Semi-weekly herald., 1913-10-13

Tie Ofuttu IesS.J
In days of old the clinging vine
Was highest type of feminine.
And she who was the winning maid
Was, she who was demurely said.
Today though styles have changed
apace
Anent the fair sex of the race
Yet still the highest court is paid
To her who is correctly stayed"
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The new
est corsets spell woe to the lady of
generous embonpoint. Her nearest
approach to fashionable figure will
be a swell one. The new models are
SO low of bust as TO come scarcely
above the waist line. The fewest
possible bones are used and the ma
terial Of the corset is thin and pliable.
To be sure they look as though what
has been cut off above the waist line
has been tackled on below so far down
past the hips do they come but for
tunately insets of elastic in the sides
and back make it possible for the
wearer to assume sitting posture
and saves her the embarrassment of
being forced to take her meals off
the mantle piece. The front laced
corset is being shown in many models
and is great favorite not only be-
cause it is easier to adjust and more
comfortable to wear but because it
actually tends to reduce a too gener-
ously chubby "tummy."
T'ricot is the ideal fabric for the
flexible corset Of 1913 especially for
evening wear. Indeed the smart wo-
man whose purse is as well filled as
her so stays has different corsets
adopted for different needs. One of
silk tricot lightly bonded serves her
beautifully for dress and evening
wear while heavier silk broche
boned a trifle more strongly offers
her ample support for street wear.
Certainly the new stay ought to be
here to stay for it is boon from a
hygienic standpoint. The days when
we squeezed up our waists like a
Chinese woman did her feet are rele-
gated to a barbarous past.
But while Lena clasps the new
stays to her meagre bosom with un-
bounded bliss, Fatima can but mourn
for alas fashions mandate has gone
forth and she may not even have a
brassiere to sustain her.
Lingerie is even more scantily in
adequate and bewilderingly colorful
than ever. Impressionistic pantes
and cubist chemises are the order of
the day. Underwear designed by
Paul Poriet is bound to be original
and bit bizarre and his one piece
combination of white linen piped in
brilliant tones of cerise, bright blue,
purple or orange are most novel and
attractive.
The embroidered Italian silk COM
binations consisting of under vest and
knickers continue as fayorites of
these boxom beauties who wish to do
away with all the surplus bulk of ex-
cess underwear and the exquisite con-
fections of lace, pink rosebuds and
ribbon offered as underbodies make
one rejoice that they are not born
TO blush unseen. None of their al
Turing charms are lost under the all
revealing none concealing net and
chiffon blouses of the moment.
As for your nightie it never would
recognize its little chasteberibboned
laciness among the wierd creations
now putting forth gaudy claims as
roses do mutt. Here they are guar
anteeed to evoke most spirited and
unbridled nightmares. One is of
white linen piped with cerise and pur-
pie, another of yellow polka dots in
blue, a nile green in striped and
mauve and cream color sprinkled
with blue hieroglyphics.
In recent opening of a French
farce the leading actress appeared in
bewitching rose pink crepe dc chene
combination trimmed in lace, pink
rose buds and tiny rhinestone buck
les, bou doir cap with a bridle and
later doned negligee with wired
tunic la Mineret.
Another follower of Thespis graced
or disgraced its all in the point of
view-an opening night with a black
gown. whose skirt was slit to the
knees in front revealing black Turk
ish trousers of none too generous
fullness. Verify costume designed
to take your breath and leave you
painting.
For home dancing party, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. C. Jakway set quite new
pace in entertaining when they ex-
tended their hospitality to seventy
five guests at rag" dance. Mon
day evening, complimentary to Mrs.
W. II. Crooke of Silverton and Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Robin and Miss Edith
Robin of this CITY.