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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
FOR THE
DANCE FROCK
MADE AT HOME

Although there are attractive new
dance froCks made in pastel shades and
what We used TO call evening shades. ?
TO Indicate delicate flower petal shades
still there are a goodly number OF
frocks made IN vivid brilliant shades
and IN combinations of brill ant shades
These are full Of character. and are
very often more becoming than those
OF the lighter shades.
Why not combine rose ranne velvet
and black velvet with a touch az black
tulle? prominent dressmaker made
a very attractive dance frock Of this
comb!na tion for one or her young pa
irons, and though II may seem more
appropr ate for a young matron than
for debutante. the fact Is that II IS
e combination that proves extremely
attractive when worn by the very
young dancer.
Another interesting color comhina-
ton shown by the same designer was
one q green satin and wistaria with
tulle Of both colors
Rainbow frocks that combine a n a.
ley or brilliant colors are attrac, ve.
and not as yet so well launched as to
Re too usual The rainbow frock that
thus combines many colors seems 10 be
one or the best solutions OF the ques-
zion What is the victory COLOR For
n the rainbow dress VIZ EAR combine
the various colors ths9 - been sug-
me rig rsnt s"a one. oas s,sfa1 q rsinbdw sT55@T
frock included purpls, blue and gold
green. black, rose and henna: yet there
was nothing unrestricted or barbaric
in the effect ANY young woman with
a good eye for combining contrasting
colors ought 10 he able 10 des gn a
rainbow dancing frock that would be
original and attractive.
While the sleeveless evening frock IS
still seen. many OF the French models
designed for what they call "soirees
intimes''-that is. less formal even rg
ocCas sions-show sleeves that terminate
only an inch or 50 above the elbow
leaving a line that i very becoming
20 the Young woman with well-shaped
v li-rounded elbows but one thar had
better not be ATTEMPTED by the woman
with over developed elbows or worse
stilL by the woman with bony arms
Some very brilliant evening frocks
are still made OF black which combines
extremely Well with metallic cloth or
me allie lace a French frock that
would be worth studying shows an
underskirt Of silver jersey finished At
the bottom with q narrow fringe Al
either side there are TWO gathered
panels OF black velvet that extend 20
the bottom OF the undersk.rt The
bodice IS fairly deep neck, with the
new sleeves that end just above the
elbow, and at both neck and sleeves
the velvet comes in direct line with
the skin. unrelieved by any sign Of
tul!e Or lace
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
MANY THINGS
are now TO bo
MADE OF LACE

Are ycu aware Of the fact that We
are sbou, TO experience a revival OF
interest IN lacef
Doubtless this has been brought
about in part by the men and women
whose business interests center In the
sale OF lace. Moreover. Il Ia again pos
rhie 10 get faces that were unavril-
rhle during the dark DAYS Of the war.
The revival OF lace viii mean that nu-
merous women or Europe W II have .
means Of earning n livins: that we cnn
help them 10 help themselves during
the dark days OF reconstruction.
Real hcss will be especially In de-
rnand and this is IN Keeping with the
revival Of interest I'm all hand wrought
fabrics and tissues But NO nre not
yoinx to he content with tho old time
nooe Of applying lace. which WAS too
often atm and prim. DESIGNERS are
going back 10 the lavish method Of the
Senaissanca. when ecclss s.nstics COM
k,nsd the mos, costiy of lace with tho
mort GORGEOUS OF smhroideries and
piiks IN tho vestmens worn on great
Festivals and 70 the great court iadies
~ thcss days. who We'd with the great
Yrslatss In their lavish use Of lace and
brilliant rsbrics- Very little has been
GAD Advanoe In the art OF lace making
sincs those dnyA and We cannot look
feY better examples in The use Of lace
orAa they afford
Do II you are plsnuina 10 be In tho
Vanguard In this revived use OF lace,
Cont harp back 10 the vay your mother
N0~d Lace Q generation $50, when II
WA tortured out Of ali rs natural low
nssss. bu1 so hack 10 old portraits and
p,cs urss OF great ladies OF times sone
ev--to ths porsrsits OF Halls. or 10 tho
9osusous oanvs ss~s Of Rubens or thoaa
u Van Dvck
The prediction ~ nads tNat this
WING will see . revival OF tho sorS
o4 iAns-trmmed batiess or lawn frocks
tat ~ ssed 10 ree,d as indispensable
- ev~ry wcmAn's wardrobe. n made
oy hand they require day, snd DAYS of
vcsk and 10 hy machine actually miles
~ nns stitching. There are yards ana
yards. n,oreover of iece insertion. and
som erimee innurnerabis tucks. The re-
sus 70 a frock tha, - perenially fresh.
for II IL 10 not made 20 go IN the tub.
II 10 AZ least capable OF being cleaned
repeatedly.
colcred sheer cotton fabrics arr
osed in the advance models for rrocks
and hiosr-os. and instead OF using white
lace on these. many of them show Va
ienciennes lace that he's been tinted TO
match the fabric with which q Is used
Although in most OF the new froChs
for evening and afternoon wear there
IS a decided lack OF lace or other trim
ming 20 relieve the severity or the line
~ ~. neck. 81 II II is sGit that this
spring we Will enjoy revival az dainty
reck lace,-neck accessories frills and
Jabots. and rufies They VIII be worn
with suits and day frocks and will
make use of lavish amount of beau
tifui iaces.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
WAR SOUVENIR SPOONS.

