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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12
RAIN COATS

Good serviceable Raincoats for
Girls, Misses and Ladies' values to
$1,000 at ---One-Half Price
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vorable and consequently lost
money. They realize the importance
of good roads more and more be-
cause farming is becoming even a
greater business than ever before.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

A man drinks a ton of water IN
the course OF one year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12
Suits at One-Half

w we nave added % more Suits to our halfprice
iot TO continue the sale on. Values Froro
Sls,OO to $500. New upto.date goods in ey'
cry respect III eN'
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HATS

lake advantage Of these low prices
on Hats before the sale closes.
All All our u, fancy Hats will 90 at
One-Third Off.
Every Stetson in stock has been
reduced to -------------15%o Off
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KIMONOS

We have 4 limited number of Crepe
Kimonos in long sleeves left over
that must go, and in order to close
them out we are going to sell them
below cost. They are worth $500
and $3.50 but to close them out
quickly, they 90 for------ -S1.5O
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12
Staple Cotton Goods

36-inch Bleached Domestic -----------l5c
36-inch Hope Domestic ---------------23 -23c
A. c. A. Feather Ticking -4Oc
Extra Heavy Cheviot Shifting ----23c
American Prints ---------------------12c
Apron Checks an Plaids --------------2 DC
Outing Flannel light and dark coors- l9c
All Curtain goods --------25 Percent Off
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

Mems and Boys Wool Shirts made roomy
and comfortable. Every Shirt guar
anteed. During the remainder of the sale
they go at --------------One-Third Off
All Mems and Boys Union Suits and two
piece Suits Of medium rib and heavy
fleece, go for the duration of the sale at
One-FOurth Off
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LACE IN FULL VOGUE AGAIN

spring Will see revival OF the sort
Of lace trimmed batiste or lawn frocks
that we used to regard as indispensable
to every woman's wardrobe. II made
by hand they require days and days of
work. and II by machine actually miles
OF fine stitching. There are yards and
yards. moreover, OF lace insertion, and
sometimes innumerable tucks. The re-
suit Is a frock that is perennially fresh
for II it is not made to go In the tub,
it is at least capable OF being cleaned
repeatedly.
Colored sheer cotton fabrics are
used in the advance models for froCks
and blouses, and instead of using white
lace on these many of them show
Valenciennes that has been tinted to
match the fabric with which It is
used.
Although In most Of the new frocks
for evening and afternoon wear there
| 10 a decided lack OF lace or other trim
ming TO relieve the severity of the line
at the neck. still It is said that this
spring we will enjoy revival OF
dainty neck laces-neck accessories
frills and jabots and ruftles. They
will he worn with suits and day froclis
and will make use OF a lavish amour;
! OF beautiful laces.
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Two Of the important financial sue
cesses In the dressmaking world Of
New York started with the schoolgirl.
Fifth avenue houses who cater TO
dowagers and sensational young ma
irons have determined this year to
place young girls clothes in their
salons. Youngsters who try TO look
like Mary Pickford are often used as
mannequins. but they have not been
success, because the sixteen year-older
doesn't wish to look like Mary Pick
ford. She wouldn't be caught with
Curls down her back. a sweet smile
and chubby legs below short skirt
She often produces the most extreme
fashions, which her older sister and
her mother copy. She is the type, one
might claim for all the fashions of the
civilized world to-day. That's a sweep
ing statement, but just run over the
gamut OF fashionable clothes for the
last Ave years and see If you don't
come to that conclusion.
The bobbed hair the short skirt the
round neck, the baby sleeves, the
sashes, the buttoned- down-th back
frocks, the short coats-these are the
fashions that have ruled the world and
have begun in the schoolroom.
The youngster Of sixteen chooses
materials for her own clothes that are
the same as those worn by her elders.
whom she envles little these days, be-
cause she rules a world of her own
that every one acknowledges. She
doesn't have to dress herself up in long
clothes and high headdresses and play
that she is old. She has been known
to grudgingly loan some of her clothes
to her young married sister for an
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WHY SOCIETY WOMEN WASH
THEIR OWN HAIR

