The evening world. Newspaper, December 20, 1921, Page 25

THE EVENING W{RLD omosDA¥, DECEMBER 20, 1921 = | eae wey ees * Red-Haired Girl I’ = ‘' SHOULD WEAR Your Problem Entirely One of Color Peart toes) Fables % Fair® (i Christmas “Flivving? MORAL:—If You Are a Victim of the HighCo of Giving, Consider the Low Cost of “Flivvigg” Margery Your Safe Colors Are Golden Brown, Mauve Wells k and Green—Your Best Hat Black, and Don’t Ad : Let It Cover Up Your Hair or Be Over- Vises Vrimmed. By Margery Wells. Coprrign', 19, (New York Evening World.) Dy Pree Publishing (A Ale fortunate girl whose hair is red has but one motto—Keep tie hair continually in the public eye. Whatever the dressing may be, how Intricate the cut, how simple @r how ornate the design, they all go together to work ax © background for that gloroius crown of beauty which has been her gift Consider first your hair See that it is well washed and tingling with life, and half your battie is finished. ‘Of course you can ruin the effect of the hair’s natural coloring by just the wrong shade of clothes, and again you can make it @ thousand times more beautiful than it would be under any orainary circumstances. Your problem is entirely one ef color. And if you want the ple rule for dressing, it H jour frocks ae plain as any pipe stem, but pray over the color. There 1s an old wives’ tale to the effect that green or brown can be worn with hair that is red, but that forlorn theory has been cast into the dust heap along with many others in this modern day, There is mo color, really, which ts barred to the red haired girl provided it is at- tuned with real subtlety to the par- ticular coloring which her hair has assumed. For there are ali sorts and varieties of red hair. It cannot be Just cast into one category. Colors which look divinely with one shade will most likely send the next shade of red hair into complete oblivion. It must take on the expression of a temperamental matter with you. You have been given red hair as a wort of a badge of courage. And right here in this most important matter of dress your problem be- comes acute. If you exhibit that innate courage wt you will as a matter of personal liking choose the color that suits you best, but if you Let tho perfect bat be bieck allow the virgin expression of your and show the hair as much as ‘own courage to be dampened in the | possible. A chiffon frock in least by so-called public opinion then you will have all sorts of in- shades of mauve is ideal for harmony on your hands. There is no the girl whose hair is red. coloring so alluring as that shown by the girl with red hair. And, on ‘the other hand, there is no complex- Joi harder to cat - ; on ane hair harder to cater to ar- tone of her hair and reflect it. They Safe colors for the red-h: will always look her best. But dressing after all. he must be careful as can be Now any one can gee that hats are about selecting the shades that the most important of all of the red- suit her best. sometimes a pink one. (This little #8 your hair. It sounds incongruous, irick is accomplished by the weaving Of course, for as yet your hair has of two colors of threads in the fabric.) Pot intimated its intention of becom: 4 GF threads in the fapric:) ing a part of any one hat. But that ‘Then the frock 1s made over a foun- i288 Dirt of any one hat. But thas deeper tone of mauve than any of the & Part of one of those hats before @ation of shimmering satin which is a many hours have passed, and it might Just as well have the right hat. Don’t let your hat cover wp whades in the chiffon. In fact, it has elmost a red glint to it and this re- peats most strikingly the red tints your hain’ Phe brim may droop tn her hair. However, you will sco Jour Pale, The brim may diver that she has avolded ali fecling of the droop'is accomplished as cleverly obvious by veiling the satin with that gs the ene in the picture, eo that faint mauve chiffon and only allowing a falling line curves away and the reddish tints to shine through Gisplays that soft mass of curly et rare intervals. red hair as a sparkle of trime Brown furs that come up about the ming underneath it. throat are excellent for the red- Who could need trimming on a hat when one had colorful locks to puff about the hat? Indeed, trim- AT Do You? bow of ribbon, or the merest touch of some faint coloring there about . J Know the base of the crown. QUESTIONS. You must be very careful about ine si neces, choosing color for a hat. Black v hey eee teens ad hate, all omart milliners ‘will tell itt : {oh pre siwarve the most feshe ;, lonable of all. And you, as the 2, How many vowels are there in d-haired type, oan OAD diphthong? : uously to feature the hat & What method of capital punish- that has this standing in the ment was introduced in 1890? world of style. 