South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
STYLE SHOW AN
INSTANT HIT, SAY
MISHAW AKA WOMEN
Century Theater Packed by
Record Crowd Models
Show New Gowns.

curtain at the Century theater went
up before a packed and expectant
house. TO the final drop, the style
Show was the thing. Clasps of
establishment. "oh's" and abs
from the hundreds Of women in the
audience and CALCULATIONS Of bully"
and some class, from the well
represented masculinity. drowned
out the orchestra. Then came
spontaneous burst Of hand clapping
by the women in the audience. That
placed the seal Of approval on Mish-
awakas first attempt at a metro
politan style and fashion show. The
Style Shows success was assured.
Twas Shakespeare that told us
the plays the thing" but in an
age when some six hundred millions
Of dollars ere spent annually for
feminine wearing apparel an age
iu which the sha Dby shop girls of
o'clock becomes the bird Of para
disc OF ) O'Clock. it can we'll be said
that clothes are the thing!"
An excellent vaudeville bill and a
feature photoplay preceded the
style Show program.
Local society was we'll represented
at the two exhibitions given last
night. ami It my be fraAkiy said
that in point Of models. merchan-
disc and staging. Mishawaka's first
style show compares favorably with
any given anywhere outside Of New
York.
Looked upon with skeptisism and
good natured mockery by man, and
tOuted as an incipient effort at ape
ing big town stuff" Mishawaka's
first style show has developed into
a really big town" event. The
merchants who sponsored the show
have worked like trojans and have
spared neither time nor expense to
contribute TO its success.
In volume OF paid advertising
style show has set
new record. 1t is of more than pas
sing interest TO note that Mlsha-
waka merchants have brought mer
chandise TO the city that is of the
same stamp of newness and snappi-
ness of style as can be seen today
in New York or Paris-and we do
not refer TO Paris. Kentucky, Ell her.
Certainly the really beautiful
gowns. wraps. dresses, furs, hats.
shoes and jewelry shown last night
marked a new era in Mishawaka
initiative.
Highly trained and unusually at
tractive models brought from the
L. 81 80 I'm
houses Of Chicago. More than a
passing word should be given these
young ladies who really gave AIish-
awake women a rare treat. Pro-
fessionals on the legitimate stage
could not have given a better eX-
and certainly none Of the
famous manikins Of the smart Paris
shops can show milady what 10
wear and how TO wear il any better
than did the five living models last
night. They received repeated ova-
tons and they deserved them.
Miss Katherine Weir, a local girl.
dressed in a sweet girlish gown, said
to be an original Paris creation.
secured by u. d. Gross Of Milady
the New York musical comedy sue
shop. sang Alice Blue Gown" from
cess. Irene"
Miss isabelle Butler. a pro-
nounced blonde. and a native OF
California. appeared in a gorgeous
gown Of silver and black and
dress of beaded canton
crepe. a squirrel wrap and a large
picture hat. Miss Polly Mack,
dark well bred type appeared TO adj
vantage i'm military cloth dress
which buttoned up 10 the neck. later
i'm a beaded canton dress and a seal
dolman smartly tailored hat
added 20 the general effect. Miss
Josephine Brockman. a pronounced
brunette with a figure and carriage
peculiar 10 the Russian type. eXhib-
tied a brown duvetyn suit with beav-
er trim and a seal dolman with
squirrel collar and cuffs. Miss
Marie SPOKANE. a French Canadian
girl. wore a chiffon velvet dress, a
navy blue suit and a Paris gown.
Miss Dorothw kashner showed a
black velvet gown. two smart suits
and a beautiful fur wrap.
Some very unusual hats. which
women i'm the audience declared
were just the best they had ever
seen were exhibited and came from
the Carpenter Millinery shop. Shoes.
i'm all the latest designs and models
were shown by the w l.. Douglas
Shoe stores. and jewelry by the
Nogt Jewery store.
The style show will be repeated
at four different shows today and
tomorrow.