The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-19
MRS. CHARLES ANTHONY INTER
VIEWED BY NEW YORK
WORLD REPORTER

Arrayed in suit of banana broad
cloth" (the very latest Partisan i'm
portation). decorated with bright and
unusual hand-embroidery, and wear
ing large and imposing picture hat
all soft blue ostrich feathers and
crinkly gold framework and white
creamy lace-and with lace all over
blue waist and on both hands a
searchlight battery of diamonds, Mrs.
Charles H. Anthony of Muncie, Ind,
Sunday morning sauntered out for
Fifth avenues Easter parade.
The banana broadcloth" affair was
designed by Mrs. nAthony herself in
Muncie, as was the hat, Once design
ed, both were executed in Indianapo-
lis. So Mrs. Anthony told a World
reporter who found her in the writ
ing room of the Waldorf-Astoria yes
terday afternoon. From Mrs An
Anthony's few remarks one gathered
that the afternoon hadn't been near
long enough to suit her-and then
the rain,
'Of course it had to rain on Easter
Sunday" said Mrs. nAthony, with a
sigh. well, I've seen it, the parade
hum! Very charming, but so quiet.
Nothing at all unusual about it. The
things the women wore were new,
but | saw nothing startling. And
they all stare so. Women as bad as
the men. Don't understand such bad
manners. Well, believe me, if they
are turned out by Paris-I mean the
girls and women, some of them very
fat, by the way, | saw on Fifth avenue
today think they'd better begin to
think for themselves and plan their
own clothes, and have them made at
home, like l do"
Asked if her gold slippers with dia-
mond studded heels had twinkled up
and down the avenue, Mrs. Anthony
said they hadn't. Last night they ap-
peared.
Some $500 people had gathered for
the concert at the Waldorf when Mrs.
Anthony swept through the dining
room. Beneath the folds of her emer-
aid skirt those much discussed gold
and diamond heeled slippers stole in
and out first New York appearance)
For the moment the concert was for
gotten.
AS Mrs Anthony passed on into
the rose room one observed that her
gown was cut low fore and aft and
that from her bodice, like the crest
on an ocean billow, real lace ebbed
and flowed. Around her golden hair
was a golden bandeau bright with
gems. Around her throat was neck
lace bright with gems. So too were
her pendant earrings bright with
gems. Her hands, the chain that cir
cled her shoulders, her girdle, We're
likewise bright with gems.
Son Defends His Mother
Harvey Mitchell Anthony of Nun
Gle, Ind, third-year student at Har-
ward, thinks his mother is the finest
woman on earth and entitled to wear
diamonds in the heels of her slippers,
if she wishes, without the universe
having a fit over it.
His mother is Mrs Charles NJ. An
thony of Muncie, who has original
ideas in dress and income sufficient
to indulge in those ideas. Mrs. An
thony comes east every year. This
year she rather startled Washington
and New York by wearing slippers
with diamonds set in the heels.
Young Anthony went to Miami col
lege before coming to Harvard He
said: Il don't see why there should
be so much publicity just because
someone had an original thought, like
setting diamonds in the heefs of
shoes.
II know diamond-heeled shoes are
new just now But so were airships
FIVE years ago. / think the novelty
of such shoes will pass over, just as
that of airships has.
Eyes, if it is necessary for you to
know, those are real diamonds which
mother has set into the heels of her
slippers. Luxury is all right for
person, | think, as long as no one has
to pay for it except those possessing
it.
Mother is good, substantial wo-
man. There is nothing frivolous
about her.
Mother couldn't afford to spend
$4,000 a year for clothes. In the sec
ond place, she is too sensible. There
are plenty of other women who have
rats of Jewels and gowns"
ssrr ~-.~,., ,~a;rc of diamond slim