Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1926, Page 83

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D €, JUNE 13, 1926—PART 5. 7- Compromise Has Been Achieved in Latest Approved Silhouette BY MARY MARSHALL. The umbrell; owi in fave \ from the w Le quite specitic, beelin: must not be o i its case, down with over a de ¢ We umbrella, and videly bLouffant — that ist dos the but Por sheathed B A danger of the contour of the fully unfy but an acceptable compromis been achi silhounette n. um- | wed nor | panels | had | there | the suits and wraps this | effect fahric trolled by of the s earlier in The cape is spoken of in no uncer tain terms now. The sentiment in America seemed to be that this might i—and that within a eeks it would become passe. While it has not struck the woman ¥ou see in the streets or the shoppers in the hiz “magazins” or department stores, almost every smart dressmaker is favoring the cape in some form or other, The cape and the coat with wbrella sithouette ave alimost for the frock beneath must ud usually the frock Maving from helow rm this Har smaker decides ving studied the figure of the 1 who IS (o wear the frock. For woman of broad bulld below the s s often achieved by of tine pleating at the s the front in addition to fullness of the is gained ted by a flaving of by a ecirenlar « 1 the fullness is con “ing of the material in the seaeon as trouser pieat the eneath One wonders what the effect of the 1 passing of the severely t silhouette will all. Of Jate years Am in Paris have felt it their duty to pass v of tempting try dis- I the lunch and tea places nd otherwise—with only an occasional hre over, Now with frocks that provide fullness to hide a few extra pounds we may lift this self- Inposed pl stay-at-home ize, the truly no means nerally slender Amer f the i hips and bust are ne | frock | the | ing | has been spoken of | sual | even with the youthful figure and the line frock of still persists to a tent, was by hide this fact. And the good-looking young French girl who works in shop or office walks forth with more erect postura than do girl of her sort in America —because it has apparently never occurred to her that she must Aassume an ingenue slouch in order to conceal the graceful curves own yvoung hody. Next to the umbrella silhouette the fact of fashion that is most often spoken of here Is the return to favor of black. It may be that the very colorful clothes that the men of fash- ion are assuming has led the women to this—in order that they could pro- vide the note of striking contrast to their escorts. any rate, the black by a bit of white or est at the ill followed ajority of French women that hould match the costume. r as hats are concerned— there seems to be no more disposition to go back to a period of much trim- ming here than at home. However, the untrimmed hat is not considered 0 unprofitable here as at home, for n that almost all well dressed ave their hats made to order A _therefore require special service m the milliner as much as it the hats were highly garnished. Shapes at first sight seem to be little different from those of early Spring. 1t takes the expert eye of the milliner or the woman who Rives her clothes other d of her | certain ex- | no means caleulated to | | | | [more than ordinary attention to detect the little differenc i The attendant at the smart {linery salon takes up a little hat from { jone of the silk-haired, painted wooden | heads on which it is displayed. It seems to be a usual enough little shape of straw with a casual sort of bow of ribbon tied around it. | “‘Ah, this is very new,” she sayvs. “We have had nothing like it until this week, and some of our smartest mil- {il\ shape that THIS CAPE OF BLACK VELVET HAS TRIMMING BANDS OF SABLE AND ERMINE, | customers have had it copied.” | After all it is not the big changes make for progress in fashions—but the little changes ingeniously contrived. The extreme shapes much heralded and pictorially reproduced in America are often of tr existence—making no real or of hat fash Among the sma impress on the trend | uniting blue mauve with navy test color combina- | brim tions in millinery is that achieved by |hand of dark navy blue with a how [a subtle touch of ¢ blue pe of medium wide blush-lavender has a A fine straw in this (o) (L ol AT LEFT, SPORTS C WOOIL. THE PONG 5, BLOU SKIRT AND BLOUSED OV TH OF THE NEW JUMPERS MADE SLU A BECOMING V NECKLINE. I ' BROWN AND BEIGE CHECKED 5 IS TUCKED IN UNDER THE . BELT. AT RIGHT. ON RPLICE FASHION, VI THIS TWO-PII — OF PINK CREPE DE CHINE WITH LIGHT GR BINDING