The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-08

ing ladies would have been waiting at
home for the young people" to return
from quilting parties. and a hundred
years ago they would have been sit
ting by the fireside nursing their rheu-
matte joints.
Other days, other ways" and in this
year of grace the old lady makes her
self fit and young looking, too, by a
carefully coiffured head GRAY or
white hair is never becoming or beau
tiful unless 1t Is thick and luxuriant,
but today it is no disgrace to disguise
scanty locks by artificial means such
as braids. transformations, puffs and
other devices. And the professional
coiffeuse has any number of customers
over sixty from whom she reaps a
splendid harvest by keeping their
tresses in youthful condition 1t is far
more desirable to have a charmingly
becoming couture and simple gown
than to don an expensive costume with
an unlovely couture. Smuggling brush
ing the hair faithfully and long night
and morning. clipping the ends and
even the application of hair stain
when skilifuly done ward off She
approach Of the appearance of old
age.
| That there is little difference between
| the evening GOWNS of matron and maid
is smartly evidenced in the models in
this category pictured among the
grouped cuts. The older woman will
have doubtless a longer train on her
frock and will wear more jewels. but
the silhouette of her gown will be the
same as that of her debutante daugh-
ter. The latter will long to appear So
phisticated and her mothers object in
| living will be to appear slim. and
these two aspirations meet nowadays
on the common ground of costume.
The young girls evening dress illus
/ trated is of steel gray charmeuse, a
material hitherto the exclusive proper
| ty of the middle aged, and over the
gray satin is draped light blue chiffon,
on which is an extremely rich border
of cream lace, jet embroidered net mo-
tits and blue and steel bead embroid-
cry. She also is allowed the matronly
privilege of donning duchesse lace, a
prerogative granted her in the costume
under discussion. which has a square
| decolletage tucker of this handsome
dentelle.
The matren's dancing frock shown as
an interchangeable costume is stun
ningly carried out in black and white
| a combination which the demoiselle de
mode affects this season.
The other contrast between the gown
of sixteen and that of sixty is seen in
the distinguished little creation worn
by the middle aged woman in the
| group. The material is a wool and mo-
hair mixture of navy blue with black
satin sleeves and touches of Bulgarian
! embroidery effectively used as a trim
ming contrast. Daughter could bor-
row the matters dress in this instance
il the powers that be have made them
of like proportions
All the grace and dignity of a Pa
risian production are possessed by the
| oriental creation designed primarily
for the jeune fille but which is equally
good form for the matron who has KEEP
her figure up to date. There is a dis
tinctive oriental flavor about the cos
tune that is mainly due to the loose
jacket worn over a white blouse, the
ornamental belt buckle and the swing.
ing bead tassels on the collar.
So. taking one thing with another
the sartorial lot of the modish woman
of sixty is as enviable as that of swee
sixteen. CATHERINE TALBOT.