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Evening star., 1931-05-10
Piano for Music
Not Furniture

Twenty years ago very, very few per-
sons questioned the entire appropriate
ness Of the family piano in the family
parlor or drawing room. Many folk
looked upon the best room Of the house
as not respectfully furnished If it did
not have piano.
Now we do motor at least most Of
US do not-regard piano as an article
Of furniture, much less an object OF
beauty. In many well furnished rooms
a piano certainly doesn't look right.
We have come to look upon pianos as
musical instruments, and we would no
more put one in the drawing room Just
as a matter of appearances, regardless
OF whether we used 1t or not than we
would put a sewing machine in the
upstairs sitting room Just for looks sake,
regardless Of whether we ever used it.
Undoubtedly pianos are better treat
ed since we came to think of them as
musical instruments. They used to be
the repository of all sorts Of vases and
other so-called ornaments. We had
special tides to throw across them. We
placed photograph frames on the top
of the piano and maybe bit of statu-
AIRY. To our amazement perhaps real
musician asked TO have these things re-
moved when he visited our house and
consented TO play. 1t had ncTer oc-
Cured to us that such things were out
of place. Now most persons have enough
respect for their pianos to keep them
/ fIcs from kflickkpackJ that rattle and
jangie and vibrate when the instrument
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Color Accented in JeWelry

and cuffs, 1t will surely look well, while
with lace or very fine lingerie you may
decide in favor of pearls, which, by the
way, are up for a revival this Spring
and Summer
Pink coral-real or limitations
making a strong bid for favor and may
be the color you will choose to compile
ment your new black suit or dress. A
yellow necklace of Opaque composition
permits other touches of yellow in the
black costume scarf of black and
yellow, a black hat banded with yellow
ribbon or a blouse of figured yellow and
black silk with the black street suit.
THERE is no limit to the variety OF
metal tones in the new silver, and.
providing the tone Is precisely suited to
the dress, no one cares much whether
it is platinum, silver, gold or something
take at least a day off to learn the
designations of all the many varieties
of these present-day metals. There is
Swedish silver that is made into neck
laces with colored stone pendants. There
Is Arabian gilt, green gold, antique gold
and a newcomer in the realm of jewelry
that looks precisely like copper. If you
find that any of these inexpensive me-
tallic necklaces supplies precisely the
needed touch of color and distinction to
one of your Spring costumes, do not let
the thought that it may discolor the
skin deter you from buying 1t. Even
fine gold will discolor the skin of GER
tain individuals, and there are inexpen-
sive metal alloys that are less likely to
offend in this way than any Of the
precious metals.
Evening star., 1931-05-10
FlOWer-T trimmed Hats
Output Sailors Offer Fashion Which Is
Likely to Be Popular-Wide Brims.

well as younger women, you should
consider the new Empress Eugene hats
and the Vatican shapes. The first are
distinctly Victorian with their narrow
brims tilted down and forward at the
right side and the hair showing at the
left side. Watteau hats with their fow-
er or ribbon trimmings are suggestive
Of the late eighteenth century and
modernized as they have oeen still
carry with them y suggestion of the
celebrated painter of beautiful French
women whose name they bear. Ger
tainly your education in present mil
linery tendencies has not been com
pleted until you have learned to dis
tinguish these Two types of hats and
until you have considered their pos
sibilities from personal angle.
II
THE very wide -brimmed hat is 6is-
tinctly a Summer type, though It's
possibilities were brought cut at South
ern resorts last Winter. Made with
shallow crowns that leave the forehead
Well exposed, these hats are made with
crowns six or seven inches wide. BY
the varied arrangement Of the dropping
1Tim and the placing of the flower or
ribbon trimming, hats of this sort may
be adapted to almost any type OF face
or figure.
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Mud Pack May Be
Prepared at Home.

MOT many years ago the so-called'
mud pack was something that one
seldom essayed outside the four wallS
of the beauty shop. There was some--
thing rather mysterious about 1t. Tne
feeling was that the mud used was most
extraordinary mud, and that much de=
pended on the way it-was apphed. NOW
any one and every one can have q mud
pack at home for the price OF 15-
cent package of fuller's earth and few
drops of benzoin. And the 15-cens
package of fuller'S earth viii provide
packs for you and several OF your
friends.
Then there are mud preparations
bought In jars ready to apply. This
mud is said to have specially beneficial
qualities.
Whatever sort of mud pack you de-
eide upon, it is a good plan TO apply IT
about an hour before going to bed: II
possible, not just before going out into
the cold or wind.
The face should first be bathed with
soft cloth wrung from hot water, ana.
after this thoroughly cleaned with
bland soap. OF course, If you object 20
soap on your face it may be cleanSed ry.
the use Of cleansing cream. Remove AL
the cream or soap before beginning vito
the pack. Dry thoroughly. and theiI,
beginning with the forehead, cover the
face entirely with the mud. Some
women use a silver butter Spreader, but
a split clothes pin Is better. While the
mud is drying-probably is minutes.
the face must be kept perfectly quiet
Some women read while it IS drying,
while others contend that better results
are obtained when they relax entirely
with the eyes closed.
A simple way to remove the mud is
to press a moiStened cloth against the
face for few minutes. Then the mud
mask will come OF without difnculty. +.
Following the removal of the mud, the
face should be gently rubbed with
cream. This may be left on the face If
it Is at the end Of the day.
Evening star., 1931-05-10
BY MARY MARSHALL.