AND PEARL BUTTONS. it one side. Beige is much worn, |or colorful ornaments on the hat to the shades of hois de | relieve the monotone. this shades has gain here. But na blue—that thing that keeps one every one else. As yet it is only the smartest women who have r to this old stand-by, and they are wise enough to wear navy their navy rosewood in all hiue frocks, depending on on the costume its | d_popular supremacy | slippers for is some- |suede oxfords have been looging ke |light stockings to good effect urned | blue ‘hats with | emartne. Oxfords are smarter than pumps or street wear and biack worn with at the = Never did French women appre. ciate to a fuller extent the inimitable < of fine hand work. The lit- s of georgette or crepe de even taffeta can never he tle froc chine or SUMMER COAT TRIMMED WITH GRAY FOX SHAWL COLLAR. THE COAT IS OF NAVY-BLUE MOIRE SILK. turned out by the thousands hy the American dress manufacturer nor can they become the stock in trade of the | cheap French “magazin” to he hung | by the hundreds on racks with the | tempting figure of 150 francs above | them. | So well dressed French and Amer- fe u’/ J N, 3 l‘)(nllv.'\ 't can women frocks in different or sometimes several t in different shades. They are re- i no teuch of contrasting trimmed only with fine hand hemstitching and the finest and most intricate of pleating. ;I‘hings Which Are of Inte How the American Flag Grew. The United States is a nation made up of the people of all other nations, but the basic stock of the country came from Great Britain. How fit- ting it is, then, that the American flag should be a development of the flag of Great Britain The Stars and Stripes was not a creation, but a growth. When the first Flag day was celebrated, on June 14, 1777, the germ of the National CIETED Tn the crusaders of the Christian nations adopted the cross as their battle sign and put it on their banners. The next step toward the develop- ment of Old Glory was tuken by James 1. who united the white cross of Scot- land und the red o t St. George into the British U This was wade, by proclamation, the na- tional flag of Great Britain, and in 1707 an act of Parliament confirmed this as the flag of the Britlsh Empire. Before the Revoltinon the various colonies in America had different flags. A green pine tree on a white back- ground was used as the insignia of several of the New England colonies, while the Southern colonies started to use the rattlesnake insignia _in 1764, Later, in 1775, some of the Southern States adopted a blue flag bearing a white crescent. Then came the Revolution, and on January 1, 1776, the first flag of the ‘American nation was unfurled over Washington's headquarters at Cam- bridge, Mass. The colonists had taken as their flag the red British banner and had divided the red fleld with white stripes. This flag still included the British Union Jack, As the war progressed and the idea of independence grew, the Union Jack was dropped and stripes of various colors were used. Finally came the flag with red and white stripes and white stars in a blue field—the only really distinctive feature in the mod- ern flag. Having established this flag, there was an argument over the Kind of stars that should be used. Washing- ton was in favor of the six-pointed star, but Betsy Ross carried the day in favor of the five-pointed star by showing the American commander | that it was easier to cut with a pair of scissors. The Star Spangled Banner, with 13 |stars” and 13 stripes, was "officially adopted by Congress on June 14, 1777. Later, in 1794, the admission of two States to the Union led to the increas- ing of the number of stars and stripes, and a banner with 15 bars and 15 stars was used throughout the War of 1812. Towever, as the country grew and more States were admitted, it became apparent that a new stripe could not be added for each State because of the limited size of the design. Therefore, this plan wus limited to the addition of stars, and the stripes were kept at 13, to stand for the original States. Since then the growth of the flag has merely followed the growth of the country, and the American banner on Flag day, 1926, is found to be a long development of the ancient cross of the crusaders and of the flag of Eng- land, the mother conntry. Confectionate Enemies. Peter Peanut and Perey Popcorn lived in the same glass case in front of the candy store. But Peter and Percy were not friends. Indeed, they scarcely spoke to each other when they met on the shelf. “Peter's a tough,” Percy declared Joudly—loudly enough for Peter to hear. “Percy’s