They do, not because it is fad,
but because they wish to obtain the
greatest possible hair beauty and be
sure they are not using anything
harmful. They have found th0t in
washing the hair it is never wise. to
use a makcshift, but is always ad-
visable to use preparation made
for shampooing only. Many of our
friends say they get the best results
from a simple homemade canthroX
mixture. You can use this at cost
of about 3 cents a shampoo by get
ting some canthrox from your drug
gist and dissolving a teaspoonful in
cup of hot water. This makes
enough shampoo liquid to apply to
all the hair instead Of just the top
of the head, as with most prepare
tons. Dandruf, excess oil and dirt
are dissolved and entirely disappear
in the rinsing water. Your hair will
he so fluffy that il will look mu'h
heavier than it is Its luster and
softness will also delight you.-Adv,
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RE you aware OF the fact that We
are about to experience a re-


Doubtless this has been brought
about in part by the men and women
whose business interests centre In the
sale Of lace. Moreover, 1t is again pos
sible to get laces that were unavail-
able during the war. The revival Of
lace will mean that numerous women
Of Europe will have a means OF earn
ing a living; that we can help them
to help themselves during reconstruct
ton.
Real laces win be especially in de-
mand. and this is in keeping with the
revival Of interest In all hand wrought
fabrics and tissues. But we are not
going to be content with the old time
mode Of applying lace, which was too
often stiff and prim.
Designers are going back to the Law
ish method Of the Renaissance. when
ecclesiastics combined the most costly
Of lace with the most gorgeous of en-
broideries and silks in the vestments
worn on great festivals, and to the
great court ladies OF those days. who
We'd with the great prelates in their
| lavish use OF lace and brilliant fabrics
The prediction Is made that this
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S DRESSING MOST DI
DISTINCTIVELY

