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Evening star., 1917-03-01
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.
Correspondence of Tho Star.

Special Correspondence Of Tho Star.
NEW YORK, February 2S.-The in.
coming French fashions show that
fewer tailored suits have been offered
to the American buyers than the Amer
lean women are accustomed to.
About a decade ago Paris decided in
favor of the coat and skirt which was
so extensively worn by the Anglo
Saxon women. The French dressmak
ing houses never liked this mannish
costume. for they are bitterly opposed
to whatever savors of a lack of femi-
ninity in the appearance of women.
Slow for the Mannish Costume.
They arrived at the conclusion, GEN.
turies ago. that women could work in
business side by side with men and
show an acumen for affairs that the
masculine mind is alone supposed to
possess; that they could be wage-earn-
ers and savers of money; that they
could be students. painters. writers
and directors of organizations. France
has never put up the bars to women's
claim of equal mentality and business
thrift but, during these centuries that
France has acknowledged this unity
of purpose and equality of mentality.
she has persistently refused any bit of
mannishness in a woman's appearance
or in her social habits.
The Anglo-Saxon race decided other
wise centuries ago. Their women can
dress as much like men as they want
but they must not assume to have the
poise and brain power of the male OF
the species. Every foot forward that
woman has put in the realm of busi-
ness has been done with struggle. sacri-
flee and repeated defeat
But this is history and not cos
tumery.
Recently France has had her way.
Before the'war she grudgingly gave
room for the Anglo Saxon coat suit the
stiff sailor hat the sport shirt and the
loose cravat. but when she Went TO war
she lost a great majority of her tailors,
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Clark, Mrs. william F. Wollard, Mrs.
Caleb S. Miller, Mrs. Robert B. Marshall

Clark. Mrs. william F. wollard, Mrs.
Caleb S. Miller, Mrs. Robert B. Marshall
and Mrs. William H. Heron.
The following were elected to member
ship: Mrs. Mary Z. Gheen, Mira Virginia
Butler. Mrs. B. H. Warner. jr.: Miss Flor
ence NJ Brown and Mrs Hugh M. Smith
The retiring president, Mrs. Edward B.
Clark. read the presidents report Of club
activities and reported q general increase
of membership and interest The commit
tee the printing Of milk bulletins will
be disbanded and its work discontinued,
as Congress has authorized the printing
of milk bulletins by the government
All sections from which reports were
read announced increased attendance
and a general attitude of heightened
interest in the work of the Twentieth
Century Club. Mrs. William F. Ham
was elected member of the board of
trustees Of the Bruen Home for Chill.
dren to represent the Twentieth Cen
tury Club. The committee on the Bruen
Home collected NOR than $3.50. which will
be given to the home. Mrs. Ernest p.
Bicknell. chairman of the war relief
committee on Red Cross work. reported
that the committee has raised $1,000
for use in foreign and home relief
work.
The Red Cross workshop of the
Twentieth Century Club, at 1901 Con-
necticut avenue, which was opened ten
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Of Interest TO Women
SEPARATE SKIRTS FOR THE WARDROBE


land, therefore, decreased her output of
mannish costumery for women.
This lack of tailored suits was COM
mented on by every one last October
when the new fashions came over from
| France, and the Anglo o-Saxons gladly
accepted the dictate of France that the
| one piece frock and topcoat, the or
nate outside blouse and the ornamental
| Russian turban were to be the favorites
| of fashion.
This season America, in connection
| with France. launches the separate
skirt offset to the lack Of tailor
ed coat suits. The skirt manufacturers
of this country held an exhibition of
| these garments in New York recently
and made no pretense of hiding the fact
that the designs came straight from
Paris. These skirts had been made by
! request by the famous designers in
Paris. They will be extensively copied
| in this country and will be worn with
| sport blouses and the new sport coat.
sweater today. OF that garment later.
Miles of Stitching.
The separate skirts which the manu-
facturers have launched are narrow at
the hem. There is no doubt of the def
mite acceptance of this fashion. which
was predicted In this department
months ago. even at a time when the
manufacturers insisted that it would
not come about.
+ Skirts are longer: skirts are mar
| rover That sentence has been repeat
ed SO often that 1t writes itself. but
/ prophecy has turned into truth, and the
| fact is with US.
! The separate skirt which is sketched
today was shown by the skirt manu-
| facturers and was designed by Nine.
| GeorSette, in response to their request
1t is especially made for the American
woman The material is a tan colored
rep and the trimming is made up from
| pieces or the material cut into shapes
! and hali covered with stitching. The
| suede belt has a silver buckle and runs
through loops of the material in the
| fashion that men have always used
with their leather belts on tennis
| trousers.
| The majority of these separate skirts
show stitchery by machine as the chief
method of ornamentation.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Splendid for Bad Coughs,
Colds, Bronchitis

