Evening star., 1918-04-07
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| Red Cross garden
A SnccssefnI party givsA recently
at Palm Beach Act
Auctloneer. ing as auctioneer. he
ran the bidding on . thoroughbred bull
dog up to $500. and knocked 1t down TO
A. Atwater Kent Of Philadelphia.
Ladies and gentlemen" said Mr.
Hearst, 'let me call your appreciatve
attention to this little Red Cross pull
dog and his peculiar value.
You have all seen red bulldogs ana
perhaps some of you have seen. felt OF
heard cross bulldogs, but few OF YOU
have ever been introduced to Red
Cross bulldog.
| II once heard two eminent comedians
| in a characteristic dialogue.
| "One of them said he had been to tne
Garden to see the dog show and mao
| seen a dog worth $4,000. and the otnes
comedian said: My goodness. how couio
a dog ever save up SO much money.
wow this little Red Cross bulldog 10
worth a great deal of money. not In his
own right, perhaps, but because OF M
fortunate association with this great
| humanitarian organization, the Ameri-
can Red Cross, which is making Ameri-
ca and Americans beloved throughout
the world"
oren Peck Of San Francisco, who is
at Palm Beach with Mr.. .Hearst,e party.
competition up to $576.
| We OF southern California, says tho
Los Angeles Tribune. are gaining quite
reput a ion
San Diego with our eastern .er
Society Awaiting. city Of our On.
tertaining. In spite of the fact that n
has been q subdued sort Of entertain
ing. We have managed to bring In
enough novelties and thrills to make
even many Of our most blase friends
'.sit up and take notice.
| San Diego claims the credit for the
latest innovation in the way OF amairs
social. This Is an aviafion-matines.
this new pastime viii spread to other
cities 10 doubtful. For an aviaxion.
MISUNDERSTANDING one must nave NOT
merely aviators. but aviatingi
ped to stage such an affair a. San
Diego is. with its army OF aviators
and the necessary equipment for their
Joy rides in midair.
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Miss Ethel Campbell of Philadelphia,
who recently won the woman's golf
championship OF
nnoL.. c;+y c;rI Florida, says the
Bridgeport o {,
Golf Champion. has shown herself
to be one Of the most skillful OF tho
fair, golfers to appear on southern
links this season. and 1t Is predicted
that she will win other tournaments
before the season has come to close
In winning the recent play for the
Florida title Miss Campbell won
against strong field and through her
superior putting and driving. her
game surpassed the play OF her @ op.
strength of her drives was perhaps
the item that made her victory SO easy:
Though a slender young woman ana oi
apparently no great physical strengtn.
she showed herself to be Tar above
the average woman player for the snap
and force Of her drives:
Miss Campbelrs golf In the south
this season has been altogether sensa-
tional. and, while she has had occa-
sional off days. her average has been
quite high. She is planning to enter
the competition at the Asheviile ana
Pinehurst Journeys, and II she con-
has already shown it Is very likely
that she will take the honors at both
Of these.
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Some society women who reside in
some of the. larger West End hostel
ries, says the st.
w.r r;m. n-.., Louis Globe Demo-
crat, remarked that
Tor women. there Is really no
reason for the efforts of the advocate
Of a national costume for women. as
var measure, an economical measure
and a matter Of practicability. for. said
they, the blue serge dress with white
collar has already become the standard
dress for American women. Where for
merly the guests in the fashionable ho-
tells never failed to dress for dinner,
they now appear attired In blue serge
dresses lishtened by touches Of white.
Later when seen at the theater or opera
their costume Is the same. and was the
same at the informal tea or bridge
party. where they spent the afternoon,
and for war relief work, winch occupied
the morning.
New York women are viewing with
keen interest and favor the new and
revolutionary solution . OF .ne aress IS
the fact that the entire wardrobe-day
and evening, indoor and outdoor wear
has been planned by a single unit. BY
this means every garment mas deh-
ton to every other garment. thus per-
mitting a greatly increased degree of
economy.
The more essential garments are:
The slip, a one-piece dress Of de-
sign yielding perfect simplicity yet the
long, unbroken lines artists demand
in dress; the undertunic, the combina-
ton undertunic. the overtunic and the
reversible coat.
The slip is made without sleeves. in
any material. The undertunic is of
seif-material, chiffon or georgette.
This convenient garment supplies yoke
and sleeves. and. being separate, is
not only easily cleaned. but can be
exchanged for other undertunfcs to be
worn with the same slip. The COM
bination undertunic Is the same gar