a_ snob,” even louder than Perc They were both speakinj trice Chocc and smiled at them, agreeing with each In turn. Beatrice was the most popular girl on the s the glass case, be always so sweet to every one. Peter and Percy fought to see which one would get to sit next to her on the shelf. They were well matched, so it was a long and hard fight. Percy came out of it with one of his pretty little white bumps knocked off, while paor Peter suffered a fractured hull. Both were laid up for weeks. All the time sweet little Beatrice Chocolate Bar visited them both and shed chocolate tears of sympathy over each injury in turn. However, sniffed Peter, Peter and Percy were not moved to friendship by her sympathy. They A Well! What is this busy scene that 0ld Man Turtle has stumbled upon | while wandering through the woods? | It is the annual Summer camp of the | inhabitants of Frogtown. The frogs continued to brood over their hatred for each other. Peter determined that he would do away with Percy as soon as his fractured hull hegan to heal. Of course, there was no wa for him to know that Percy had d cided he would murder Peter just as s00n as he was able to hobble around on_his remaining bumps. The day finally came when Percy Popcorn was able to sit up and take a little nourishment, and Peter Pea- nut had his bandages removed for the first time. They could walt no longer. Rushing at each other each one started to kill the other one. Sweet little Beatrice Chocolate Bar stood by trembling with fright. She did not know what to do. It was too terrible. They fought on and on until at last there was nothing left of Peter but a little blob of peanut | butter, and Percy looked just like a | piece of chewed Cracker Jack. It was the end! Beatrice lay down beside them and melted away with emotion. “This hot weather sure is hard on confections,” said the candy man as he cleaned out his glass case, 4 have picked a site for their camp and are pitching their tents in prepara- tion for their first night in the open. And what a busy time of it they are having! Old Man Turtle, who is rather wise in his way, seems just a bit amused at the antics of the frogs. ‘“‘Ha, Ha! Posers! A few questions now and then keep | brains from getting rusty. Here are some that are guaranteed to prevent vours from getting that way, and if ou can answer them all, your think- {ing machine must be as bright as a {new dime. 1. Who wrote *“Thanatopsis?” 2. What 18 a tureen? 3. Where {s the Ganges river? . What is the tallest bullding in New York? 5. How many square feet are there in an acre? 6. Who was Aphrodite? | 7. In what famous battle did the | Duke of Wellington defeat Napoleon? 8. Where is Cornell University? Answers. 1. William Cullen Bryant. . A large, deep vessel for holding soup, 3. In India. 4. The Woolworth building. 5. 43,560 square feet. 6. Goddess of Love in Greek myth- ology. 7. The battle of Waterloo. 8. At Ithaca, New York. Does It? Robert—I've a question to ask you. Leo—All right, shoot, Robert—If a boy is a lad and the lad had a stepfather- Leo (deeply interested)—Go on. Robert (walking away)—Does that make the lad a stepladder? Coaled. “How do_you feel today?” “Like a fireplace.” “How's that?"” “Grate,” Camp Is Pitched I he laughs. “This camping business isn't all it's cracked up to me. T'll admit that the frogs are a jolly lot, but they really haven't much sense. Now look at me—I carry my house right on my back and am always sure of a roof to sleep under, without both- The Lesson of a Flag. A bit of red wool or cotton by itself means nothing. A bit of white cloth, or a bit of blue cloth, by itself means just as little. But when the blue and the red and the white are combined into the American flag, they mean all that his country means to every true American. And so it is with the colors that make up the flag of any natfon. There s a lesson in these flags. The red in the flag of the United States stands for courage, the white for purity, and the blue for devotio»n and faithfulness. Just as a bit of red cloth means nothing in itself, so is courage of little value unless jt exists in a pure heart and is devoted to a good cause. As meaningless as the white cloth is the purity for which it stands, without the courage to carry out and live that purity and the devotion to be trug to ering with a lot of nonsense like pitch- ing a tent. That is real comfort!” Erwin Manheim, well known nature artist. haa'mads & eeries of drawings depicting t intereating experiences of Frogtown's inha tants on' their“annual Summercamp. ' Thie ra ese. ‘showin their Tents. Appears