An inexpensive Homemade REM
edy-Gives Surest, Quick
est Relief.
Any one who tries this pleasant
tasting homemade cough syrup will
quickly understand why it is used in
more homes in the United States and
Canada than any other cough rem
edy. The way it takes hold Of an
obstinate cough. giving immediate
relief, will make you regret that you
never tried it before. 1t is truly
Evening star., 1917-03-01
mrs. B|CKNE[[ CHOSEN
PRESIDENT Of CLUB
Other Officers Of Twentieth Century
Organization at Annual
Meeting.

Mrs Ernest P. Bicknell was elected
to the presidency of the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club at its annual meeting held
and l. streets. Other officers elected
are as follows: Vice president, Mrs.
George F. Bowerman; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. l.. B. Swormstedt; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Frank r.
Rutter; treasurer, Mrs. Joy L. Webster;
board of directors. Mrs. Edward B.
Evening star., 1917-03-01

an odd side drapery made by leaving
unstitched across each side a panel a
width of twelve or fourteen inches, the
two or three large tucks centering the
front and back widths. This drapery,
however, is caught and fastened at the
side, so the skirt when finished is of a
generally uniform length
The frock might be made of wool
fabric. such as serge, gabardine etc,
or foulard or charmeuse might be
employed.
eige-colored serge or silk could be
attractively combined with plain navy
and navy and white-striped satin for
vest. revers, belt and cuffs. The dress
fastens in the center front To make
IL four and n half yards of material
thirty-siX inches wide will be required,
together with three-quarters of a yard
each of plain and striped material for
vest, etc. This dress is one of many
indicating the tendency to return to a
Evening star., 1917-03-01
SELECTED TO MEET
THE EC|TY'S GUESTS
Especial Courtesies Are to Be
! Shown Governors and
Mayors.

Arrangements have been made to
have members of the reception COM
mittee for the Inauguration meet the
governors and mayors who are expect
ed to come here to witness and par
ticipate in the inaugural ceremonies
Charles A. Douglas. chairman of the re-
| appointment of subcommittee to meet
them, as follows:
! Gov Charles s. Whitman of New
! York-Charles Henry Butler. chairman
| Thomas Ewing and John G. Capers.
| Gov. Emerson c. Harrington of Mary
| land-Chief Justice J. Harry Covington,
chairman: John p. Story, jr., and Will
liam D. Hoover
Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo of Mississippi
John Joy Edison. chairman; Col. George
Truesdell Waddy B. Wood.
I Gov NJ. G. Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania
! Clarence i. King, chairman; Gen. John
H. Buchanan. w. T. Galliher.
Gov. Il. Livingstone Beekman Of Rhode
! Island; Charles C. Tucker. chairman; A.
G. Clapham Henry p Blair
| Gov. John B. Kendrick of Wyoming
George Z. Fleming chairman; Guy T.
| Scott, Carl Vrooman.
/ Carolina-Charles c. McChord. chair
man; Myron NJ. Parker, John F. Will
! kins.
Gov. r. C. Pleasant of Louisiana-Ira
f. Bennett, chairman: H. Prescott Cat
! ley, c. c. Calhoun.
| Gov. Henry c. Stuart of Virginia
Robert W Woolley. chairman; Benja-
min S. Minor, Milton c. Elliott.
To Meet Mayors of Cities.
4 Mayor Henry Bacharach of Atlantic
/ City. n. J.-C. X. Bergman, chairman;
/ Melville Church. f. W. Dom.
! Mayor W. u. lockwood of Cambridge,
Mass.-J. S. Flannery, chairman; w. F.
Ham, T !. d. Fuller
Mayor c. a. Stolberg of Canton, Ohio:
/ ]. Maury Dove. chairman; Evans
( Browne. Charles E. Howe
Mayor James II. Kay of Fall River.
Mass; W. b. Hibbs, chairman; James
/ II. Hayden. 7. r. Lockwood.
/ Mayor John ]. White of Holyoke
! Mass; John Poole. chairman: ]. S. Eas-
/ bySmith. Or. 7. w. Hammond
/ Mayor John J. Hurley of Lawrence,
Mass; Fleming Newbold. chairman: Dr.
W. B. Mason. Arthur Lee.
Mayor George H. Newall of Lynn,
Mass; Woodbury. Blair. chairman; DIR:
James +. Mitchell and Rev. Charles
Wood.
Mayor Wyndham r. Mayo of Norfolk,
Va; A. p. Thom. chairman; r. E. Lee
and Rev. r. Fl. McKin.
Mayor Edward H. Filbert of Reading :,
Pa; Clarence +. Wilson. chairman: Dr.
Wallace Radcliffe and George o. Totten.
| Mayor George r. Lunn of Schenectady,
y. Y; John w. Chiidress, chairman
Thomas Grant and DIR. Howard Fisher.
Mayor Zebedee f. Cliff of Somerville.
Mass: S. G. Blythe, chairman; A. A
Hoehling. jr., and DIR. Meade Moore.
Mayor Frederick w. Donnelly OF
Trenton. \. j.: George p. Hoover. chair
man, F. +. Poe and Edmund S. Wolfe.
Mayor Martin Scully of Waterbury,
Conn: George Howard. chairman; S.
| w. Woodward and Thomas Ruffin.
! Mayor James +. Price of Whining
/ ton, Del; George E. Hamilton. chair
man: James OToole and Howard s.
| Reeside.
| Mayor Ephriam S. Hugentugler of
/ York, Pa. c. +. Norment, chairman; ;
I Bates Warren and A. E. L. Leckie.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Escapes From Examination.

