Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1927, Page 77

e BY MARY MARSHAI T is a long jump from snakes tc butterfiies'—but fashion seems tc taken the True is 1 used have jump., much for even snakeskin used and is gems in and and elry you some of suil see welld eves twined ind their m orna more much attractive Pale with rhine ng | hmost in charn ind by of flesh-cold ing wor me Fewor a Iressed womr A of beige Wi res this shade 14 wear Summer nud might Le compared to old ivor chosen by m darl tinie very sheer women, = gaining favor eve flesh tones are still gray stocking day. Pink for evening wear and occasionally sees stockirn ning. Occasion wwed stocki W ev lly there are blue, pink, frock but this ad the h not to mat has fashion he many kirts really are ti am auite convinced of tha tion half a dozen extremely wemen who have quite mani festediy grown wesry of the exag geratediy short skih, Of course these are not reafly long—and doubtedly when these infh women sst the fashion for a slizhtly e de great kirt from skir v tial longer skirt they deal to keep the really long ret Few w n want to see the skirt of instep len; rning. W return to bring the short the best can do a sudden revulsion against skirt in any form is to' continue wear- kirts of excessive brevity. Shoe fads vary somewhat from this resort to that. The girl of 18 or 20, let us say, ways more the thing they ing you s what Jar group find le at the moment than to take up with this fad or that because it has been red More and more it seems to the only serious rival the leadars of Paris have to cor gmider is the young American gi rather headsirong, “cleeky” girls of 18 or 20 d at one smart resort ris may be wearin white shoes, because for the some clique of extremely smart young girls has chosen white footgear. At another resort you arve impressed with the preponderance of colored she greens and reds and blues. But what ever the color of the shoes the heel are almost invariably high, and the only time that the dress-minded youn: avoman is content to appear with lov heels is when she is actually in hath ing attire, playing golf or tennis or gaged in some other athletic diver- n. Once off the bathing beach, the links or the tennis court she slips back into her high heels with light ning-like rapidity. To wear a leather buttonhole flow to match your bright-colored shoes i extremely smart —a glossy - leaved green gardenia with green kid pumps, Jet us say. interested to girls of her smart and accepts wear part sim in Paris, me that <hior e 5 nonce to the | n-| but | other — | blue hand- | od women with gold | of mauve or orchid for There has heen no general deflection | from the fashion for ankle or instep | | strapped pumps, vet a number of | women in Newport are wearing non- with rather large up es. And large meta we used appeared on the £ welldressed strap pumps anding tor buckles of the call “Colonial™ feet of a n women. | You may be surprised to know that E are decidedly Tha the wi ha | Just at present | Shorter in London th lat least shows which blows | Pre | may rts Wi mnd though your admiration | be for British people and British | institutions, you wonld hardy go to | { London to look for feminine fashions. | 1t has come to be a tradition th while the men of the English royal | family should set the style for the | | e mode, the h roya! | adies should stand some t out of | the ma t of fashion. But | | though tainly not smart or even shion . the Qu 1 of nd is still a really well dressed woman. The | materials and colors of her wardrol ar chosen with and taste Like the wife of | Queen Mary has bee | deal of white. Sh, mer always care o nt, good | this Sum- | rmine collar with a gray- trimmed with flowers of powder blue and pale rose. Soft | snades of blue, gray and the paler | tones of pink—these to be the perennial favorites with the two royal | Marys, Blue Is favored in a more vibrant shade that better | becomes the woman of typical French | colo) than the rather insipid ¥ 1 blues stamped with royal approval in | England. | Pale rose and green, black and pink beige and gold— are the color combinations most favored in Paris | at the present time. | Gray, though certainly not one of the tones that hest hecome the French r own Presi wearing er gown hat in Paris, but hese 1| coats and fur coats for Winter Iater on | | porters | long as the sort that have heen known 5. 