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The Washington times., 1921-10-23
|Wirth Cabinet
Resigns Over
| Silesia Ruling
BY KARL II. Won wIEGAND,
Universal service.

BERLIN, Oct. %.
A FTER rocking for several
"A days in the i'll winds blown
I'D by the League Of Nations
decision on the Upper Silesian
question, the Wirth cabinet top
pied tonight.
Wirth presented his resigna-
ton and that of his entire cabi-
net to President Ebert. At this
hour (6:45 p. m.) discussions
are proceeding toward forma-
ton of a new cabinet.
DR.. Wirth and his colleagues
contended they had taken office
last May in expectation that the
allies would award Upper
Silesia to Germany. They said
that they could not expect Ger
many to meet her indemnity
obligations II she was deprived
of the wealth yielded by the
Upper Silesian mines and in
dustries.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
LANDS
/. |NHUNGARYF0R
|. ROYAL|ST COUP
Former Emperor and Wife Fly
From SwitzerIand-Set Up
Monarohist Cabinet.
MARCH AGAINST BUDAPEST
Allies Expected to Take Prompt
Measures to Frustrate Plot
Of Hapsburgs.

BUDAPEST, Oct. %. - Ex-Em-
peror Karrs second attempt to
enter Hungary to regain his throne
and the reins Of his former gov
ernment was temporarily halted
when the train which was bearing
him to Vienna was derailed by tho
anti.monarchists 1t Odenburg to-
night.
Karl was reported In dispatches
received here TO have boarded the
train after alighting from an air
plane this afternoon. No details
Of the derailment were received.
A report current In diplomatic
circles says France would support
Karl In his Latest andeayor. to esr
tablish b new Hungarian monarchy.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23

You are now visiting a city
hall that Is different. The first
thing you see is a woman totally
blind. rapidly addressing letters
and envelopes. taking dictation
from a talking machine. Inter-
ested women and men stand
about. watching. The man next
to her. also stone blind. is max
ing useful articles on q small ma
chine, and nearby Is a crippled
negro enabled by scientific help.
to earn his own living.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23

A well organized plan for
securing vacations for tired busi-
ness girls, another for making
crippled children less unhappy,
and full information for poor,
uneducated mothers, as to how
they may save their babies from
unnecessary death. Such are
some exhibits in this unusual
city hall.
Every foot Of space on tho
ground floor is occupied by
these exhibits. Political thugs,
dive-keepers, eminently respect
able tax-dodgers would find in
t.lligent earnest human effort
staring at them here in every
direction and conclude that they
had suddenly gone mad and
were "seeing things"
That city hall is in Detroit,
Mich. and the mayor that thus
"clutters up" his official premises
4, James Couzens. He has not only
advocated good citizenship, but
exemplified it; not only advocated
municipal ownership. but PRO-
DUCED AND REALIZED 1T in
an excellent practical start.
Mayor Couzens, Of Detroit
financially, at least, belongs among
the ultra respectable How rich
\. Is is not known. A very short
time ago Henry Ford paid Mr..
Couzens thirty million dollars, all
IN cash. for his interest in the Ford
factory.
Mayor Couzens is In politics be-
..use he believes q man owes time
md energy to working people and
others that are his fellow citi-
xens and have enabled him to build
mn his fortune. lie is not like
others suddenly become rich and
foolish, passing winters at Palm
Reach, summers at Newport or in
Europe, spending on their own
c.rcasses millions a year. Instead
of that Couzens entered public
service, first as police commits
sioner, now as mayor, working for
th. citv In which he began as a car
The Washington times., 1921-10-23

Next you discover that this un-
usual city. with its peculiar
mayor. interests itself In the
welfare of unmarried mothers.
unfortunate girls victims Of mems
treachery and brutality.
The idea here is-not to
hound these mothers into the
river, or drive them through
fright to kill their babies, but to
help them, and find . place for
them in the world.
Next comes demonstration as
70 what can be done to reclaim
willful, difficult boys. Nearby,
an earnest woman is explaining
the work Of the League Of
Catholic Women, and just be-
yond q Salvation Army worker
sxpiains how hsr sdnsirsble or
eanixation works among the un-
fortunates.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
GET iT ALL

