbr.). . Man's. nickname. Royal Red Cross (aobr.). 5 golden coins. . The ends of Saturn’s rings. . Past the .prime. . Thoroughfares. . Printer’s measure. . Decree of the Sultan. . Title of addr . College.officia! . Aquatic carniverous maml . 12 Bang! . “1 saw a big r&t ih my cook stove tand when 1 went for my revolver he | ran out.” |""“Did you sheot him?" “No. He was out-of my range.” . His Ydea. Mother—How would you like a cake {with five candles for yvour birthday? Bobby—1'd vather have i with vne candle. five cakes | ™ III=.I= ExdNEE = SETE PUZZLE NO. 2. Down. Speak imperfectly. Like. N . Warble. Until. ] Coins of India . Morning (abbr.). . Observes. 3 . Work with two parapets meeting at a salient angle. . Lubricate, . Female actor. . Woman ruler. . Brother of Moses. City in France. . Ocean. . Imposed upon, . Silk fabric. . Degrees of value. . Grown old. . Make a ‘foistake. . . A noble, 35. Devour, ™ 37. Myself, 39. Mother. Whit Did She Mean? 3 watch' stopped when it hit the floor. ' il ” “Djd__you gXpect it to zo on through?’’ S Not Strange. Pupil to Teacher—I am indebted to 'vou for all 1 know. ‘Teacher—Don't mention it; it's just ia mere trifie, e S Yarns of the Fraid of snakes, did you say, sis- ter?” asked the old gulde as he smiled at Paula, whose father had brought her up to his favorite place in the north woods for an early sea- son_week end camping trip. “I should say I am!" answered Paula. “T'd run miles and miles if I caught the tiniest sight of one!” ““Then I guess you'd be running vet if you'd seen the snow snake I saw ast Winter,” chuckled the old guide. uc you weren't here then.” “What's a snow snake?” demanded | Paula | “Well, miss, I'm of the few that can ans | it was rare Iu | one r that question, and k for me to catch sight You can mystify vour friends with this_easy. trick, for which- all vou need is a lead pericil and a hat. Take a smooth hexagon - (that ymeans six-sided) lead pencil and cut the rubber or metal end from it Place it against a door or window ca: ing. Then, with a firm, heavy pres- sure, slide the pencil three or four “ finches and i will stick to_the casing as’ though glued there. You will be lable to hang your hat on it easily. i When ‘you slide the pencil along the casing, do so without any appar- | ent effort and it will appear as though | you had hypnotized the pencil. | ‘When you are ready to take the | pencil down, grasp it so that your | fingers slide under its sides and vou | | will have no trouble in taking it from | | the window or door casing. i % CAP'N ZYB the head is two A ha ia the brueb. on worth 7 THREE EVENING FROCKS - APRI COT CHIFFON. TRIMMED WITH OSTRICH AND FLOWERS, AT LEFT. IN CENTER, FROCK WITH RED CHIFFON BODICE AND BLACK LACE RUFFLED SKIRT. AT RIGHT, BROCADED CHIFFON COAT TRIMMED WITH TINTED FOX. eaders Big Woods. this _fellow get so far sou farthest south the timberlan border. R snow snakes Hudson Bay “I'd heard first of because t as this they get in Wi i ds along the Canadian ht now I reck are away up Abg of these snakes from the Indians, who have lots of legends about them. They are sup. posed to live on owls, weasels and other birds and animals that prey on rabbits. grouse and other favorite game up here. So, you see, the snow snake ix a pretty good feliow ‘Farther up north when (vou winding trails in the snow the Indi: alwavs tell you the snow snake makes them, and T ss they know SV v see ‘Magic Hatrack Mystifies. EVOLUTION| OF bl | A.—