4. Which State h the gr population, Connecticut or Mary! 5. Which is the larger city, Jersey Pty or St, Paul? 6, What is a great gross? @nes the Dead Se three score years and ten? 9. What is the horse-chestnut also 10. What material forms the basis already colorful locks, of linoleum? Hats that tara away from the face are your best selection, if you are ANSWERS. short enough of figure and small enough of feature to stand them well, for then the red of your lovely hair has {ts supreme chance to show how 1, avoirdupois; 2, two; 3, electri chair; 4, Maryland; 5, Jersey Ci 6, 244 dozen; 7, 1,290; 8, seventy prokeves 10. ground cork. really beautiful it is. y } DON'T TOUCH im Ara» A YOu ARE GETTIN SILC7! A BG FELLOW LIke YOu PLAYING ATS Siu sah SSI (SA LIVES OF THOSE WHO KNOW ONL/ ADULT WORK it, 1 by, ee FEE Bake etn Sete Poe toca, BouguT WITH You ARE TOO OLD FOR MYSELF. TO PLAX | THOUGHT You WERE ) TOO CHILDISH ie FOR SUCH BIG WORDS By Marguerite Mooers Marshall. Copyright, 1921 (The New Tork Brening World), by the Prem Pubtiching Cm ‘V J HAT ts Christmas Without tts bluffs? There 4s the devotee of the cult of white tissue paper, holly boxes, red ribbon and Christmas tags: She knows how to wrap up a 10- cent handkerchief So that the recipient for one thrilled moment— (Or anttl she pries open the dainty packet)— Beleves Santa Claus has brought Gifts That You Can Buy | For Fifty Cents By Emilie Hoffman MOTHER asks, “Can you eug- gest some small gifts at a cost of 60 cents?” This ts not a difficult task because the shops aro displaying such @ varied and ex- tensive assortment of articles that come under the head of 60-cent gifts. At some of the sales now going on you can pick up a pretty pecktic ut this price. Then there ere lead- pencils, gold filled cuff Links thet Wear splendidly, good garters that will never slip, a loose-leaf memo~ randum book, a good siged Glary, ap address Look, a comb in a leather case, a nice palr of socks, a fancy te rack, a novelty cigarette holder, « Live, a fancy clip for the loose papers on the desk, a shaving brush and aa ash tray. For the women there is @ large choice, ainong which are @ corsage bouquet, & sinall bottle of perfume, jucense burner, ivory finish picture frame ot toilet ‘accessory, box of sta- uonery, eyeglass holders, nen guest towel, Turkish towel, apron, fancy work basket, rubber lined apron, @ preity tuble basket for the artificial flowers now so popular, a hice cluster of clover blossoms for the basket or vase, The housewife might appre- ciate an expense book, which an admirable system of acovunts, er one of the many excellent booke of cook- ing recipes, Then there is @ needle case, an engagement book, a boudoir cap, vestee, fancy collar, bi earrings, slippeg trees, bead girdle, a book and novefty pin ‘cushions. For the little miss there are leather bags, fancy beaded purses, miniature perfume sets, a string of beads, crepe paper doll outfits that will delight the little lady, a small dressed doll, a set of dishes, a school bag, pencil set and manicure set. ‘There are wool skating caps for the little lad, fleece lined gloves, wool mittens, a box of lead soldiers, # game, small mechani- cal trains, interesting friction toys and a top that will spin anywhere, even on the edge of a tumbler. For iby there are numerous rubber toys. celluloid balls with rattle combina- tions, a painted hanger for baby’s coat and linen and rag books, The Heart of a Girl By Caroline Crawford Copyright, 1921. (New York Mreuing World) by the Press Publishing Co. Which Man Will Peggy Choose for a Husband? Tein oe Hence. ie Ritts Pests, Daries, sien lean, who has just Seniors "The offi story to-day, Every” haired girl, They seem to catch the send the thing she has for her cone jd —sstant possession into bold relief and girl to wear are golden brown, make it stand out as a sort of jewel mauve and green. In these she of her own—the loveliest part of her haired girl's accoutrements. Unless The girl in the picture who is