This nrwsnapoF consists oi
Main News, Ia pEs-i sposss,
pgs.; society ana Drama. ~
pgs. Part II, 8 pss.; Editorial
and City Life. pgs.i MAss-
zine. 10 pgs.; Comics. pgs.
The Washington times., 1921-10-23

Mr.. Couzens runs city admin
istration in which no attention is
paid to the politics of those that
apply for office. His theory is
that it is possible for city, like
a human being, to have a soul,
and he is determined to prove 1t.
His hard early years and his ex
perience as police commissioner
have taught him that human
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-26
-Four Conventions ..3>
Scheduled At Fargo

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 26.-More than
$500 visitors from all parts Of North
Dakota will be in Fargo for several
days during October and November
attending four important conventions.
They are: SSs
The 25th annual convention OF the
North Dakota Federation Of Women's
Clubs, October 4, s. and s
The annual convention OF the west
ern conference OF the English Luth-
eran synod Of the northwest, October
s. and g..
The 32nd annual convention OF the
North Dakota Sunday School associa-
ton, October Il, IL and is.
The SAITH annual convention OF the
North Dakota State Teachers associa-
ton, November 81, 20 and %.
During the last few weeks local Of
Ulcers of these four organizations and
been preparing preliminary plans for
their respective conventions, arrang-
ing for dates n meeting places, pro-
vidingsfor speakers and special enter
ftainment features for the delegates
and arranging for the accommodation
Of convention visitors at the various
hote.s and restaurants Of Fargo.
y Probably the largest of these four
events will be the convention Of the
I AedCHerS association, Wn1ch is
expected to bring between 1000 and
1,b00 teachers from al sections Of the
state to Fargo the latter part Of No
vember. The committee in charge Of
this convention is comprised of. W. L..
sStockwell, chairman; w. P. Chestnut,
secretary of the commercial club: SUI
p~erintendent James G. Moore Of the
Fargo public schools; Mrs. Helen H.
Porter. Cass county school superin-
tendent, and Miss Anna Tibbetts of
the Fargo college faculty.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-26
EMPLOYMENT FOR
STUDENTS SOUGHT

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 26,-Em-
ployment for students who otherwise
VIII be unable to complete their edu-
cation is one Of the. greatest problems
at the University of Minnesota this
fall, according to G.. w. Anderson,
secretary of the University Employ
ment Bureau.
Hundreds of students now register
ing, including both new and returning
students. will be unable to complete
even the first quarter unless positions
are found for them. Mr.. Anderson
said.
THE new students appear to be a
little better off than the third and
fourth year students, but many or
them will have to earn their way aft
err the first quarter" Mr.. Anderson
said. MANY of the upper classmen,
who have registered for work have
told me that unless they are sue
cessful in securing it they will be
forced to drop out"
An appeal has been sent out by the
employment bureau to downtown
stores in both st. Paul and Mime
,aRolis asking that extra work or
versity students. Although the re-
Spouse. to this appeal has been gen
good, it is not sufficient t. care
for-the many applicants this fall.
During last year positions were Sc
cured for 1881 students who earned
a total of s1~0S,442.03. OF the stu
dents working 94S were men. The
number of applications received so
far this fall indicates a much greater
demand for work than at any previ-
GUS time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-26
LARIMORE NOTES