Francis Peach. twenty-one years old.
who was to be examined rs to his
mental condition at court today, drop
ped out of line as the prisoners were
being taken to the courtroom Of the
District Supreme Court today and wan
dered away.
Peach is an inmate of the Government
Hospital for the Insane. He has a ma
MIA for hearing voices. and the police,
who are on the lookout for him. believe
they will find him through his habit OF
sticking matches in his ears to keep
out the voices. Physicians say Peach
is harmless.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Sir Godfrey Knights Banquet.

The Knights of Sir Godfrey. a fra
ternal organization of the Y. NJ c. A.,
held their annual banquet and initia-
tfon of new members last night.
Speeches were made by l.. W. De Cast,
director of the boys department. Y. NJ
C. A. and officers of the club. The fol-
lowing members were present: Norman
b. Frost, Griffith V. Canada, Charles w.
Lawton, Arthur L. Budlong. L. w. De
Cast. Donald Wolfe. Liston Bethea,
John Gross. Norman Hampton, James
Austin, Edward Kline. ]. g. Cornell,
Richard Ackard Guy Winkjer, Albert
Jacobson and John Sleighth.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
FASHIONS

The barrel skirt furore of the past
few weeks has served to bring out a
variety of oddly draped models faripg
midway between waist and skirt hem,
the fare usually a side flare only. with
back and front sections quite fiat. Oc-
casionally. however. some fullness Is
admitted all around. Uneven skirt
length is also a feature that is giver
some prominence, although the major
ity of skirts show an even length all
around. Where uneven length exists
this season the skirt is longer at sides
and back than in the front
An early spring model is a dress with
Evening star., 1917-03-01

days ago for the making of hospital
garments and supplies. has an average
attendance of from ten to fourteen
members each day. 1t has $40S In cash
and purchases. and has recently pur-
chased 5000 yards of cloth for gar
ments. Mrs. Gilbert II. Grosvenor.
chairman of the civics section. gave
reports of the activities of different
committees under this section. Re-
ports were read by chairmen OF the
following sections: Arts, archaeology.
conservation. parliamentary law and
French.
The club voted the usual donation to
charity, which this year will be s110.
Evening star., 1917-03-01

defined waist line, either normal or
slightly raised.
Among the new smart afternoon
frocks shown. made of silks or soft
satins. many have transparent hems
made of chiffon. net, mousseline. etc
The effect is rather odd. but since
skirts are being gradually heightened
the use of a transparent hem giving a
glimpse of silk-clad ankles Is not as
| startling as 1t would have been last
season, when the skirts came usually
only about half way between knee and
shoe top.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
To Arrange Reception to Guardsmen

Plans for the organization Of gon-
eral committee of citizens to arrange
for "A reception to members of the Ma
tionaI Guard of the District of Colum-
his are expected to be made at a meet
ing of representatives from n number
of civic organizations this afternoon a.
4.30 o'clock in the rooms of the Board
of Trade. Col Richard D. Simms. y. g.
u. c., retired, who originated the move
mcnt, is chairman. and Charles F. Crane
is secretary.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Census Shows Business Growth

