Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-14
THE YOUNG
ACROSS THE WAY
LOOKS EN- OVER
Everything's High, So She
Goes Window Shopping
All Around Town.
SOME QUEER STYLES
By KATHLEEN NI'KEE.

Since window shopping is about the
only thing that l can afford these days,
1 set out with the intention of getting
my moneys worth.
Just whether l got it from the fash
ions on the outside or the inside of the
plateglass is something / have not yet
determined.
I saw some beads about the size of
button radish that would have delighted
the heart of a South sea islands savage.
One especially alluring chain con-
sisted of a black and white combination,
but there were also nice yellow, green,
blue and red glass affairs, not to men
ton a number of combinations giving the
effect of succotash.
The popular fall plaids gave me an
opportunity for "reminiscences on the
old fashioned blankets for horses.
There were hats which would be the
delight of a woman and the despair of
a man.
One model was embellished with a pen
quill feather perched at an acute angle.
There were hats and then some more
hats. including some classy tams, which
would give an angel a rakish appearance.
Then there We're waists that would
give the mermaids a hot contest.
An innocent litt,e thing" next to me
gazed with adoring eyes at a creation
which must have been the conception
of the brain of a Hindoo.
There must be some very close rela-
tionship between the new fall capes
and Napo1eons war garb.
A skirt that reminded me Of Powered
wall paper designs attracted by atten-
ton.
The advance billboard advertisements
of a circus haven't anything on some
of the dresses.
There was one simple little gown" With
about twenty-five pounds of beading dis
tributed over it, and finished eff with
few yards of embroidery.
OF course 1 was interested in displays
of toilet goods in exquisite boxes and
bottles which I pay for instead of the
contents.
But anyway who could ever resist such
titles as "Beauty's Balm" and Loves
Secret?"
1 found a dozen or so ladies grouped
around a select handkerchief display.
There were striped. spotted. polka
dotted ''hankies" of all dimensions and
hues
Handkerchiefs with designs. handker-
chiefs without designs. with dashes and
without; some with hyphens of Ink
aseAAASL d NAAtr bdIhS AOuuAs anu SOUle
with yellow borders and black spots.
But the ladies haven't a thing on the
men.
I saw some bathrobes with fringe which
must have been copied after the war out
At of an Iroquois chief.
There were such artistic combinations
IN mems shirts as yellow and lavender
stripes, brown and purple, blue and
green.
Then there were others with cerise.
Nile green, laNender and orange stripes
against white background.
The latest thing in ties is a shoestring
effect with minute polka dots, mostly in
blue, black or dark colors
a few select specimens have designs
resembling those Of an oriental rug, how
ever, proving that men are still barbar-
GUS.
One Of the latest types in stationery.
l learned. is a design on the flaps of
the envelopes which has a marked sim
ilarity to a pickaninnys best dress.
l saw a set of furniture which
couldn't decide as belonging to the par
Tor or kitchen, and since it was tagged.
didn't find out
Having viewed a three piece library
set marked S99O.99-the one cent being
taken Off to make you feel good de-
cided that l could not afford even such
a reasonably priced article and left of
window shopping.