face are bands of cream colored jer-
sey vividly embroidered In red and
black. One feels as though a trumpet
were preceding youngster in one of
these frocks. and 1t gives one a sense
of victory, and of Youth!
The hat that the milliner has
matched to the dressmaker's Victory
frock is Of cream colored jersey with
4 big soft crown. The brim is faced
with red straw, and there is "A twisted
red cord and tassel that looks as
though 1t had been lifted from the
shoulders of some staff officer. It GER
tainly would be pilfered from the Off
GER IL the "fapper" had chance to
get at it, for she has taken the war
so to heart, and has worked so hard
in ii, that she embraces all the fight
ers under the word hero
She begs or pliers bits OF their uni
forms whenever she can, and you see
her running her machine, or skating
on ice covered ponds in the country,
or rushing late to school. with these
bits Of the allied uniforms scattered
over her.
Shines at the Dance.
or course she dances. She does this
far better than any other member of
her sex. She smiles contemptuously
when her grandmother tries to initiate
her, for she knows that the thing she
does superlatively well Is syncopated
dancing. She dresses for the part.
There are vast opportunities for her
gowns. She may not be allowed to go
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especially smart affair, She likes
Seorgette crepe for her evening gowns
and therefore she wears a good deal
Of it. Velveteen has found her ap-
prevail, and she orders school frocks
and afternoon dance frocks in 1t.
She has a tailored suit which was
especially designed for her judgment
and which she accepted 1t has a coat
that covers her hips is cut on
straight line with a slight flare out at
the back. and does not, fasten. She
ties it at the neck with a stiff cravat
made OF ribbon, peltry, Chinese bro
cade. or the material of the coat. She
may have six or eight of these cravats
in her bureau drawer. or she hangs
them on the electric light at the side
OF the bureau, In imitation OF her
brother.
She likes her coat unfastened. for
she never admits that she is cold. She
has just escaped the hardening process
of bare legs. bare arms and cold
nursery The winter has no terrors for
her and she dresses as she wishes, no
matter what the thermometer.
Therefore she adopts this new coat
for the early spring, and she usually
wears 1t without furs. Sometimes II
is battlemented at the hem. and then
it is more definitely Cromwellian and
after the manner Of the Stuarts. She
likes both edges OF this coat trimmed
with glittering buttons OF brass or sill
yer, and they are arranged in any way
her fancy dictates.
She has taken a recent fancy to tan
covert cloth. leaving the debatable
velours de laine, duvetyn and other
materials with q per!shsble nap to her
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one side. There is nothing heavy
about the bow; it would be. insignifi
cant If il were not for its arrogance.
She does not disdain the fat hat,
especially IL she is in the Southern
exodus. She wears immense pancakes
OF straw and jersey or straw and
georgette crepe mixed. but she keeps
them from looking too much like the
hats worn by Louisa Alcott's heroines;
she embroiders them with Colored
wool to show that she knows what is
what in the fashion Of the hour.
Again she takes the Blue Devil
beret as one Of the many things out of
her beloved France-for the "flapper"
has gone in head over heels for France
during the great war and the French
soldier has taken the place OF the
matinee idol. The miil!ner makes this
beret for her in straw or velveteen, and
she runs a band of red ribbon EN-
broidered in gold at the edge. to keep
In the spirit Of victory and trumpeting
co!ors.
Bound to Have Victory Clothes.
And. by the way, the "flappers" have
no idea OF being left out of the process
sion OF those wearing Victory clothes
They have no shrinking about their
costumery and what It signifies: they
are instinctively psychological. and
they wish TO proclaim the side they
took in the war by every manner of
clothes that the dressmakers and
milliners have thrown into the fash
ions to proclaim the day of peace.
c. hA hri~
glowing, triumphant red. She doesn't
hesitate a second in choosing several
garments OF It. She is not weighted
down by the anxieties OF her elders
that certain colors must be taboo be-
cause age is drawing map on the
face.
The dressmakers have given her
scarlet TUNES of woollen Jersey, which
she wears TO school under a short or
a long coat. Against tina scarlet sur
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used, the best of tulle, the softest Of
taffetas. Metallic laces and tissues
are omitted in the wardrobe of a we'll
dressed youngster. Heavy embroidery
is taboo.
The chemise frock, n certain modifi-
cation Of an eighteenth century court
gown, and much that is medieval and
Babylonian in contour are especially
chosen for her evening costumery. She
avoids purple and black. but she mixes
up in her wardrobe bright pink, Nat
tier blue, jonquil yellow, white, cream
and scarlet.
Roses for Dance Gowns.
The dressmakers offer her a new
mixture OF pink and blue which has
come down from the Dresden shep-
herdesses. They have brought back
roses by the thousands for her dance
gowns. Some of them are rocco, with
their hardened, glittering surface and
gilded leaves, which make a piquant
contrast to her youth. Others are of
satin, taffeta, with velvet petals These
roses ga rland her bodices, they form
her sleeves in row after row placed
upon tulle, spreading between elbow
and shoulder. and sometimes they gar
land the armhole like hoops.
\ French designer has brought back
the scalloped trimming of another era
and It has been received in this coun-
try with appreciation. SO the flap
per" wears a dance gown of ruffles,
each edged with its band of colored
sCallops, and there is sash TO match.
If one runs through the departments
dedicated to the young girls service it
would seem that she is the preeminent
person of the hour, for whom the Vic
tory clothes are designed. And why
not?
There are over million young boys
who are said to have saved the world
for democracy, and who are arriving
home covered with crosses and glory.
to dance. to dine, and to make love to
the "fiapper." She knows her power
| to-day and she is dressing up to 1t.
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YOUNG AMERICAN CIR