Larimore, N. D., Sept. 26.-Mr. and
Mrs. S. j. Radcliffe AVE received the
announcement of the marriage OF Miss
Isabella Booth to Rev.. James Moore
Thompson at. Hubbard, Ohio, Septem-
Der Z. Miss Booth is the daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Booth. Mr.. Booth
served as pastor of the Presbyterian
church here about ten years ago and
the family have many friends here
who will be interested in Miss Booths
marriage. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
will make their home in Cameron, W.
Va.
H. D. Mcclellan. who taught the
eighth grade in the Larimore public
school the last two years, was a visitor
to Fargo. where he will be for the
coming year.
Miss Phyllis Way spent last week
end at her home here, returning Sun
day to her school at Emerald.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Olson Of Morraine township was the
center of quite a gathering of rela-
tives and friends last Sunday, about
twenty-eight being there for dinner.
Mike Olson and Sam Hillestad and
members of the Bruhn and Madsen
families were present.
The city council at it's last meeting
made a levy Tor the coming year.
Among the items is one of $3.50 to put
heat in the city hall. This will need
to be added to each year until a suf-
ficient amount is accumulated to put
in city heat.
A number of Larimore people took
advantage of the Improvement in the
roads to auto to Grand Forks the last
of the week. Among those who were
in shopping and taking in the big
KEN Temple circus were Mr.. and
Mrs. Nielsen, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A.
Plass, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Hemmingsen,
F. A.. Reinoehl and family. Mrs. Geo.
Magoris, Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Head,
Mr.. and Mrs. O.. A. Hazen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry May, Mrs. Jas. Larmour,
Miss Rhoda Larmoir, Mrs. w. J.. CAL
braith, Mrs. Mary Piatt and Mrs. C.
Leeseman.
Roger Pugh celebrated his twelfth
birthday last Friday evening, having
seven. of his young friends in for a
jolly gathering and to enjoy The birth
day cake.
potato diggers and pickers have
been busy the last week. The price
is running a dollar a bushel.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid food
sale held last Saturday netted about
$43 for the treasury.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-26
DAIRY SHOW TO
RAWCROWDO
N. ]. FARMERS
Details Of Trip Announced
BY Assistant Comrnis-
sion Of Immigration.
(By Lorne Wilde. Assistant Immi-
grafton Commissioner, J

.s(By Lorne Wilde, Assistant Immi-
grafton Commissioner
Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 2S.-North
Dakota is going to play q big part in
the event Of the year" in the dairy
world, the National Dairy show which
Wall be held at the Minnesota fair
grounds. October 8 to Is, from pres
ent indications. Interest in the big
event is intense In all corners OF the
state and rivalry between the differ
ent sections Is growing greater day by
day.
J. D. Bacon, proprietor -of Lilac
Hedge farm, Grand Forks. Started
something" when he offered a pure
bred Holstein bull to the township in
his district which sends the largest
delegation Of bona-fide dirt farm
era to the National Dairy show. Mr..
Bacon's district consists Of the coun-
ties Of Grand Forks. Pembina, Walsh,
ToWner, Ramsey and Mel.
son, the entire northeastern corner Of
the state. Mr.. Bacbn's herd OF Hol-
stems is recognized as one Of the lead
ing herds of the central west and this
offer therefore means that the win
ming township will get a very valuable
Holstein bull.
Crabbe Makes offer.
Not to be outdone, Sam r. Crabhe
OF F'argo, Jersey breeder of national
repute, came right back with an OYER
OF pure-bred Jersey zred yearlinE heif-
er to be given to the township in his
district sending the largest delegation.
This is the Fargo district consisting OF
Cass, Trail, Steele, Griggs and
Barnes. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-26
Northwestern Neus

