The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-21
Fads and Fashions.

ably for summer wear. Many frocks
of st. Gall embroidered swiss are
worn over Innings OF very delicate
colors, with sash OF Pompadour rib,
bon as a finishing touch Two or
more colors are often introduced In
the linen frocks. il usually being on
the collar and cuffs. The tailored
shirt waists OF linen are extremely
smart with the collar. cuffs and front
box plat edge with plain color OF
blue, pink and lavender. Some of
them have these parts made entirely
of lavender. The necktie or iabot
match also.
The sheath skirt is causing much
comment and criticism at the present
day and yet there is chance for some
good words to be spoken about il.
Each new style originating in Paris
gets to a stage OF exaggeration sooner
.or later. and then very soon it is too
generally worn to be really fashion
able. The craze for the straight, slim
figure was the reason the modists
fashioned this sheath skirt because
the hipless paquin model was not eX-
IRENE enough. The long draperies.
copied from the ancient Greek and
Oriental ones We're soon broght into
use and were swathed about the figure
in classic lines, but it is really hoped
that they will not be seen so generally
in this country as they have been in
Paris However, many of the theatre
9o.pns uze.n hs the French women arc
the sheath-like clinging robes which MT
the figures like glove and seem to-
be rolled, rather than fitted around
the figure.
FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.
Mrs. Mary Moran is i'll at her home
en- Pine street.
Mrs. j. M Davidge is confined to her
home by Illness.
Miss Mona Utterback of Bardwell,
KY, is the guest of Miss Emma Carey,
Mrs. Katherine Smith, of Washing
on avenue, who has been III is con-
talescent.
Mrs NJ Blaster. of Carmi who Is the
guest of Mrs. B. Sadler. will return
lome today.
Miss Ruth yesterday of Sycamore
street went to Dongola yesterday to |
'isit friends.
Col. Frank l.. Harris of St Louis, is |
lere to spend Sunday with his mum
.rous friends.
Miss Leila Wilson of DuQuoin will |
Irrive Tuesday TO be the guest of
Jiss Ethel Charles.
Miss Rowena Stack and Miss Anna |
Iloms have gone to Chaffee, Mo. to
pend a week with friends.
Miss Evelyn Todd of SShelbyviHe.
". is the guest of her uncle. Samuel
Woods and family of 22l Sixth street.
Mrs. Joe Altman and Miss Miriam
'arey have returned from Wickliffe.
Ky, where they visited Mrs. Lucy COT
ee.
Mrs. w. ID. Bannister and little son
Iartin, and Miss Mary Foster, have
eturned from visit with relatives in
florida Mo.
Walter II. Wood and w. b. Huette
viii return today from Chicago where
hey attended the Republican national /
Lester Jones who has been visiting
lis father. j. II. Jones, enroute from
'hicago, left last evening for Memphis
ghere he resides.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Reed and little
laughter, of Louisville, Ky, are visit
ng Mrs. John NJ. Dewey Mr.. Reed
viii return home tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker of Oklahoma
city, Okla. will arrive today for
,rief visit with the latter's brother.
:. H. Atwood, of the Halliday
Mrs. Charles S. Carey and daughter
iiss Alice. will return Tuesday from
Oklahoma City, Okla. where they have /,
'een making an extended visit.
Mrs. Elese B. Dilts is the guest Of /
ire Il NJ Ctarzfnaar "a 9th ...s 1,