El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24

~LOTHES formed the topic Of alb
sorbing interest at the meeting Of
- the art department Of the Wom-
ans club Wednesday afternoon, at the
First Christian church. The program
was novel I'm that following the papers
on clothes, living pictures represent
ing the various periods Of styles in
our own country were shown and the
program closed with spring fashion
show of the newest gowns, suits and
wraps, displayed by models from the
Popular Dry Goods Store.
The platform was arranged as
stage with curtains and in the center
was a hig gold frame, in which the liv-
ing pictures were exhibited. Miss
Frances Foster was i'm charge OF the
exhibit, assisted by Miss Sarah Small.
Mrs. Frank W. Seward, the vice chair
man. presided at the meeting. Mrs.
Olga Eohlberg read the minutes OF
The secretary, Mrs. s. Aronstein. Mrs.
A. Y Foster. chairman Of the noInin-
BtinE committee. announced that the
committee desired more time before
giving It's report
Mrs. s. II. Sutherland announced that
the subscriptions pledged for the club
house fund had reached S5,SSS. She
also announced the moving pictures OF
the Young WOmen's Christian assocla-
tion work. that viii be exhibited in the
down town rooms Of the association
Friday afternoon and night
Mrs. Olga kohlberg announced that
Mrs r. G. Phillips would give a lee
ture on Drama and Women on sat
urday afternoon at , o'clock in the
First Christian church for the benetit
% the cub house fund.
Music and Singing.
The program began with Miss Julia
Pool playing as piano solos a group
OF Irish melodies, composed by Mark
Andrews. brother Of Charles Andrews
cir
costumed as an Irish peasant. in
green skirt. with black laced bodice and
white waist. She wore her hair thick
hanging in a braid
Miss Rosemary Pelham read very
clever satire on the foibles and fancies
Mrs. C. z. Kellogg read a paper COM
pairing the oriental fashions with the
occidental styles. Mrs. viii T. owen
sang Whisper and 7 Shall Hear by
piccoiomini. She wore a colonial cos
tune or pink. with kerchief and pam
iers Of pale blue and n big white curled
wig. Mrs Adiue r. Owen played her
piano accompaniment and Mrs. D. vi
Fennessy played the violin obligato.
As Ms owens second number she
sang I'm modern costume spring by
Miss Elizabeth Runu.
Miss Estelle Goodman represented
the Puritan girl IN the gray-brown'
prim cut gown, with white collars,
FuffE ana apron Mln1 Id Al anna AlN-'
Fink was a striking colonial dame, in
n white satin gown. with paniers OF
figured pink and Preen. and pow
dered rurled wig. Miss Greta Palmer
was most attractive ante-bellum belle
I'm a hoop skirt costume Of figured
yellow. with a big garden hat, parasol
and bag. Mrs. Langford J. Locke rep
resented the 1859 period and wore a
gown Of that, period Of pastel green,
with the exaggerated bustles and
train. Mrs Frederick George Billings
represented the modern girl Of 1915
I'm very stylish evening gown OF white
and pink with q tan straw hat, trimmed
with flowers.
The Fashion show.
The fashion show made great hit
with the audience and all the models
were heartily applauded. Mrs A. S.
Bottorff and J. a Tobias were in
charge Of the Popular store display.
Mrs. T. V. NJ Tobias exhibited black
net evening gown trimmed with touches
Of blue and iridescent beads and lat
err a French net garden gown of ecru
net with black net trimmings worn
with = straw garden hat.
Mrs. X. Vaughn exhibited a Joseph