aan - - 1ANNtku hAVtpYB| y&SJa
Out in the slope country where the
sSasArn Holstein cows have proved
the salvation OF that community dur
Ing the years of light rainfall, several
agencies are at work to arouse inter-
est In the coming show and therefore
stimulate further interest in dairying
in that section. The officials ct the
New Salem. circuit have provided $500
with which to send an exhibit from,
the circuit to the national show. They
Will AXE several Of the New Salem
cows and show the world what the
pure-bred cow Ear do under ordinary
farm conditions in western North Da-
kota.
Special Features.
The Mandan Commercial club will
send Its famous "Nut" quartet to fur
nisn entertainment on the special
train and also for the visitors al the
show. This quartet has made a spe-
ca appeal to any ambitious North
dakota song. composer to send in a
song boosting North Dakota the dairy
business or any section Of the state.
Beside Holstein songs ana Mandan
songs U nuts will tackle anything"
writes Secretary Thos. sullivan Of the
Mandan Commercial club, in asking
for songs from other sections Of the
state.
Minot is going to send It's band
along from the northwestern corner
OF the state. Major e. s. Person,
the Guernsey breeder is the district
leader from the Minot section which
consist OF the counties Oh Ward, Rem
vile. Burke, Divide, Williams, Noun
trail and Mckenzie.
IS HS
Train Arrangements.
E. "a. Wilson, county agent . for
Cass county who has charge of trans
p%ortation for the tour has announced
the following rates and arrange
ments:
Every North Dakota railroad, the
Great Northern. Northern Pacific, 500
and Milwaukee, has not only granted
a rate Of a fare and a half from any
part Of the state to st. Paul for this
show, but will also give a Pullman
sleeper rate Of 81 for the entire five
nights that will be spent by the North
Dakota delegation aboard the Pull
man cars under present plans.
1t is now planned to have special
trains leave North Dakota on all roads
where there are enough delegates
signed up to warrant a special train
and special cars attached to regular
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-26

lW3REI E .E%s MO SgtI.N}E. Il8YA4
trains In case there are not enough
~ spesiafstrain! These trains, or'cars,
will all leave the terminal points In
North Dakota on Tuesday morning,
October IL
Those who are going on the spe-
Gals will purchase their round trip
ticket from their home town to ST.
Paul and return, at their home town.
The special cart will be made up as
follows: Great Northern at Grand
Forks and Fargo;sNorthern Pacific It
Fargo; 500 at Hankinson and Milwau-
take thesregular local trains on Mon
day, October 10 from their home towt.
to- their terminal point. AT these
terminals, Grand Forks, Fargo, Han
kinson and O%rtonville, they will find
the pullman coaches parked and they
can take their berths at any time aft
err $3.50 p. M, and sleep there that
night. The next morning the special
trains will be made up and will leave
the terminals in time to reach st.
Paul that evening.
Sleep I'm Cars.
AT st. Paul the Pullman cars will,
be parked as follows: Northern Pa
| cfic and Great Northern cars will be
parked near the entrance to the state
fair grounds; 500 cars probably in:
Minneapolis, Milwaukee cars prob
ably In st. Paul. definite announce
ment to be made later.
The specials will remain in the twin
cities Tuesday night. Wednesday and
Thursday and all day Friday and will
return to North Dakota Friday night,
reaching North Dakota Saturday
morning in time to catch all local
trains out of the different terminals
! Saturday morning.
For the 81 rate per berth, pas
sengers will be allowed to occupy
their bertts, not only while the trains
are in transit but also while the cars
are parked at st. Paul and Minne-
apolis, thus doing away with the
worry and expense of hunting hotel
accommodations in the twin cities.
NEW K. OF G.. OFFICERS.
Minot, N. D., Sept. 26.-At the an
nual meeting of the Knights of Col
!umbus yesterday a new set OF Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing
year. Jas. S. Milloy was elected
grand knight; NJ. H. Mcdonald.
Garrison, chancellor; F. Gordon Rut-
ten, financial secretary; D. J.. Roell,
treasurer; p. D. Jones of Stanley, adj
vocate; VINCENT Lorbeski, warden;
inside guard. John Geise: outside
guard, Jacob, Frost; trustees, w. J.
Kielty, L. M. Rutten and A.. F. Vio-
lette. &3s
The new officers will be installed
| with special ceremonies october 2.
Dr. y. l.. Devine S the ret ring grand
knight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-26