AN important phase of the progress
in business enterprises was that in the
early eighties the operating of negro
beneficial societies began to develop
into regular business.
THE next step in business enterprise
was the establishment of banks The
census report of 1890 furnished data
concerning the progress that the negro
had made in business enterprise during
the twenty-five years following his
emancipation The census indicated
that there were probably about II 900
negroes engaged in business enter
prises of various sorts. When the
census reports for 1910 were published
twas found that in the ten years, 1900
TO- the negro had made about as much
progress as he had made in the pre-
vious thirty-five years"
Evening star., 1917-03-01
PROGRESS Of NEGRO
CELEBRATION THEME
Howard University Begins
Semi-CentenniaI
Observance.

With a sociological conference, at
which a number of addresses were
given on Fifty Years of Progress by
the American Negro" the semi-centen-
NAL celebration of Howard University
started this morning in the library hall
of the university. The program is
divided into two parts-one the socio-
logical conference, which is to be con-
tinued tomorrow. and the other part
embracing general meetings.
The opening address was given by
President Newman of the university,
who outlined the scope of the confer
ence. He said. our problem is one of
life and service. and out of defeat
comes the inner victory of heart and
mind"
DIR. ]. II. n. Waring. chairman of to-
davis conference, showed why Howard
the progress of the negro. He said it
was because the institution had influ-
enced the social fabric for the past
Fifty years.
da Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege. said that the negroes rapidly are
coming into the ownership of the farms
they cultivate. r. i. Wright, jr.. edi-
tor of the Christian Recorder. Phila-
delphia. told of the moral factors in the
devefopm ment of the negro race.
I'm business enterprises as in other
lines" said NJ y. Work, director of
the division of records and research
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, the
negro. in the past fifty years, has made
creditable progress.
Not only We're there free negroes in
the south who carried on a business
of their own. but, in some instances,
slaves were permitted to become ped
dlers or to handle small business
such as baking. bootblacking and man
ufacturing and selling of tobacco. BY
this means they often bought their
freedom.
Constitution, adopted in 1865, granted
physical freedom to negroes through
out the country. 1t left them, how
ever, with about the same status that
the free negroes had before the war
In general this status was that they
had some legal rights but no consti-
tutional ones.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Dependable Cough
Remedy

that should be kept handy in every
home, to use at the first sign of a
cough during the night or daytime.
Any druggist can supply you with
o1a ounces of Pinex 600 cents WORTH.
Pour this into a pint bottle and fill
the bottle with plain granulated
sugar syrup. The total cost is about
54 cents and you have a full pint of
the most effective remedy you ever
used.
The quick, lasting relief you get
from this excellent cough syrup will
really surprise you. 1t promptly
heals the inllamed D.em brares that
line the throat and air passages, stops
the annoying throat tickle. loosens
the phjeem and soon your rough
stops entirely. Splendid for bron-
ehitis. Group. whooping cough and
bronchial asthma.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-20

THAT the kaiSc dream Of world empire shattered by the princes
held by
blow French line to
The this
the world for months but the fact that this failure definitely ended
long 5 not Sc generally known
The troops September
TO- 1914 with their defeat the Mn They had crossed Belgium France
OF
Epinal Ncou Biort border Baled
finding themselves faced BY enemy
of anks of the allied
Of 1914 furious by
OF the battle line Flanders and take Paris They failed
Finding the lines the north unakate the turned their,
nion the central the Metz. perhaps he
world
titled September N 1914 they had broken
Nerdm Iou had Mle
hoped
the fortified
approached Paris south the place their defeat the Mn and could
rendered untenabe the whole
and British by attacking them the would be stroke
General Nciun had and
q 1910 the Germans led by the prince, attacked
After twelve days Of preliminary fighting the
firing the the rolling
closed From March until the middle OF July there
Two OF the defending forts Douaumon and Vux
fought died by the hr1
and Vcrdun did fall BY May
Germans had lost their battle
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-20

more time to boxing lessons and less
time to music lessons
A corn fed girl wants a divorce be
cause her husband referred to her as a
tub of lard Cheer up, old girl II
YOU had been built the other way he
would probably have referred to you
as spare rib
What has become of the old fash
ioncd newspaper that used to carry a
Mexican Crisis headline on the front
page This reminds us that the
Shrcwd investor who gave S. in Amer
can money for $1,000 pesos in Mexican
paper money last year has now dis
covered that he lost S497 on the trans
action.
You cant always tell Sometimes
the visitor who brings paSteboard
suitcase stays twice as long as the Wis
ltot who brings two trunks
4 girl is clever enough to introduce
her fellow to her homely girl friends
and steer him away from her good
looking girl friends.
Never knock a deaf man when he is
around A deaf man is generally able
to hear anything not intended for his
car,
An argument is waste Of time Even
# YOU could convince the other fellow
that he Is wrong YOU could never con
vince him that YOU are right
ANYWAY, YOU never saw man who
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-20

BOARDING THE SUGAR.