A MERlCA mas not yet found a
IA fitting name for the girl Of 16.
\ The English call her the flap
per and the Anglo-Saxon world uses
the expression. but in America it Is not
liked although no one has risen to put
this type of young person in a niche
and give her a name.
And she is quite important She de-
serves a strong appellation-a quick,
vibrant. significant name for her class,
her type and her vhility. We have
buried under the cobwebs Of oblivion
the sweet sixteen" phrase. But IL
We applied the single word Sixteen"
10 that gay. ecstatic, poised. self
assured, highly educated, superintelli-
gent. adventurous class of tall. slim
things that spread over the land. usu-
ally setting the pace for their mothers
fashions, it would be puerile
No novelist has risen to classify this
significant young being, who is a prod
uct Of the hour and the mental move
other Of the humans that live on this
planet.
Louisa Alcott has no twentieth
century prototype. The girls she por-
trayed are as dead as least years
leaves. They would not arouse enthusi--
asm IN the most simple minded school
girl OF this hour. Pollyanna is not
descriptive of the girl as We Anglo
Saxons know her. There was an effort
made to signify all young girlhood in
that Characterization. but that "Oh, be
joyful" attitude is treated with as
much contempt by the intelligent six
teen-year- older as by the superan-
nuated pessimist.
Sufficient Unto Themselves,
On the other hand IL is difficult TO
he pessimistic IL one keeps close to
the side Of girls OF that age. Their
outlook on life. their faith in them
selves and the world, their unbounded
ability to find pleasure unaided by any
one. renews youth in middle age. They
are rarely asked to obey; they are
constantly consulted by their mothers,
and they usually take an intelligent
part in the management of their home,
its social environments, it's financial
expenditures, its ideals, and its am
titions.
It is natural that her interest in
clothes should be strong, and not only
strong. but usually exceedingly good.
She dresses herself. as a rule. better
than her mother can dress her. 1t is
rarely that she is not consulted in
every detail of her wardrobe and given
the bride when she wants to gallop
Gown her own path.
Working downward or upward.
rather-through these psychological
phases of girlhood among the Anglo
taXons. and especially the North
americans. one finds the reason for
the establishments Of many successful
Grossmaking houses which cater TO
young girls. Few Of the great estab-
Gshments here or abroad neglect the
"fapper."
From the time she Is IL until she
makes her bow to society at IS She is
catered to by houses that eXpend much
Ingenuity and brilliancy of workman
snip on her especial type of clothing.
The sun., 1919-01-19

elders. She has her suit in the natural
color of covert cloth. and gets bril-
liancy byNber blouse and cravat-
Runs TO Colored BIOuses.
White blouses do not suit her fancy:
she has them in French blue. which
all the regiments OF young girls adore
with the emotionalism they give to
anything they like. She also has
blouses Of tomato red and jonquil yell
low. They are made OF heavy silk or
batiste. tucked and frilled.
The "fapper" who Is tall enough
to carry a big fox around her neck
is sure to come into possession OF one.
When her Judgment goes against a
big animal she chooses instead a
coachman's collar of sealskin or squir-
rel, which rises about her face like the
calyx OF a flower and spreads down.
ward over her shoulders, hugging them
In the fiat Victorian manner.
She has appropriated for her own
Use many accessories in peltry that the
older woman has neglected. She
knows the cleverness OF a fur cravat
and the medieval splendor Of a fur
girdle. Half her chemise frocks, and
even her short full coats, have the
waistline defined by a barbaric girdle
of some peltry, often weighted with
gold tassels and embroidered here and
there with gold thread.
Fur Caps Also Popular.
"F1appers" and fur caps go to-
gether on all the streets. There are
oblong turbans OF squirrel with a
bunch OF Christmas holly at the side
a kind Of glorified holly. that must
have grown when Alice was in Won
derland, for it's fat, stuffed berries look
like plums and its sharp spiked leaves
are gilded.
Again the turban may be Of sealskin
or kolinsky. and to make 1t more CO.
quettish the youngster sees to II that
tho milliner fiicks a spiked, arrogant
bow Of horizon-blue velvet ribbon on
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Those who are familiar WITH Paris
know that Jeanne Lanvin made the
foundation of her fortune through the
peculiar adaptability she exhibited in
pleasing the young OF two continents.
The house OF Cheru!t also made a good
share Of its success by that first floor
on tho Place Nendome which was
given over to young girls.
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TimelVHints fOrDanCeCOWns

A THOUGH there are attractive
n new dance frocks made in pastel
shades and what we used to call
flower petal Shades. still there are
many frocks made in vivid brilliant
shades and in combinations of such
shades.
Why not combine rose panne velvet
and black velvet with "A touch of black
tulle? A prominent dressmakcr made
an attractive dance frock Of this
combination for one of her young pa
irons, and though II may seem more
appropriate for young matron than
for a debutante, the fact is that It is
n combination that proves extremely
young dancer.
Another interesting color Combina-
ton shown by the same designer
was one of green satin and wlstaria
with tulle of both Colors.
Rainbow frocks that combine n
medley Of brilliant colors are attrac-
tive, and not so well launched as to
be too usual. The rainbow froCk
solves the question: What is the VIC
tory color" For in the rainbow
dress we can combine the various
colors that have been suggested, and
hence be sure OF getting the right one.
One delightful rainbow frock in
cluded purple. blue and gold, green
black. rose and nenna; Yet there was
nothing unrestricted or barbaric in
the effect. Any young woman with
a good eye for combining contrast
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How Words for Clothes Grew