Ore OF the rsts OF fhe young girl or
fire moment Is that or collecting SOU
~en!r spoon. Of the war There are
rpoone for Pershing and JoTre and
Foch and all the other bjg men OF the
war. and there are other souvenir
spoons for various victories
Indeed the craze for souvenir spoons
clat has been Quiescent for few years
seems 20 have come back again in AL
.te original strength Girls away at
board ng- school or college hoard their
souvenir spoons with the utmost care
Snd would not think OF serving tea or
Chocolate with plan" spoon. And
Of course, to them the war spoons are
even more attractive than any of the
psher souvenir spoons. However. you
may Be quite sure. nowadays II YOU
want 20 make Young sirl happy tha.
one way 20 do so IS 70 give her
eouvenir Spoon. be u OF Paris or Of the
asas noorins town 10 the one she lives in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
FLAME OR BLUE?
VICTORY OR PEACE?

shades found ii tortoise shell. though
Just why the tortoise shell should Sc
associated with peace or victory Is
hard 10 tell.
The whole matter seemed 20 narrow
down 70 a question n one OF the rose
r afme 'nts and some shade ~ blue.
There We're Inomen VINO almost IN
stinctiyely ddnned a frock az some
shade or red br rose or dame as soon
IS they knew that tie end or the var
had come, and all over the country we
heard OF dances and evening gather
iug~ where women oiOss5med forth in
these bright frocxs. IN Washington,
where the in lereSt in every step that
led 70 The dE a. breaking down Of the
kaiser's powe was watched with c.ose
and keen int Erest. women. ssnec. ally
those in Official circles. were quick -
respond % the general ju5ilaJiou '
donn.ng gowns OF rose or flame.
But persistently from certain leaders
n France came the suggestion 70 use
some shade OF blue Rodler lead in
advocating a blue somewha.. sugges-
tive of the French nag. o. drapeau
blue, but somewhat lighter. L was
described as between the Gehslin and
Sevreas blues
50 the issue really iay between 9 Ia
or the reds-cherry. rose or aane--aId
this softsned drapeau blue At .irsc
thought It might see mthat g was sim
ply = matter Of taste whethsr you pre-
ferfed one or the other; perhaps with
women It was even more usually de-
cided by The quest on CT which was
more becoming, for with rlcst women
there is diftic ulty ever % disassociate
color with she question 81 personal
becominsness. But really, When you
come 20 think OF il. there IS something
more involved than this.
Although The Rod,er blue is >poAea
OF as victory color iJ is really
peace color, and Il may be chat those
VINO emphasis most the idea of peace
are those who advocate this shade,
while those who taink more Of ,h. p.c-
tory involved and less az the peace
elsment favor the color hat ma Gates
victory rather than peace Eor ~ed.
even when IN the color Of tie petals
or rose, Is an aggressive colon -one
10 lead e battle rather than 20 peace
While blue, the color OF peaceful skies
and calm waters, is m. color that
typifies more than any other the peace
that 70 many persons IS the most i'm
portant thing ABOUT the end OF the
war.
So, really It may be that Z )
matter OF your point ~ view as well
as matter 0f color taste.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
FOR MAKING PASTRY.