TT Is not the professional who boards sugar The at
. emps at this piracal line of work come from house
holders The opportunities of the speouator is not pre-
sented in the sugar situation he looks for fertile
fields in which take toll from hungry mouths But the
householder was lively in this city yesterday in efforts TO
buy sugar in large quantities giving thought to
those families that might be deprived OF this necessity on
account Of boarding the accharne product in the family
pantry OF vigorous buyers
When public announcement made that Oklahoma
City faced sugar shortage there wild scramble tor
the telephone. in household, where the predominant spirit
was 81 want my sugar not interested in other fami-
lies" Which is, of course human nature the world over,
but which should be tempered times like these when the
sentiment Of the civilized world is think of the other
fellow.
visit to one grocery store found the proprietor in a
friendly mood to sell his regular patrons but not
10 the transient f you Of regular customers
oaid this groeeyman I'VE will take pleasure in sending
q reasonable Of sugar when wagon goes your
way this afternoon But II do not trade with us regu
afly then your groceryman probably will supply you
with sugar long az his stock lasts We feel that at
time OF shortage that should take OF customers
treating them all alike, giving extra supply, and
refusing to sell sugar to the who is racing all
town in mad purchasing trip to stock up with at
the expense Of less fortunate ones"
Her. was a groceryman who had the right idea about
boarding His idea is divide his food products tina
patrons may be supplied equtaby that family shall
experience privation.
While arg scoding the .peculaor who store, foot
and keeps out of the market let's forget that hoard
Ing in the household pantry presents phase of the foo,
situation that NOT in harmony with the golden rule
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-20
RIpplN6RHYNES,
D@,Mt!1!klt !! 1!lttM tMa9ss;yon M9s;y
CHE 4 r UP.

n HER up cheer up II YOU ar.
sound, no sign OF illness giving.
you have no right to paw around
about the cost oi living No man has
any right to snort, or let tears run IN
rivers unless We know that he is short
some legs and arms and livers Cheer
up! Though It is quite a chore TO
stock the bin and larder, a gloomy mug
won't bring YOU more Just buckle
down the harder Cheer up The
prices make you veil, when you go forth
as buyer; but when you've anything to
sell, the price keeps going higher |
sell my labor every day for quite
roll Of dollars; what matter, then, IL
| must pay high price for shirts and
colars' My father got lot more
flour than do for a shilling but |
earn more in half an hour than he by
all DAYS drilling Cheer up There's
work for every lad success ior him
who pushes the hustler finds the shin
ing soad IS growing on the bushes
Cut out the worries and alarms, toll
like the bees that humble; the man
who has no arms OF legs alone has
right to grumblc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-20
NOW HELP THE LIBERTY LOAN.
lBY THEODORE ROOSEYELTl


THE services the United States which every
decent American not fortunate enough to he soldier
render, to buy many Liberty bonds as he
afford
The treasury department has forth in the public
the facts about the campaign which the pro-Germans
The campaign is being waRcd by irving prevent banks
from handling the Liberty loan and by publication in
tain newspapers OF articles tending discourage people
from investing in the bonds Senator LaIollcte speeches
which to the effect also being circulated with
view to check popular subscriptions. Senator LaFol-
cte by the way represents exactly the type which tries
prevent the people from owning the bonds and
OF fhe bonds having somehow other obtained im-
proper and excessive profit
d lnaSmuch the enemies OF the Liberty loan Of this
type all patriotic Americans should strain every nerve to
make the sale Moreover this happens TO be
Of those where the performance of patriotic
duty is hrclass financial investment The patriot is
rendering great service to the nation while he is making
capital investment for himself If the people do take
the bonds they will be taken by the big capitalists The
people have the first call and while is desirable the
interests of everybody to make this peoples loan it is
more desirable from the standpoint OF the people them
selves The investment is absolutely safe The men and
who fail to take advantage Of il standing
Every from the day labocr to the bank prcs
dent according his means, should invest in the bonds
Copyright. 1917. by The CITY star)