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BUP2N THESE USELESS
OLD LETTERS FOR YOU,
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OUT OF FASHION
"Do you think this country will
?ver again be in a stable condition."
"Never again? the garage is ev
erywhere supreme."
* Last Straw
Husband (ahgrily)? No money in
the house, the gas bill not paid, the
butcher threatening us, do money
for decent cigars, and you go and
buy a fur coat Just because it was
cheap I
She (white with passion)? Pardon
me, it was not a cheap one.
BelpfaJ
Old Lady? Where can I catcb a
street car, young man?
Young Han? By the handle of the
door is the bast place, lady.
HAS HIS NUMBER
"Is he reserved?"
"There's a girl who think* he is,
I know."
Style Pendulum Swings to
Handsome Ostrich Finery
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
p'RILLS, feathers and furbelows
1 mark the lady of fashion today
and a lovely lady she is indeed, an
alluring creature utterly feminine in
her Edwardian grandeur. The long
post-war cycle is over and with it
has gone the tailored career wom
an, trim and uncompromising with
her boyish figure and her workman
like clothes. Back into favor come
portrait gowns, picturesque dinner
costumes topped by whimsical eve
ning hats, nosegays or violets
nestling in long fur stoles, opera
length evening gloves and back
comei 'ostrich feathers placing their
glamorous seal on the return to fem
ininity which colors the whole cur
rent fashion picture.
In the millinery field, ostrich sets
the style for the new dress hats
with their flattering softness. Long
sweeping feathers droop gracefully
from worldly dinner hats. Lordly
plumes toss above high-piled curls
for evening or lend height to tiny
formal daytime hats for fur-coat
wear. All-ostrich toques and bon
nets, without a hint of fabric, are
cleverly molded, to the head. Not
only do ostrich plumes go to the
head on bonnets, toques and picture
hats for formal daytime and dinner
wear, but even tailored street hats
use discreet flat-worked feathers or
ostrich montures and motifs that
are smartly conservative.
Outstanding in the evening ward
robe are the new ostrich wraps
which are designed in any number
of types and lengths from brief
shoulder capelets to full-length coats
and capes. They are in black or
white or are superbly colorful.
With the present trend to the pure
ly feminine, the ostrich muff has re
turned to prominence for both for
mal daytime and evening wear.
Carried with the formal daytime
costume the ostrich muff lends in
finite chic but it is of two-fold charm
when it complements an evening
wrap of matching ostrich as pic
tured to the left in the illustration.
Paquin designs this capelike coat
and muff of black uncurled ostrich.
Many smaller round muffs of ostrich
are also shown that are youthfully
pert and extremely stnart for dinner
or afternoon wear.
The long, long ostrich stole adopt
ed this season by the duchess of
Kent has unlimited possibilities. It
may be draped or wound about the
shoulders for protection or simply
for flattery. It will be especially
outstanding in black, black-and
white, pure white or the modish
vintage tones. The one shown to the
right in the picture is fashioned of
long white feathers with black-dyed
tips.
This season's interpretation of the
ever-graceful ostrich fan is unusual
ly lovely. Festive fans in exciting
shades are carried, also very hand
some all-black types that set a thea
ter gown or dinner costume off to
perfection^ The evening fan pic
tured is of graduated uncurled os
trich plumes in pale pink with an
uncurled ostrich hair ornament in
the new deep plumberry shade.
The encouraging part of the os
trich vogue is that the new feather
fashions start with simple items on
the hat and fetching little inexpen
sive neckpieces and scores of other
unpretentious ostrich fancies that
are within the reach of any limited
clothes budget.
? Western Newspaper Union.
Forecast in Silk
For the woman who loots ahead
when she buys there are some ex
ceedingly interesting advance silks
on display. For the first new silk
print a stylized palm tree design
J suggested such as fashions the
dress pictured. This print has the
advantage of being dark enough to
wear for town under the fur coat,
and it will continue to be chic for
spring in that it is new this season
both as to color and patterning.
Small neat tailored motifs in high
style colors are the desirable print*
for Immediate wear.
Grand Blouses of
Metal Top Skirts
A gorgeous blouse in your ward
robe is a necessary luxury this sea
son. It's left to you either to buy
'em or make 'em. The shops are
showing the new glamor blouse in
dazzling array. Likewise the fabric
sections are scintillating with show
ings of gleaming lame in gold, sil
ver and color, also rustling taffetas
and crisp moires and lustrous slip
per satins. A mere remnant of
either in the hands of the woman
who "makes her own" will trans
form into a blouse softly styled or
smartly fashioned in the new jacket
silhouette.
Gold Glittering
On Winter Frocks
All ma; not be gold that gutters,
but in the multitude of short lame
afternoon dresses gold is the fa
vored basic metal. The gold may
be nothing rrfore than a pin-stripe
on a black wool or silk background;
it may be combined with other leas
precious metal threads; or it may
completely prevail to form a lavish
cloth-of-gold.