Pastry tables can be bought at prices
running all the way from a few dollars
to Thirty or forty. The smaller, cheaper
ones of course. are very simple They
are made Of wood. with a white metal
top, and a drawer for rolling pin and
other pastry accessories. The larger
ones. for thirty-fve or forty dollars,
have marble tops. and more drawers.
Either kind IS welcome addition to
the cooks pantry or kitchen.
Metal tops for the kitchen table are
sold for two dollars and ninety five
cents These can DO fastened on the
ordinary wooden kitchen table 10 con
vert II into q serviceable and satisfac
tory pastry table.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
~ COURSE, you had your favor-

~ f COURSE, you had your favor
~ lte among the color- suggested
as possible peace shade. Quite
likely you discussed this matter OF col!
ors-possibly quite warmly. For wo-
men and even men, who are not 50
much given 70 taking an interest in
colors as women, d.d take a surprising
interest In this matter OF the victory
color and there were those who could
see nothing SO appropriate as the
yianchini green and rose combination
while many were impatient with you
If you did not vote as your favorite
the navy blue and cherry red combina-
tion. A persistent minority insisted
that no fabr,c SO well expressed the
victory spirit as metallic gold cloth,
while one famous French dressmakers
perhaps as much 10 be different as
for any othsr reason--advocated the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
WICKER SWEET DISHES.

a few seasons ago the Japanese box
containing little china compartments
that fitted together and made one Big
circular dish came into popular notice.
To be sure. we had seen such dishes
before Some Of US possessed one Of
them. But they We're not very easily
obtained in the shops. And Just then
somebody thought they might be good
sellers. and the market was fairly
flooded with them. They are the dishes
that IN China and japan are used for
sweetmeats. and here we used them
also for sweetmeats, sonnet mes for
salted nuts and condiments
Now they can be bought in wicker
baskets lined with Japanese chintz. In
such covering they are especially ap-
for porch and garden use. ana
if you want TO make plans now Tor
next summer be sure 70 look up one
Of these boxes. 1t viii be just the
think next summer on the wicker tea
table in the garden.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
.RoBABLY the best salad in the

nROBABLY the best salad In the
world was mixed In q yellow
mixing bowl. stirred with a
wooden cake spoon. served on stone
ware plates. and eaten with forks de-
9gned for meat. so goes the world.
No coffee Is so good as that ooncocted
In saucepan over a Bmoky wood FIRE
~ . picnic however many glass and
nickle porcolaters run by electricity
and alcohol there may be at nome.
Nevertheless. II you would be an up
70 date hostesa pray look 70 your sup
ply Of salad mixing apparatus and sec
what Il lacks 70 make II complete.
Then. the next time Won have a chance
do what you can 70 remedy il for this Is
the day ~ the complete salad outfit
ana you wfil have no dificulty IN buy
ing IN we'll equipped shops whatever
yOu nay need
Sornebow We have always fslt that
excepting professionally. cooking was
rather eTeTninafe art. Of course. We
knew that the greatest cooks, profes-
sionaliy. wsrs men, and their call ng
seemed manly enough But the man
who made frosted cakes better than
the cook could make then or the man
who could cream oysters 70 perfection
we did not consi1er him erfeu1inats
ipst because ~ those accomplishments,
b1It re wondered why on earth he had
eyer let himself acquire = fondnesH for
COOKERY.
Not - with the man who could mix
a salad n perfection Nor For he
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
GLASS AND NICKEL PIE DISH.

ClaSs cooking dishes are no longer
. novelty. Thus II is, perhaps that
they are now put forth IN such attrao-
rive holders. Our curiosity about mere
eiAss bread pans has gone: hence il
must be piqued. Therefore. there now
cornes forth the glass cooking dish IN
~ attractive frame. wherein j.. may be
placed on the tahIe
Theirs is ne glas- vegetable baking
dish and the glass pudding dish both
n nickel frames There are 100. little
cus-srd cups and also covered raIae-
sins v'sh nickel holders. wherein they
may hs SET OF plate and carried 20
The table. The ramekins show a bit of
engraving on the glass covers; and In
fhern ali sorts 81 puddings and other
desserts. as well a. regulation rarne-
KIN dishes may be cooked
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
AS WE EXPRESS VICTORY

parently there was nothing planned IN
all this for the saleswomen might have
told You that the choice OF such color
and fabric only came after cons. der
able deliberation on the part OF the
purchaser who seemed ut first IN doubt
as TO whether her victory mood was
better expressed IN these hues than in
a vredant green, a golden orange
Then. of course, there were the wo-
men whose first thought seemed 90 be
TO partake or a "bang-up' luncheon.
and before they were even tempted BY
the calico pa1amas or the gay evening
gowns. or the hundred and one other
trifies OK dress made short cut 20 the
hotel or restaurant Of their choice
there TO partake Of some dish that %
them expressed victory
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
SOMETHING REALLY
NEW AND DIFFERENT
FOR THE PLATE-RAIL

