The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-08
Of Interest to Women


the lead i'll this line may be because
it gives women Il freer hand and more
voice in public affairs than the east.
In Denver women have had the full
ballot for thirteen years, and have
used it energetically in behalf of clean
ing the streets and identifying the
city. In Kalamazoo. the cleaning of
the city is VIGOROUSLY due to the wo-
men. led by Rev. Caroline Bartlett
Crane In New Orleans, since the last
constitutional convention. women tax
payers have had a vote ut tax elections.
and it was the Women's Sewerage and
Drainage league. headed by Miss Kate
Gordon. that carried the day for the
special tax to give New Orleans i'm
proved sewerage and drainage, and Il
pure water supply.
Chicago has put a woman, Mrs.
Paul, at the head OF the street cleaning
work in the most important business
suits. No wonder that Jane Adams
and almost al! the women of the Chi
cago settlements are petitioning for Il
clause in the new city charter to give
women the municipal vote Miss Adams
says:
"A city is in many respects great
business corporation, but in other
respects it is enlarged housekeeping
May We not say that city house,
keeping has failed partly because
women. the traditional housekeepers,
have not been consulted as to its null
tiform activities?"
in evidence on this side of the water,
and the models which the Partisan
makers have sent over are charming
enough to tempt even the women most
DESTROYS of buying a practical coat.
Silk braid is used upon almost all Of
the chic models, and, though it is sure
to be cut OF style by next season, de-
lightful effects are obtained by its use
upon baby lamb, broadtail and caracul
and the furriers insist consolingly that
the braid is put on over fur and can
be taken off without running the fur
when it is no longer desirable.
Short jackets of the squire loose Elton
and the empire styles abound, and are
the most knowing little garments I'M
aginable with the braiding of their
brandenbourgs. their handsome but
tons, their three-quarter sleeves and
their eXquisitely embroidered waist
coats. Box coats and pony coats are
also in high favor, and though there
are some extremely handsome long
coats in caracul and broadtail, they
are a very small minority.
Caracul is, fashionably speaking, the
fur of the season. This does not, CT
course, mean that it is valued more
than such high class furs as sable chin
chilla, ETC., by the fashionable woman,
but merely that there is always craze
for some one fur of comparatively
reasonable price, and that this winter
caracul is the fur. In good quality t
is soft. glossy and beautiful and not
too cheap, and our furriers are copy
ing the French models quite success
fully.
AS the season advances little neck
pieces of fur and of fur and other
material increase and multiply, and
though Paris decried early in the seas
on that the little cravat of fur had had
its day and would be replaced by wider
stoles, the cravat seems as ubiquitous
and as popular as ever on this side If
the water. Some scarfs or stoles are
quite fancy with bands of handsome
lace, bands of chinchilla and knots
of gray velvet; and there are some
broadtail coats of boxed lines and
tailored severity whose only hint Of
gayety lies in handsome buttons and
cravats of black panne embroidered i'll
dull! gold and bordered by fur.
Pelerine like capes or fur reaching
and falling in stole ends in lont but
running down to the waist line in a
round or pointed back are made up in
all the fashionable furs, and are con-
sidered very chic but are never youth
full models.
Among the more youthful neckpieces
are beautiful soft fox skins, extending
to the shoulder points and of the
same depth in back. The fronts taper
down to about the waist line, where
each line is finished to little head.
A soft little frill of white satin shows
around this pointed head, and the COL
lar lining is white.
Muffs are fatter and softer than
ever, and more voluminous. The three
quarter sleeve, almost universal upon
fur coats of the dressy type, necessi-
tate some protection for the gloved
arms, and deep frills and other devices
for filling this need have been intro
duced in many muffs.
Fur hats are, as usual, chiefly in the
turban shapes, and some very stunning
models, in sable, lace and plumes are
shown by the milliners. A soft crown
heavily embroidered net, gold or silver
tissue, sable or dark mink next to the
face and dropping plumes caught by
handsome ornament on left side
that is the formula most often followed
but all fur turbans trimmed in choux
of velvet and paradise plumes or in
silk and velvet roses and paradise
plumes or aigrettes are we'll liked.
MISS TILLOTSON PRAISED,
Lady Lecturer on Hawaii Soon to Come
Here-Pleased Osakis Peaple.