This all-gold lame makes a strik
ing "don't-dress-for-d inner" gown ?
so short it almost reaches knee level
? and long-sleeved.
8nng WaistUnes
Some of the newest coats and
dresses Bt so snugly at the waist
line and the hips that a draped lint
results.
Detachable Hoods
Detachable hoods accompany
much of the fur coats that have
been created to appeal to the college
girt who spends much time oot-of
doora.
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Ruth^Cfyeth Spears oJS?
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Make a bag on a hanger.
THIS bag has been a great jsuc
cess. Several others can be
made for different purposes. They
are good to hang in the closet or
the sewing room for patterns or
small equipment. When traveling
I find a little bigger one perfect
for laundry. The size shown here
requires % yard of bright ticking.
You will notice in the sketch that
French seams are used. This
makes the first stitching of the
seams on the right side. Trim
close to this stitching, turn the
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JESrf
It's a Dress
"My wife is very busy. She's go
ing to address the women's club."
"I suppose She's working on the
address."
"No, the dress."
Customer (to head waiter)?
Just as a matter of curiosity, did
the waiter who took my order
leave any family?
Qualified
"A comet is a star with a tail,"
said teacher, giving the class a
lesson about the stars. "Can any
one name a comet?"
"Yes, miss," crie4?one little lad,
"Mickey Mouse!"
Xopsy Tufvy World
Customer ? Isn't the price rath
er high for such a little pillow?
Shop Assistant ? Well, you see,
madam, down is now up.
Right Road
The truck driver was unfortu
nate enough to run his car into a
house where a woman stood iron
ing. Having lost his nerve he did
not know what to say and blurted
out:
"Can you tell me the way to
Detroit?"
"Yes, straight past the side*
board and then to the left past
the piano," replied the woman.
Or What?
Police Sergeant ? Give the pris
oner a bath and clap him in irons.
Crook ? Gosh! First I was col
lared, now I'm being washed and
ironed. Is this a police station or
a laundry?
bag inside out and stitch the
seams again so that the raw edges
are covered. Punch a small hole
in the center top for the hanger
hook. Clip today's lesson and add
it to the many gift suggestions
contained in the books offered be
low.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears' Book 2 ?
Gifts, Novelties and Embroidery,
has helped thousands of women
to use odds and ends of materials
and their spare time to make
things to sell and to use. Book 1 ?
Sewing, for the Home Decorator,
is full of inspiration for every
homemaker. These books make
the most delightful gifts. Mrs.
Spears will autograph them on re
quest. Books are 25 cents each.
Crazypatch quilt leaflet is included
free with every order for both
books. Address: Mrs. Spears, 210
S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111.
QUICK RELIEF
* FOR ACID
| INDIGESTION
Respect (or Self
A man should take care above
all things to have a due respect
for himself. ? Pythagoras.
It's No Disgrace
to Be Gray!
Still, in these modern youthful times,
it's often a handicap, particularly in the
business world. How much better to><dis
guise this condition by the application of
LEA'S HAIR
PREPARATION
as thousands have already successfully
done. No magic about it, but repeated
applications ?ire gray, faded hair ft
shade approximating the original with
out that " dyed " appearance so quicklv
detectable in many hair - coloring prod?
ucts on the market. Even the first^bottlt
gives appreciable results! If your drug
gist doesn't have it, send ft dollar and
your name and address ? money cheer
fully refunded if not satisfied.
USA'S TONIC COMPANY
BRENTWOOD, MD.
WHITE TODAX FOR MX MONET-MAK
ING PLAN to sell and Introduce our
QUALITY Baby Chicks, Ducklings and
Turkey-Poulti In jour community.
8. R. 8CBLEY - Pikes?flle, M4.
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You needn't grin and bear a cough doe to a
cold. Get Smith Bros. Cough Drops! Just 5 41
Sort Bros. Covgh Drops an tin
VITAMIN A
This 2s the vitamin that raises the resistance
k of the mocoos membranes of die nose .
r and throat to cold infections. /
The Housewife . ? .
^'Research Professor of Economy"?
SHE'S not a FU). or aa LL.D. She hain't a dtplnaia or a cap and gown.
Her reeaarch la not don* in the laboratory or the library. Am a matter
of bet, bar finding! ara made, usually, in tha (treat car, la tha aobway,
in the suburban oommatar'a train.
She raada the adrerbsemenb in thia paper with can and oonaidera
tkm. They lom her reeaarch data. By neaaa oi than aba makea he*
porch aaaa eo fliai ?be well jmnn the title oi "Haaaarch Piuieaeor of
Economy." She dieooa en item aiter item, aa the yean roll om. combin
ing high quality with low.
II ia clear to you at oaoa that yon . . . and all who Bah* aad keep
a home . . hay* the earn opportunity. With the help of newspaper
aillMtiatoj you, too, oaa (jraduata iron Aa echool oi indiacriiriii*s-?
baying into tha faculty of faatid toaa pur ch aaaa I