Letter No. =. Second Prize $500
East Grand Forks, Mimi.
Sept. 20, 1921.
Mcssrs. Giese & Noonan,
City.
Bears SiB:-
Easily installed, price is very
reasonable within the reach Of
all). 1t is neat in appearance,
compact, stable, no frtlls on it,
everything is ON there (and they
are few) for . purpose. Simple, q
child can operate it. A nice steady
wave Of heat evenly distributed
throughout the whole house, and
yet cannot spoil any perishables In
tho cellar. Saves On the coal bill;
no small factor in these times.
Has the right scientific idea; hot
air goes up, cold air down, and the
Caloric is constructed ON this prfn- 4
ciple to get all the benefit.
ALWAYS MAKES WINTER
SUMMER,
Yours very truly,
o. A. ThOFeson.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-05-07
Proc meli byste Sc zasobiti uhlim nynf?
PRAVDA Q UHLI:

Nalehavou otazkou poslednich dvou let bylo---
Proc nemame dostatek uhli?
Dolly ma mdkke uhli We Spoenych Statech jsou
piipraveny vydelovat 800 millont tun. Nev6tSi
spotfeba m6kkeho uhlf kazdtho roku (1918) byo
579 millond tun. Cfsice tyto dokazuif ze Jest ne
dostaetna doprava, ably uhlf dovezeno bylo do mi
sta spotTeby.
Uhlf Pennsylvania West Virginii, Kentucky
neb iianim Ohiu jest pro mas Ceveland6 male dd-
lezitosti, dokud je nemdzem dopraviti do naseho
m6sta.
Drahy mohou vyhoveti t6mto potfebam jen
tohdv, kdy7 budou steinom6rn6 den "a dnem zbozi
vozit 6 mesfcich vykonavat praci jednono
roku
Drahv trp nedostatecnym zaffzenim jestli ze
spotfebovate uhl odklada zaopatTenim paliya
let6 neb "a tasn6ho podzimu, pax pozadavky klade-
ne dopravu, daleko pfesahuji moznost zeeznic
aby molly bvti spln6ny. ATala zasoba vozd do
lcch sout6aic trh pr1myslovy vyznfvaji
drah6 uhll vysoke ceny pro domacf konsumenty.
Cennik mzdy uhlokopG jest sanoven az do r.
1922. Nakladni popatky, vGetn6 valecn6 dane,
m6kk6 uh do Clevelandu rdznf cd 81 &c do
1926 tunu pritonnost nasvedcuje, ze poplatky
dopravni sotva budou bezprostfednf budoucnosi
sni7eny.
Tat) fakta reidou vyvratit nedavaii nad6ji
snizeni maloprodei.
Retail Coal Dealers Board
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-05-07
Retail! Coal Dealers Board
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Jak ie S rozdelen pri koupi uhIi.

Dolovani uhl Sachtach pozvona poklesava,
ielikoz nikdo nYnl uh nekupuie, kdy by vlastn,
mohl odpomoci. Zavody, kter6 byly velkymi spo-
tfebovatelv posedniho roku a nusely Sc doproso-
vati pravdenlch zasob isou nynf zavreny aneb
pracuii ien CasteCnou dobu. Maiitel6 domacnosii
vAha Vlo2iti pcnGZ do zmnlch zasob, jelikoz nev6-
di, iak staIm bude iejich nynejS pfibytek. JIM
Ease nemaji dostatek penez ma zaplacen nyni po-
tfebn6ho uh bvyse snad nuceni rozmnozti arma-
du nezam6stnanych aneb tech kteTi nepracuii cely
cas- JIM opGnG cekaii ma dalsi slevy cenach uhlf
vffi, re dneSni ceny uhllv maloprodeii isou jeste
pfiS vvsol6. dGvere teto pax jsou iest6 poso-
vani posledn1 'zprlvou Westinghouse.
Jelen nasch maloobchodnikG uhlim vypoti-
tai rozdtlenfm dollaru,co zakaznfk vydava ia uhlf
die nlsledovnfho yvpoGtu:
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-09-02
INCENDIARY FIRES BURN
THREE THRESHING RIGS