wear- the hat is right her hair succumbs ing the chiffon dress chose mauvo for to an unsuccessful or a completely her coloring. In the first place the Obliterating feature in the way of a chiffon from which the frock is made head covering. When you are buying 4s of that iNusive, charming shade & hat you must remember that the that shows sometimes a blue tint «na ™Ost important thing about that hat had brought her @ ring which had probably taken much time and thought to select. He had their tni- tials engraved up- on tt and meant to spend a very happy evening with her. And how had she acted? of accepting the ring in a gracious feminine way and entertaining him she had set up a host of new ideas and expressed her desire to travel and see the world before she settled down to what she had termed “humdrum married life.” Billy for bis part had not accepted He was old- fashioned and, after all, they had very Why wasn't he big and broad-minded like Walter Pen- ming would seem to be a superfluous quantity. Just a band of jet as the girl in the picture has chosen, or a little In common. The more Peggy thought over the more she became convinced that she would not wear Billy’s ring. When she met him the next day at luncheon she was a little pale but quite determined as to what attitude she should take. She felt perfectly free to express herself at the luncheon hour, since it had been determined long ago that if she were to lunch with Billy dally it would be a matter of Dutch treat. “There is no ui ter If you let a sufficient quantity of your hair show beyond the brim and if you are careful not to let too much of it be In evidence, then you are the type above all’ others which should wear the black hat. Brown 7, How many feet below sea level hats are good, tf the rest of your ? dressing is in’ that tone, but leave re in the more brilliant hats for the girls How many years are there in Vth "tess conspicuotis hair. You may love the hat to death when tt Is of bright color, but after a while you called? will hate it’ if you pose it on your mincing matters, “1 simply can’t brought me last night. I se@that we do not think alike.” Billy looked straight into Peggy's eyes and smiled, understand you, he said much to her surprise, ween two lovers, Billy well-to-do bachelor, ten years her # new lovers. Begin reading this ‘Ky's wffalrs, A DECISION AND A SURPRISE. HB moment Billy Bracton left Peggy’s home she decided she would send back his friendship ring and never speak to him again, At first she was inclined to blame herself for their have been talking to Walter Pen- nington.” “I didn't know you knew Penning- ton,” stammered Peggy. “I didn’t until last night,” replied Billy. “Just by coincidence, 1 went to the Boys’ Club last night after } left your house and I was introduced to him. He is the sort of a fellow who talks about all the girls he knows. 1 had scarcely spoken to him before he burst out, ‘Say, 1 met a sweet little flapper the other night, a girl by the name of Peggy Dayton, she's my latest girl!’ and then he described you from your bobbed locks to your great ‘gazelle’ eyes.” Peggy turned scarlet and Billy went on, “He bragged he was crazy about you, and suid you were crazy about him. So that’s that, and now [ know where all your new ideus about types and travel and marriage came froin. He gave us a little talk on the very subjects you discussed with me.” Peggy was indignant with Penning- ton, but she also felt provoked with Billy for discovering that the ideas she so treusured were not her own. “Pennington 1s a cheap fellow,” she said, as she bit into @ sandwich with vigor, “Of course he 1s," declared Billy, “1 could hardly keep from taking him outalde and doing bim up, and then I happened to think you might cure for him.” “Thank you," said Pegsy with a Uttle tilt to her head. “Well, how do you feel about my ring now?” grinned Billy, “Would you rather wear !t or shall I give Pen- nington a tip to get you one?” “[ feel just the same,” announced Peggy as she shot a hurt glance at Billy “I still fvel that I want to sce tho world and travel and that twenty- five 1s an ideal age to marry and J think you are decidedly narrow- minded not to grasp my ideas.” “] don’t,” came from the stoical Billy. “That's why I am returning your ring,” exclaimed Peggy as she slipped f@ Ittle maroon box into his hand and hurriedly left the Junch room alone. To-Morrow—Another