'THE SUNDAY 'STAR., WASHINGTON, D. €. AUGUST 11 1927—PART woman, is nevertheless gaining fa in the French capital. Our idea to he that only women of fair, . Saxon coloring among us could ture successfully with gray, and that the oliveskinned bruncttes ought to leave it alone. PBut since French 1 nettes have learned to wear it least with smartness, why not we T iwee-quarter long whi we onee lered as quite impossi- | ble with very short skirt has Iready its appearance, and many smartest of Autumn e the made of th re-quarter length. rets to re chosen hy for their littl ovs. A S-year-old hoy, known society woman, nowadnys wearing a regulation sai it of the lighter lation shad blue, short-sleeved and with the di left out of the \" opening at front. With this he wears matching cotton socks and a light-weight of the same soft shade of blue. Inci dentally his eves are of exactly t same shade of blue, or at least appear to he when he is Wearing this blue ensemble. The effect is really charm-, will he of this t} ol match thy 2 number girls m of a w is to he Light-weig frock or suit of mothers blue heret is THE LI J VEILED ABOVE 1S OF THE POPUI ROSE BEIGE COLOR. THE TUME INDICATED BELOW CONSISTS OF A WHITE CRE g/ FEATHER SKULL CAP. SHOWN ABOVE AT LEFT. IS A FAVORIT PARIS THIS SUMME] ND EVERY WOMAN FINDS OCCASION TO WEAR THE FULL FEATHER BOA. AT THE RIGPT IS SHOWN A BEIGE OSTRICH BOA WORN WITH A BEIGE AND NAVY PRINTED FROCK, ACCOMPANIED BY A NAVY STRAW HAT WITH FINE FEATHER TRIMMING rows shorter, stock rently grow longer Fashion demands a smooth, trim length of stocking from the shoe | traps to the of the skirt, no mat- | ter how short it may be. To insure | this, you must wear stockings thut are quite long and well shaped above | the knee. Stockings that arve too tight ahove the knee tend to slip down and are extremely uncomfort If vou wear garters at all. you must be sure to place them high enough You probably depend on hose sup. attached to a narrow hip | rdle, if you don't wear r| sort, to keep your smooth and without wrinkles The new stockings are mearly ol As ur wear ings must apy VELVET NECKLACE RED B APPI VER BUCKI WITH A GRE FLOWER TO BE BOA. WORN WITH OF PEARLS A THE PUMP IS THE BLACK AND WHITE ORNAME N STONE WORN WI t felt without any s is the hat chosen r heach wear, and art choice it her does it | under the to be the light-wel for motoring and f a sensible as well is the impres since it fades r sion one gets at the seashore resorts | grow limp and shapel where well dressed women spend | strong. glare of the sun and the moist | that their days and nights in August.” And {ocean breeze. | possibly go out the favorite sort of white hat seems| Only a few weeks ago we were all [as we see move i find your probably ou wear short necessary st skirts, nats, more still more white hats, you wi when 3 ACCESSORIES SUITABLE o -SPORTS OR ne; corsets white hats, and stocking: s short skirts could of fasiion nd more of the as “opera length,” and unless you are | HAT AR 03- HIS LPE DE CHINE JACKET WITH A RI‘ZI)’ A ND OF N KID WITH A SI ; TED - THE TH THE SLIPPER 1S OF GREEN KID FOR AFTERNOON not And yet | the I very THE COSTUME SHOWN ABOVE CONSIST: WOOL JERSEY JUMPER WITH A PLEAT! D WITH BROWN AND CARAMEL STRIPES. TANDLED SMALL THE PARASOL BELOW IS OF CRETONNE TRIMM CARRIED A STUBBY. WITH BROWN HANDLE. ( Paris Offering Accessories Which Add Charm to New Clothes- OF YELLOW SILK-AND- YELLOW SILK SKIRT WITH IT Is PARASOL OF YELLOW WITH A HANDLE WHICH OPENS TO SHOW A SMALL COMPACT CAS| T new frocks from the best dressmakers | longer-skirted frocks car in this country, and as[an air of unmistakable distinction ears open to what those | They are not much longe: st got hack from France |long skirts, but they in Paris and we keep ot who have have to say, wha the martest women here are wearing, we really must admit that | skirts are getting longer. | . Then, too, the woman with an ex- ager ast bit smart, who has courage to wear one of the tedly short skirt no longer looks | and the woman |a I fes with her these new are 1o arters. nt the knees and When Mrs. merly C ope not ) ve-t ge gra Rogers, alm, sailed for he chose for n of <oft gray, wit WITH THE PUZZLE EDITOR. 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Next we have hing in the puzzle 1 ke or toothpicks arrange ing to the diagram bel king away three matches, leave a | fizure consisting _of three | squares. And no loose ends or extra | matches, remember. Thy 10 3 yronounced in the ilthough they have differ s and spellings, are What are the that a Ocean. nir this ser “It cross the ence, is - -1 Atlantic Answers, the ¢ mtal—1, sh at; 13, pined sword puz , st The words ir oy 1 . dim Kiel € bs 14 cow lend nee; 32, i 5, serious; 8% newly The Fire at Sauers’ Saw Mill “Vertical—1, scars said: 5 om: 6, Ted sn tickers; 14 . wed pep: 4 pointe Laird Eton; mirson ven 3, tee; ords arve Veni-son, i A Intent 8, sair Assure. § . Out-line i icman s ice. 1y fo the remove matches numbe m three Plaiy s plane, e . | Wiser to “Do™ Than to “S 0 a very wise [ ed in careles r, alas, how Inclined a little bit careless! over =0 many ur deeds: 50 they cut our {leave for school without a handker- Jehtef; rise to recite our lesson and, rambling