That incendiarism may have cost
three threshing outfits on the Flat
head reservation is a theory that is
suggested following disclosures of at
least n of the fires.
Investigation has found that the
fire which destroyed the Burk and
Skinnell machine at the Bill Trosper
ranch neal Roman was of incendiary
origin and this discovery has led to a
question as to the cause of the fires
which have destroyed two other out
fits, and which were believed to have
been due to smut explosion.
Trosper, whose wheat was being
threshed, went to the weigher to take
out part of a bushel of wheat which
had gone through the fire and which
he thought he could feed to his chick
ems.
In the weigher he found broken
glass and parts of matches. This
indicated the incendiarism of the fire.
The bottle, filled with sulphur match
heads, had been carefully tucked in
side one of the bundles of grain in
the shocks in the field. Upon being
fed into the machine the bottle was
broken and in the compact the match
heads exploded and ignited the straw
and the chaff. At the time of the
explosion the shock was severe en-
ough to knock a man off the machine.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-09-02
MONTANA DERBY ONE
OF THE BIG FEATURES
OF M0NTANA'S FAIR
THOROUGHBREDS OF STATE ARE
BEING PREPARED FOR THE
BIGGEST EVENT
II THREE-YEAR-OLDS HERE
It Mil Be One Mile and Eighth fol
Purse Of $6OO.-Other Horses
Are Arriving and Features
For Them Also

"Derby Day will be one Of the big
gest days at the Montana state fail
this year without question Is the opin'
ion Of officials Of the institution
king" horse is going to have his in
ming after several years Of a lay off
The Montana Derby is to be RUIZ on
Wednesday, September IA, Of fair
week and it will be derby Day" for
sure, as the purse, six hundred dollars
is something to run for and the con
ditiOns make it q contest for real
thoroughbreds, including both man and
horse.
The ace is for three-year-olds and
they must be bred and owned in Mon
tana to be eligible to start. There are
now IL richly bred horses in Montana
which are eligible, whose owners have
signified their intention of competing
in this big stake. Eight of these ami
mails are already stabbed at the fai,
grounds preparing for the derby.
Rivalry 10 Keen.
Three of the derby candidates came
from Missoula, two are here from
Butte, three, owned by George Cooney
were raised in the capital city, Boze
man will furnish one and Big Sandy
has two candidates. The breeding OF
these animals is as rich as the mos
richly bred horses competing in the
east for the very largest stakes. The
rivalry between wne and the fans
of the various localities in which the
horses were bred is as Keen as evel
rivalry can become between owners
and followers of the horses. This
years race is said by those who are in
terested to exceed, in class and mum
her of starters, the famous Mountains
derby won by Jack OLantern some
years age. That event was "A seven
furlong dash while the race this yeal
will be or n mile and an eighth
and nearer the original derby route.
Everybody Has a Chance.
Horace Ensign, secretary Of the Mon.
tana fair said yesterday that the run.
ming races this year are positively q
free for all. About Is horses are
scheduled to be here for the meeting
and purses to suit every age and class
will be hung up each OF the three rae.
ing days and the winner receives the
purse. There will positively be nc
combination of owners controlling any
one race and the fair management has
not entered a single contract guaran
teeing any owner the winning of any
amount of purses or money. Each in,
dividual who ships his horses to the
fair is taking his W chances on win.
ming a purse. If his thorOughbreds
come home in front the owner will be
paid off at the secretary's window and
If not there will be no pay for him.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-09-02

A MERICANS claim credit for the
"A introduction Of specially designed
clothes for sport wear and their devel-
opment, through the past few years,
into a distinct kind Of apparel for all
~"outdooring." Whether the glory Of
originating this idea belongs to them
or not, under their approval it has
grown into great Importance. Wom-
en- Don perceived the virtues and ad-
vantages of a garb expressive Of pas
times-its smartness, it's flavor Of
youth and, above all, its becoming
ness; and now we have regulation
sport clothes Of many kinds, each kind
designed for specific uses.
The French will borrow an idea
from any quarter of the globe and ex-
pertinent with 1t, in the designing Of
wOmen's clOthes-the chances are
they will improve upon it. They are
too keen not to undertake to give
Americans what they want and above
are pictured two contributions Of
Paris for sport or O%utdooring wear.
The very conservative model at the
left has a plain short skirt and a