Surprise, By Sophie Irene Loeb. Copyright, 1921, (New York ine Word), By Prem Have you stopped to think how snappy and cold these days are, und how he goes in all weather from qpor }, to door? Sumetifites you are busy left ®t when he rings the bell. He hus per- the other night; but haps a registered letter for you and {0 are In the house you go ahead and finish the thing you are doing and jet him wait there, === unwillingly but ut least thought- lessly. Have you ever ventured to think 'mK the Christ that Christmastime means anything ¢,ryunctm give him, some of your erial thing but joy to him as a rule? It Js the hardest time of the year, He comes intrinsic and gves and is to most of you but 4 He wit! be touched with the fact that yon have thought of him—that you Have you realized how much he héVe not forgotten that he ts at your contributes to your comfort and “0! 5 happiness by his constant coming _ Ye he is working for pay, you will and going? T would term him the un- ®#Y, and getting paid. Tut how many failing servitor, who goes about do- J°># in the world get their full meas- passing shadow messages has been underpald, and in many instances still je In that con- dition. have not started early to send your parcels. You can avoid sending them dhe night before Christmas, so he can x be # By Roy L. McCardell be | —the- ° % f % 19mh, (Ne York Even! & Letter Carriers § Series Soa 6eé RS. RANGLE and I are going M to a meeting of The Ladies’ Aid Society Christmas and you and Mr. the evening to your- gentle reader? He who car- selves, and do anything you wan® to ries the biggest burdens of the Or go anywhere you wish,” remarked Christmas business—the letter cur- Mrs. Juer, after supper was over. the Brent Pubtishing Co, Cheer Commit AVE you thought about him, Itangle can hav rier? Have you other evening. reflect how he evening with me.” with endless clared promptly and packages, °!4 pipe of hi and that from what little there is to drink in t now on every house I am keeping in case of day will be Ress, or to put in the plum pud harder ana Christmas, No, you can't bring th man Rangle in this house!” harder? “Ww you there,” Mrs. Jarr explain it, no matger whe have a Ch your friend wa & week. membrance. He won't value, the mi r most constantly ing his work as @ matter of course, U"e of compensut in money? How expecting little, and getting just M@ny hundreds of people are under that. paid when it comes right down to It is not generally known, perhaps, ' n endeavor that they give that for years this public carrier of sk? © carriers class of this kind of of the people, It was only recently that the cry Sam is giving the r imenthly of his case assumed such proportions Pay envelop to remem- something was done about it, ber that there ts sor that you K th but It Is not yet enough, ought and som t you can And what can you do about It, you Five. ask? Oh, you can do a great deal! ‘There are many ways. It is for you You can make his burden easier! and me to think of them. And if you You can avold the mails from now de nothing now, should wis case come on as much 4s possible, since you e Uncle Sam, a letter n whom he serve given bim « “Don't know as I want to go any thought? Have where,” said Mr. Jurr. “I'll have you stopped to Rangle come over here and spend the goes about laden “Not in my house!” Mr, Jury ae- That man Rangle Christmas cards smokes the awfullest tobacco in that and I can’t get the smell out of this house for days. And ck- t7 t . I'll go over to his house,” sad think Mrs, Rangle wants “She's ld away that liquor he had, or whut’s t after you and he were at It knows If you ne you'll find it wasn't fhat, Mrs: Rungle knows as self, and let me time dur- nd the postal and while Uncle wnything he ought to Worl.) by Pree Pubtiuhing On well as I do that you two old fogies would sit in her front room pr dining room playing rummy and smoking her house ull up too. No, you can't go there!” “We'll go to Sol’s Smoke Shop, then, “Dr, Slurk and Prof, Gree in discussing the Reduction of Arma- ment Conference in Washington. Prof. Greexe has written some wonderful letters to President Harding, advising him as to the Open Door in China.” “1 hope there will be an Open Door in China, and that such men as those Uresome bores, Dr. Slurk and Pref. Greexe, will go through the door and close {t behind them!” sald Mrs. Jarr. “As for writing to the President, I'd lke to be President just one term to anawer long-winded jetters from self- sufficient bores. 