was the usual house garment for men.
In colder climates. Of course, the
Jacket was Indispensable, and hence
he term pajaInas is now generally
accepted for the complete outfit.
If We had no other indication to
show our enormous debt to Japan for
clothes inspiration OF late years, the
frequency with which we use the word
kimono would suffice. for that Is a
direct borrowing from the japanese
language to indicate a national Dos
tune for both men and women.
Dozens and dozens Of clothes terms
there are that indicate the evolution
of clothes among our ancestors. Pet
ticoat. which has been used as not
very respectful synonym for women
in general was a garment for men
originally, and was the undercoat
worn beneath the heavier overcoat.
II was fairly long, and eventually the
word came to be applied to the gar
ments that evolved from this petit"
or small coat.
Any one interested in the history of
dress might find amusement for many
an idle hour simply In searching out
the meanings of many of the words
used by dressmakers and haberdashers.
Take the simple word corset. You will
find that It is n diminutive OF "corse.'
or body--a word which We still have
in corpse and corps. And 1t was early
used in the plural. as we do now. first
TO indicate an entire garment, and then
merely the stay portion OF such a
garment. Similarly bodice" which
has recently been revived as a sub
sttute for the overworked waist" is
merely a plural for body, the term
originally being "a pair OF bodies"
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ing colors ought TO be able &c design
rainbow dancing frock that would
be original and attractive.
While the sleeveless evening frouk
is still seen, many of the French
models designed for less formal eve
ming occasions show sleeves that ter
inmate only an inch or so above the
elbow, leaving pne that is very be-
coming Ia the young woman with well
shaped, we'll rounded elbows; but one
that had bettcrs not be attempted by
the woman with oVerdeveloped elbows
or by the woman with bony arms
Some brilliant evening froCks are
still made OF black, which combines
extremely well with metallic cloth or
metallic lace. y French froCk that
would he worth studying shows an
underSkirt of silver Jersey finished at
the bottom with a narrow fringe. AZ
either side there are two gathered
panels OF black velvet that extend t.
the bottom Of the underskirt, Tho
bodice is a fairly deep neck, with the
new sleeves that end Just above I've
elbow, and at both neck and sleeve.
the velvet comes in direct line with
the skin, unrelicved by tulle or lace.
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spring suit for young GIRL of colored
cloth, made with length of open from neck line:
1t is trimmed below the waist with brass buttons. On
right a of wool jersey trimmed with bands
jersey embroidered in red and black The
large jersey faced with red and trimmed
with a red cord and tassel
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- ONE Of the new tassels are
made with cords on which are
~ hung real pebbles, colored 10
match the cords. Perhaps this is
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 knucklehones
Among the early Romans this form OF
clothes decoration apparently was first
made from such primitive devices.
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Frock for South
with a skirt of pale
blue taffeta and a
blouse Of blue
mousseline de sole
trimmed with bands
of e m b r o i d er y.
Blouse and skirt are
e Dig ed with tiny
balls of embroidered
taHeta. Hat of blue
straw wit h black
velvet band and
edges overcast with
block wool thread.
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II one could only know the origin
of all the many words we use in our
daily talk one would know much OF
the history of dress. Many of our
most recently adopted clothes words
come from France, but five hundred
years ago dress terms more usually
came from Italy, then the mecca OF
fashion. Hence velvet came from
"velluto," the Italian word TO indi-
cate shaggy. And "camesole," which
has recently been revived from an
earlier English usage, came from the
italian diminutive OF chemise,
The Orient has also contributed its
share to clothes words, and our pa
jama-Or pyiamas, rs 1t is almost
always spelled in France-comes from
the Hindu "paejama." which literally
means leg garment" This word was
first introduced into current English
through the British occupation OF
india. where the single neither portion
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Do you know that chenille came
from the French word meaning CATER
pillar? And. by the way, If you had
TO devise name for this form of
trimming could you devise one more
realistic?
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ing colors ought 10 be able &c design
a rainbow dancing frock that would
be original and attractive.