Among the attractive and really
worth while war souvenirs now being
displayed in the best novelty shops
Is one that may well be called the
Victory plate. which. II properly
cared for. Will show future generations
the flags OF the nations We now refer
% as The All.ts. and which were proud
ly carried by tile victorious armies
Nhen the end came % the greatest OF
al wars
The center Of this plate Is given over
TO Wei arranged stand Of fGgs Of
tie Allies. diaped on the shield or
the United States, while around the
outer rim ar shown the separate flags
Of the all the different allied countries
The whole i done IN the many bright
and attractive coiors necessary 10 re-
produce flags The plate il really very
beautiful. and VIII give a needed touch
~ bright color TO dining room or den.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28

a apparel 'S oaarsd by the e eSeiasIvs S
shops as victory garments. not
long after peace became an assured
fact. were some pairs Of calico pata-
mas. The pajamas were of the two
piece sort and were made Of the various
characteristic calico designs. That OF
bright yellow With the fine ail-over de
sign IN black or red-a design that We
designate as being especially quaint
Was in high favor.
In those weeks when women ex
pressed their JOY IN the wars end by
shopp ng fast and furiously for the
clothes frppery that they had denied
thems Ives for 50 many months, these
gay calico pajamcs went like hot
cakes" among the rather exclusive
clientele Of The shop that offered them.
just why calico pajamas should ex
press the mood of woman who VAS
flied with happiness and enthusiasm
over the successful termination of the
war is hard for the woman who would
not, perhaps. express her victory Joy
by cal co paiamas TO understand but
apparently the man behind the woman
behind the counter in this shop felt
that there was some such analogy he.
tween such enthusiasm and these
bizarre garments. for they were there.
and We're forthcoming in sufficient
quantity to satisfy such demands as
We're made for them.
Everywhere that women shop there
are similar odd. II not amusing. ex-
amples Of whimsical ways which wo-
men took to express their satisfaction
in the turn that events took III Europe
In the shops where evening dresses
were sold an amazing number of. frockS
nf rose and flame color were sold on
the days that immed ateiy followed the
signing Of the armistics. Metallic
cloth was also in high favor. And ap-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
USEFUL SHEFFIELD p.snes

n the shops that dea! ST n
piate. nothing is really mos, nts.
ing than The compartment t.g u
dishes. 4 large ash diN iied .a.s
or four compartments Woulu con
al the vegetables for dinner ard IS
be passed all az the sam. 'ine. 4,
the service. some lrs ~
with removable compas time 5. tp
put IN and taken out "a your plea
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
SASH EMBROIDERED WITH WOOL

One OF the new touches on a frock
Of Jersey IS a satin sash with the ends
embroidered with wool. There are nat.
stiffened ends with coarse wool stitches
adorning them and then wool fringe
made OF strands ot worsted like that
used IN the embroidery hanging from
them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28


or small coat
Anyone interested IN the history OF
dress might ind amusement for many
an idle hour simply In searching out
the meanings Of many of the words
used by dressmakers and haberdashers.
Take he simple word corset. You will
find that it is 4 diminutive OF "corse."
or body-a word which we stn have
IN corpse and corps, And It Was early
used in the plural as We do now. first
70 indicate an eat re garment. and then
merely the stay port on OF such gar
ment. Similarly bodice" which has
recently been revived as a substitute
for the overworked waist" is merely
u plural for body. the term orig nally
being a pair of bodies" Thus both
these words come from words origin
ally applied to part of the anatomy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28

Dozens and dozens Of clothes terms
there are that indicate this history and
evolution Of clothes among cur ancest-
ors. P,tticoat which has been used as
not very respectfulu synonym for
women IN general. was q garment for
men originally. and was the undercoat
worn beneath the heavier overcoat. 1t
was fairly long, and eventually the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
HOW OUR CLOTHES
WORDS ORIGINATED