1 might not be elected again, but I'd enjoy my one term. Bemdes, 1 know well enough there is gambling in that clgur stare, or you and that man Rangle wouldn't be so cager to go there, Besides, you are smoking too much, and that Sol doesn't xive any coupons that are good for Christmas gifts. No, you can't go there!” “The Sheltering Order of Wok-Wok 1s a bowing mateh to-night at the White Elephant Alleys. Woe can gu Not !f 1 know it rerted, “They wouldn’ iiiger to membersiip because they sald he was a snitener, and he was munly enough to tell his wife thatie was glad a man of hig Intellectual capacity was turneé down by them because, Mr. Terwiliger told his wife, this 0-cu!led Sheltering Order of Wok- Wok was only an organization of despicable married ruffans who fur- 1 lying excuses for each other. Mr. Terwillger sald a Wok-Wok would blish his own death notice so other members could show it to their wives and say they had to attend In a body for the ceremonies preceding the fu- reral, and that was what kept them away from home all night. No, you go any place where such men Where shall we go then?” Mr. Jarr patiently inqutred. “1 tok you that you could go any you liked with those few excep- replied Mrs. Jarr. “Oh, all right," said Mr. Jarr. “3 know what we will do. You are go- ing out with Mrs, Rangte to make ar- rangements for a happy Christmas f poor; Rangle wnd 1 will get 9 41 of his who ts In the moving picture business to lend us a pro- 1d some films and we'll give a entertainment at the Asylum her @ real lace collar, Or even a new wrist watch! -{ Christmas is nothing without Uttle surprises! o And, speaking of surprises, There ts the “surprise” which an- other femini “flivver” hands her husband: frst, she asks him for the money to buy his Christmas present, Then she wastes no time in potnting out how badly the Hving room needs a rug; How, with that, ft would look like @ new place, Bren if the furniture te awfully, shady, And the ceiling ought to be over, ‘“ Finally, on Christmas morning, she unrolis the new Axminster Before his patient gase, © While she explains thet she wanted to get him “something ‘vensible” gual And asks him to move all the fur niture so that he can put the rug down, And cautions him to be very care ful, when he smokes, : About dropping his matches or cl ashes— He really ruined the old rug thet way! 3 Not that all the Christmas bluffers Are women! 4 Far from it! ‘ z ‘Among the number, we note the | weary financier, ¥ Who blandly swallows tig wife's For taking the trouble, himself, 0 Pick out just what she wanted—- — ‘That wonderful monkey-fur coat, And the platinum-and-diamond ba pin— His “trouble” really consteted bidding his private on Christmas morning, Although he could have ing the difference— . 14 They spend money fooligh!: ; they have it! >» eee ' Still other Christmas blutters Include the solvent but th: soul ¢ who bestows pin triys,, cheap . note paper, cheap perfumegy, bar- gain counter boudoir caps, neckties, reprints of best sellers, cotton han: in boxes labelled “Trish fii On the ground that “it's of the gift that counts, and hot the * cost!” oS % (The cost, however, has one fully counted by this t) > Sometimes the flivver Makes Christmas offerings af all the * things she received the year before and didn't like. H ~ If she {s particularly conseci¢ntious: She makes a potnt of never return. | ing an unwanted pin cushion or To the exact source whence ft came! © And don’t let us forget the Yuletide | bluff ' q Who litters the abodes of her long- suffering friends \ j With “hand-made” lamp fire scroens, veil cases, bags, © jeeve garters, mata, | hatpin holders, collar boxes and other atrocities of domestic art, Because—so she maintains “There's such a pretty spntiment | about hand-made gifts.” . ; Lastly, of course, there's the puatis Janimous Mitle bluffer = ¢ 4 Who hastily selects the Christmas | morning treasure she best spare . i } And sends it off—with a sweet dated “Doc. 24"— } To the friend whose present ‘she for- got and who, alas, has bered” her! If you are @ victim of the high of giving, ' Consider the low cost of “ Bluff Santa Claus! opis ; The Housewife’s . Scrapbook Dripless candles are pt they are expensive. Paint an candle with varnish. Thisiis odorless and colorless, so it affect the candle excepting