The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-05-04
pie summer styles
Capes, Capes, Capes!

There Is something awfully roman
tic about A cape. The long folds
make for mystery, and the concealing
vet revealing lines and suggestions OF
sleeves appeal to the love or adyen-
ture I'm all OF US. This year the cape
has returned 10 its own. There are
military capes, with all the swagger
OF martial music and flags; there are
practical blue serge cGpes with sen
sible collars; and there are crafty Ut
tie affairs OF satin with bewitching
Innings. Sometimes the capes are
draped on one side. with make-pe-
lieye sleeve, achieved by the way the
! long pointed end is thrown over the
wrist Sometimes they are coats IN
the front, with belt, and real sleeves
coming through the long Sits.
They are practical. too, Tor SO
many purposes. On the cool summer
evenings in the mountains or by the
sea, they are just the thing to throw
about one. In wind or rain, too, they
hold their own, for one can wrap a
cape OF waterproof gabardine or tweed
about one. and venture forth In other-
! wise forbidding weather.
Standing for America!
There was once a great artist VINO
talked and preached the beauty OF
| the commonplace" We here in Am
erica have to a certain extent made
that our symbol. We are beautifying
our commonplaces. and a glorious
thing n Is 10 do. Not one whit behind
the big movement in Civic life, Is this
same movement in women's fashions.
once Il was considered proper TO don
n highly tight-ftting. hot garment,
called n house dress" 20 do all the
little things around the house that a
woman loves TO do. Now we have
changed all that. Our house dresses
are Just as plain and unadorned as
they were OF old, but, OH they are so
much more becoming. A woman al
ways feels her best and does her best
when she knows she Is well-dressed
That is part OF the psychology OF wo-
men. So we, in doing our bits here
at home. have taken the fact into con-
sideration. and we have "house dress
es" that are in themselves Amazingly
dainty and becoming as well as prac-
teal The one illustrated here is but
A sample OF the endless ways we have
of accomplishing this feat It Is trim
and semi-fitting. The useful pockets
have interesting facings OF the same
white material as the collar, cuffs and
belt Is there anything frumpisl
about this dress? And isn't il idea
for the work dress? Somehow Il
seems TO stand for America, and hei
efficiency even in little things.
Odds and Ends.
There are many little frivolous
fads springing up TO bring us JOY. The
lacy parasols OF sheerest chiffon ant
lace. with. perhaps, tips Of ostricl
feathers hiding the steel frames, are
fitting accomplishments to the incon
sistently chosen wardrobe OF the sum
mer girl. Her knitting bag, too, Il
made Of chiffon or Georgette crepe
though the work she Is doing is rea
enough Her big shade-hat. guaran
teed not TO keep the sun off, is o
transparent horsehair Altogether
she is delightful, and a charming fig
ure i'm our summer panorama.
New Idea In Aprons.
Thihmshrdl cmfwy shrdlcmfwycn
This is the economy apron reversi
! bile, to be worn inside or out back o
, front 1t Is built for speed" surely
s speed in the doing OF the THOUSAND
and one things necessary to the wo
. man whose first thought Is her coun
T, try and whose motto Is Service !"
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