in mind, confuse our words nd I Marching in _line, how L carelessly we scrape our feet and, lo ¢ | e rl and boy in line is doing h wise, d hink how 1 have ecitation we How Li nstep. slu e our shoes the day neatly laced handker . a perfect an ordrly > of A wise, man differently gone with No ma der it ha the cent say such a it is to do it! » wan- * jes. But, if it was wise to | | come down to us thyongh | thing, how much wiser and annoying them. Mr. spite of his cripp were i ol nombers of the club had fin SJthey were approaching. hey [ized their_ ambition. Two woeks oo i aas P Reae T fore, loxded dowi with tent BISHEELS |yuk fiey) saw: tie ctippled imin stop Gha s oag Kk ¢ land wave the pitchfork me v. “M's a tramp!” Red eried. ‘He's ing after the erippled man. Come {on, fellows!" Ringer gave vent to a growl, EY W. BOYCE MORG .. fellows,” maid ler, lent of Conguerors’ Club, | break camp in the | jrea them md bre | mornir protest from the Porky I Three of the four members of the | had reached this place along the { elub, with Ringer, their e were | of a little riv It was far from | seated avound the embers of the five | large towns, and o) rmhouse, | that had cooked their evening meal. | that of Mr. Sauers ¥ Th | he si the | 4na ; provisions, We L After a bus 1 of le s the maraudet his | tempt was only from | trous ending by the timely the Naturally, he more grateful, and and saved a rriv had inea sto boys. than ks, the hoys they approached ng tramp stride Dropping their into & run t | they w the evil-l up o the other twist the pitch- fovlc out of his hand. The smaller, crippled man made a valiant effort to | other I'resist, but his burly opponent grasped | minds, the weapon and raised it over his head. | to his feet. nd | “Get him, Conquerors?” cried Bob as nd | the four hoys dashed up, and he|to turn camp | launched himself at the legs of the | ahes wrhy | hobo in a tlying tackle. At the same 1t was | instant Red hit him Bill | eaught the pitehfork ling in a wicked blow | & leap at his throat. A few later a bruised and heaten man was slinking away from the Sn farm, mumbling dirve re- venze again \e farmer and the | boys who had come to his assistance. | And the crippled man, Mr. Sauc | Was warmly thanking the Conqueror fie told them that the disreputable fellow had been hanging about the farm for several days, until M Sauers and her daughter Ruth were afrald of him. Finally he had per- sisted in coming to the house for food I t) fi |t outing a pl nt one, the three Conquerors, oy w Behind them were the two little “pup” | fact that they had been | tents which were their shelter, | lots of milk, butter and cg and farther hack through the trees had contributed in ARt dvilian Briinetnver ure to the su visible in the light of a thin moon Incident to . ferred had served as a fine Hopkins ahd Porky Jener|introducing them to Mr. Sauer ily on the ground, nodded. | his family. That first nizht, ti D L LG T they had made their never had mor: |, ;4 0t once started for the | farmhbonse in search of milk just ¢, and as they approached the house they saw a man limping to {ward the barn. “I wonder uns the pla member of “ile looks crippled.” “I guess he is.” Bob had What's he going to do? He pitchfork in his hand, and it as though he were ready to use events of the camp in % wity Saues to We've got a big " he sald. walk to the farm. “So am 1.” agreed Porky. for cat's sake, where is Bill? been over an hour since he wen the milk, and it's about three | _ Bob laughed. “I'm afraid | sort of e about Ruth,” | “He sure is .anxious to run errands up there, and when he he takes his good el t ting back. Yep, I'm afraid Bill little_goofey.” Porky grunted in disgust. he exciaimed scornfully. “What in. ma fun in ali my life the kind of a camp T 1il as he stroked thing much to do fish and If any bit con nd Ringer made Rir excent sw | through t | been just { since ‘we | bax happer we chased that tr [ Porky w { pened to fellow who , the fourth | is ;h the s club, thou o woods i Jittle | home the 5 as he first up for Mr. rs.” | ht. Little had hap- | eak the even tenor of their outing, After spending half the Sum mer in an effort to acquive money for their camping trip, and meeting with varfed success in geveral buginess ven-' At that minute the hoys saw a tures shey had undertaken, the four rough, burly figure leave the barn nsu when he's on a gamping trip? ought to do something about it."” Suuer brave “Well, for one, I'm just about re: Bill s, leg and his small { you can do? he burst out. | stature, had decided to rid his farm |iN8. and that’s final. at- i al of been then 15- had done everything he could to make 1 itting about the fire, were reviewing this and their | Finally Red yawned and got “But, It's t for min. is said. all the goes 1o ahout get- is a “Gosh!" does a guy_want