ONE OF the new tassels are made
with cords on which are hung
real pebbles. colored 70 match the
cords Perhaps this 3 q revival Of the
original tassel. which apparently was
made always from pebbles or bones or
something Of that sort, for the word
tassel comes from the Latin and means
knuckle- bones. Among the early Ro-
mans this form OF clothes decoration
apparently was first made from such
primitive devices. Did you know that?
DID you know that chen lie came
from the French word meaning eater
pillar? And. by the way, II you had
10 devise name for this form Of trim
ming could you devise one more real
tstic than one that comes from this
garden pest?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28
NOW RETURNS THE DAY WHEN THE SALAD
IS AGAIN AN IMPORTANT ITEM ON THE MENU


Mixing
- ~ and o These
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28

word came TO he applied TO the gar
ments that evolved from thi. "petti" :"
or small coat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-28

II one could but know the origin OF
all the many words We use our daily
talk one would know much Of the his-
tory Of dress. any OF our most recently
adopted clothes words come from
France. but five hundred years ago
dress terms more usually came from
Italy. which was then the mecca Of
fashion. Hence velvet came from
'Nelluto," the Italian word 10 indicate
shaggy And "camesole,' which has
recently been revived from an earlier
English USAGE came from the italian
diminutive Of chem.s
The Orient has also contributed its
share 70 clothes words. and our pajama
or pyjamas. as il is almost always
spelled In France comes from the
Hindu "pacjama," :" which literally means
leg garment" This word was first
introduced into current English
through the British occupation Of India
where the single neither portion was
the usual house garment for men. IN
colder climates, Of course. the jacket
was ndiSpensi sibie and hence the term
pa jamas Is now generally accepted for
the complete outft If We had no
other indication 10 show our enormous
debtst0 Japan for cl0 hes inspiration 0f
late years, the frequency With which
we use the word kimono would suffice,
for that is a direct borrowing from the
japanese language 70 indicate a ma
tional costume for both men and
women.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-20
RUTH.

Long ago there lived little sir!;
her name was Ruth.
Ruths mother and father were
Roman mobiles. They had a beautiful
home in one Of the most pleasant parts
Of Rome AS she grew up she loved
God and in every thing she did she
tried 20 please Him. She sang sweetly
and at very carly age made hymns
Of her own, she sang these songs to
our dear Lord. Jesus Christ. Her
voice was so sweet that. when she
sang. the angels came to listen.
Al that time the rulers Of Rome did
not believe in Christ. They were very
cruel to Christians and wished to drive
all of them from the city One day the
King sent for her and asked her name
she said christian is my name
though am called Ruth" What
gods do you serve" asked the King.
II serve Jesus Christ" said Ruth.
He called his servants 10 take her
to prison. His son heard of this and
asked her TO be his wife: tina; IL she
would. he would take her away from
his father. Ruth consented and he
took her TO America and were married
so he became Christian and they
lived happy ever afterwards.
ROSALIf. MILLER
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-20
THE FIRST wATER LILY.

asleep by his fire and had wonder
full dream.
beautiful maiden dressed in misty
white garments with golden
star IN her, hair. When she came anne near near
Young warrior: | lived in star land
with my star sisters but could see
the earth and ] loved H. | wan, to
may live and what form ! ought to
take so that everybody will love ME.
You will find ne beyond the noun
tain" Then she faded away.
When he told the wise men they
said. TAX. four tall hraNr. handsome
young warriors and go to meet the
maiden. Tell her that she may live
wherever she chooses and take any
form tina. she chooses"
They wen, and found the maiden
waiting for them. One young warrior
f. Ssres IN IT, rhsn he said. "Welco@e;
YOU may live where You choose aud
take any form that you like" The
You are 80 beautiful that YOU ought
to live as white rose OH the noun
tain side Eut the maiden said. ,ha,
warrior said that she should live as
a prairie flower. hut she feared III.
hoofs Of the buffalo. The next one
YOU" The maiden answered. Il could
never feel the hands OF little children.
The cliff Is too high. ] Will find 4
home for myself
The warriors started home and the
star ma iden spread her lovely wings
and followed them. ON the way she
hew over, the clear waters OF little
pond aud saw herself in tho water
Then she cried. II have found my
home. Then she sank slowly ami
gently until she rested upon the water
Her white garments turned TO the
leaves OF i beautiful flower and closed
around the golden star. She became
n water lily.
ISABEI & BOI-LDIN