this week, *° DehIn€ it. And as the blue alone is but a plece of cloth, =0 is devotion useless unless there is purity as the object and guide of that devotion and courage to make it active and living. The red, the white, and the blue together make a beautiful flag. Courage, purity and devotion com- bined make a beautiful character. g A Sure Thing. “Daddy,” sald Bobby, “look at the dollar I found.” “Are you sure it was lost?” asked his father. “You bet T am.,” answered Robby. “I saw the man looking for it." Easy. Fresh—How do astronomers meas- ure the distance to the moon? Senior—They guess one-half the dis- tance and .I:fllply 1t by twe. rest to Younger Readers. I Stories From Owners of Pets. If the “My Pet” editor doesn’'t know a lot about all kinds of animals, it isn't the fault of the boys and gir who write to him ahout their pe Almost every possible animal must have a kind master or mistress some- where in the country, and we eager to hear about all of them. This week there are some unusually smart pets that readers of the column have written about for us. Pal Is an Alarm Clock. According to a letter from Frances Luctle Ebersall “of Springfield. Ohio, her dug is a delightful playmate. - dog's name is Pal. She dresses him lup in doll clothes and gives him rides in her doll buggy. Frances says that “playing dolls” with Pal is a great deal more fur than playving with “glass” dolls. In the evening Frances and Pal walk to the corner of the street to meet Frances’ daddy. Pal can play ball, too. She says that in the morning when it is time for her to get up and dress for school the dog comes upstairs to awaken her. Pal is black, brown and white, with a large spot of black on his back. Dogs are dogs, but Frances sayvs that Pal is a very unusual one, and we agree with her. are | These Squirrels Are | Nelia Hanes of T that she umn for : tell the read twe squirrels. can drink milk | they hold between tk into her pockets to in them nother tricks. They can play hide and reek around the trees. Neiia savs they are 0 small she can easily carry the pocket of her squirrels are light g A Pony that Plays Dead. Cats, dogs. s and squirrels are nice pets to have, but like to have a Shetland Heimg . which are hat they whieh Poking them in Her two though she were dead. Flossy will “shake hand<"* with one Russell's dad can take one of | her feet in one hand and Flossy will put up her other fool, and in this position she can walk on her hind legs. She will put her two front feet on a barrel and roll it along. Russell says that he tried to put a halter on Flossy, 'but it praved to be unsuccessful. ‘Well, riddle fans, we're back again this week with some new ones that are bound to give vou a lot of fun. Let's get busy on them and give our brains something to do. 261. Kvery time you look at your hund you see something that never wus, isn’t and never will be. What is it’—Stanley Engle, Hamilton, Ohio. 262, If a woman has 18 pairs of stockings and a pair of slippers to match each pair, how many pairs of slippers has she’—Carolyn Norma Cannon, McKenzie, Tenn. 263. What business would you rec- ommend to a small man?—Anna anaranzi, Minn. A v is dough like the su Violette Steinert, Marshfield, Wis. 265. What is it that if vou give it hay it will live, but if you give it water {t will die>—Bernice Moore, In- dianapolis, Ind. 266. How shou u_eat v What's the Matter? “Keep off the grass” signs are erected to protect the beauty of the | grass and flowers. Do not be the one to destroy that beauty, Entertainment for Riddle Fans. salad?—Wilford Rosenblum, Salt Lake City, Utah. 2 How far is it from February Josephine Janulln, Harri- J Why is & washerwoman like a4 navigator?—Bernice Mason, San Diego, Calif. 28! What bird F. 270. without leather? Dubuque, Towa. worries gnost?— Kans, kes shoes Mathew Kostle, Answers. 1. You see vour little finger. Tt never was, isn't and never will be as long as your ring finger. 262, One. The stockings are all the same color. 263. Grocer (Grow «ir). 264, Becausa it is light when it rises. 265, A fire, 66. With your mouth, of course. 267, Just one spring. 268. Because che spreads her sheets, crosses the lines and goes from pole to pole. 268, The jailbird, The blacksmith. Lucky Bug. I envy thee, little firefly, You worry not a bit, A New Study. Soph—Did you ever take chlore- form? Fresh—No, who teaches it? = L Too Bad. “What's the matter, kid? Why are vou crying?"” “Aw, me kite won't fly, and me old_man made it out of fly paper, | too.” Cheap, Too. “How can I keep postage stamps trom sticking together?" “Buy them one at & slme,"