to go to see a girl for We a “It wouldn't do any. good,” replied | ) ¢ | Sauers hasn’t any help at all now. Red. nice girl “Sure she is” agreed Bob, don’t think Bill is any too anx leave tomorrow. And what care? He isn't spoiling our fu it M Sauers wants him wround, why worry” Mr. Sauers | auers,” commented Red. and so does Ruth,” grinned “lere he comes. Let's kid ious to do we n, and ckling twig: from the farmhouse arrival of Rill. tered the narrow ligh “Well, along the dark path announced th A minute later he en- circle of the fire- well, well?” marveled Porky. “Look who's here! By golly, I thought mayhe he'd forget all ahout the milk, Lut he didn’t. What did you do— have to walt till the cow grew up? | You've been gone long enough “Aw. shut up!” replied Bill with a sheepish grin. “Where's your horse, sheik?" asked Boh. Boy, look at the vaseline on that hair” chortled Red. “I Bill, i a fly d of yours, he'd fal for last week. on that hiny h and break his le “How is the fair Rarrymore?” continued gl Bill did not answer. He had placed the pail of milk in a pool of water he- hind the tents that served as a “re- rigerator,” and now dropped to ound in cilence, where he sat gazing nto the fire. “Fellows,” he said finally, “T' ¢k with you tomorrow minute the other three hoys at him with mouths hanging lady tonight, John Boh mock not hat?" Bob finally crled. “I'm going to stick around a couple of days.” said Bill in a low voice. Porky emitted a Red shook his head ther in silence runt of disgust. sadi “Ah, look here, Bill" coaxed Bob, “Ruth’s a nice girl, and all that, b you don't want to be a nut about | her. | “I'm not heing a nut,” a slizht show of heat. |ing hecause of her. | help her father.” Ji other loys sniffed. Porky | laughed. Bill jumped to his feet, his white. ou don’t like it, you know what “I'm stay And 1 don't A darn what you think or what aid Bill with “I'm not stay- I'm staying | &ive With that he turned on his heel walked to the tent that he wred | with Bob, and a minute later was in 1, if_that's not the limit!” said His voice was low, but it tly gives me a pai said Red hotly. “Wait a minute, fellows,” cautioned [ don't think Bill is being such |a ninny, after all. You know 1 heard him saving to Mrs, Sauers the other day t he didn’t know how he’d get his oats thrashed. The thrash- ing machine is to be here tomorrow, and T'll bet Bill is golng to stay and help him with the job.” Yo fooling’ id Red. 's diffevent,” spoke up Porky. “1 think it's pretty white of him, my- self.” | It was harely | morning when Eill sleep from his eyes to the river for a dip. ing around for a few seconds, he hu ried back to the camp. There, to his surprise, he found the other fellows u A fire was started and Porky was dy preparing a pan full of bacon. You fellows must be getting an daylight the next awoke, rubbed the and dashed down wondered | what he made the trip to the village | stepped | After splash- | nd, anyway, Ruth’s a darn/early start.” aid Rill a little stify, his mind on the preceding evening. and 1| “You can leave one tent here, Bob, !and I'll brin s him, and so does | | squarely on the rail. The three campers looked at each | | | | | Mr. | stay up s “You can stay here if you hanging | replied Bob with a g going home this morr 7" said Bill wonderingly. until you're said Bob soherly. “If wiers has some work to do, I vbe we can help, too.” slinced at the other two boya, ap in his thr to stay of you, fellows, * ¢ gulped. grunted Porky. “We've got ¥ o see that vou don't get goofey about a skirt But come on. If w gonna work today. I want to eat:" As they sat down to the tasty break- t Bill spoke again can't tell you how fellows." glad 1 am he said, “T have a feeling that Mr. Sauers may need us hefore this joh is done. It's a funny hunch, but T feel that things 1t to happen <aid Red. “for one, T hope We've had little enough ex- uring this camp.” W they do. citement g (To be continued next Sunday.) Do You Know. Many Kept rim ia or of the the in at at the fl inside e« steadies people think rails on the This flange not it on vail is slightly rounded on the rim of the ear wheel, wheel not rest The o wheel the t on by that the wheel. but the is e car, does keep rails. The <0 that ti does cumference of than the inner and 1 the Inner slope of rail. In running the outward because it is easier for them to run along the smallest on top of the r By pushin ward and exerting the same force in opposite directions the wheels keep each « balanced and on the rails . Bald Man's Luck. Friend hunter)—What luck did you have IHunter—Bald man's luc the w without finding hare, the wheel rests th rounde whaels pre kind of 1 comhed . single fln! OSTRICH RACEP WITH THE EMU, Any LOST, ONE MOONLIGHT NIGHT, HE was 30 ASHAMED THAT HE H1D MiS HEAT ANP THOUGHT HE Was ouT of sian |