" JOUR first Spring hat may have
" been bought in too great haste
You may have allowed your
Il self too short q time to make
the selection, or you may not
have considered the question OF be-
comingness as thoroughly as you
should. But with the hats that you
buy for the late Spring and Summer
there is no reason why you should not
have time for deliberation-no reason
why the new hats should not be ever
90 much more becoming and more gen.
orally satisfactory than the first.
You have time to see wide variety
Of hats of the newer sort, TO study
them as worn by other women and to
consider the possibilities Of each from
. personal point Of view.
lust at present the sailor type OF
hat is attracting special attention
and II you have not already bought one
you will doubtless want TO do so before
many weeks have passed.
II is, of course, only by a stretch OF
imagination that we can call these new
hats sailors, because they bear very
little resemblance 10 the straight, angu-
lar sort of sailors that originally bore
the name. But they have certain
CIl5DLGS0
lief after the succession Of soft. form
less small hats which have been so
widely worn this Spring. Moreover, their
brim gives an acceptable shade that
you will welcome as the suns rays grow
stronger. And, what is more, the new
sailors are-or may be-most inexpen-
sive. Yon can buy one or two at a
price that will not put crimp In a
very limited dress allowance.
A sailor OF pure white or natural
ecru straw is an excellent investment
at this time. and by providing it with
more than one ribbon band you can
make it appropriate for a number OF
different costumes. A plain black rib
bon or navy blue band with regulation
bow at the side makes 1t appropriate
for town wear with dark suit or dress
and scarf OF green and white, blue
and white Or even red and white silk
draped around the crown gives 1t ad-
ditional possibilities for sports or resort
wear.
TURBANS will continue 30 find a
place in the well dressed woman's
wardrobe, even with the coming OF
bright Summer days, but there are
many women who by this time must
have discovered that the smartness Of
the turban is not for them. The very
tall and slender girl, for instance. who
chose one of the more extreme types oi
turban worn far back on her head
should realize that one CT the new
crowned hats Is better selection
There are lightweight hats with crowns
Of crocheted straw or ribbon with mar
row milan brims that have all the ad-
vantages of the brimless tIroan and
"a good many advantages al their oSn
Among the smaller brimmed hats
nat are becophng 70 cl0eg @OmeM ~
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Brides Mother
Follows Trend

Next to the brides in sartorial impor-
tance come the dresses Of the bride
mother and those of the maid Of honor
and bridesmaids.
The passing of the dowager type OF
dress for the brides mother is the most
important item Of news. In the modern
picture she does not pace down the
aisle in an important-looking gown OF
some soft shade, as was supposed in the
psychology Of few seasons ago to be
BETTING her age.
Her dress is smart and young and
unimportant locking, usually q chiffon
or silk costume, consisting Of a dress
and jacket, the sort of thing that one
wears to a luncheon in town.
The brides mother at a recent So
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Brown and White.

PARIS up. - Mile. Christine de
Bourbon, whose marriage to M. Antenor
Patino, son of the Bolivian Minister to
France, will take place in the near fu-
tlIre is among smart women sponsor
ing the vogue for brown and white
combinations.
Mile. De Bourbon has chosen a
brown and white marocain frock as
mart of her trousseau. She will wear
It with a white wool coat trimmed in
brown fox.
Evening star., 1931-05-10

Greenwich or down to the City Hall
for the momentous ceremony the en-
semble suit is the ideal costume. A
most attractive one has a dress and
short jacket of navy blue georgette
printed with white. The hat which
accompanies it is made Of two Agnes
crocheted pull-on caps, one white, the
other navy blue It Is trimmed with q
white and blue pin.
This brides witness has chosen a
georgette suit with q navy blue skirt
and white blouse and jacket, the latter
trimmed with flowers of black patent
leather and white kid.
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Wide FrillS

Wide frills are used on many of the
new dresses instead Of collars. Indeed,
they are collars. They extend the width
of the shoulders at the top, and taper
down to nothing at the waistline. or
fine net on a figured crepe dress, these
frjlls' are most attractive. For they
show the figure Of the crepe through
THAR sheerness and are decidedly dainty.
Sometimes they are edged with mar
row ribbon, pleated into the folds of the
frilI
Evening star., 1931-05-10
BY MARY MARSHALL.

vt Is an almost invariable rule OF
fashion that when clothes grow
more elaborate, jewelry grows more
simple. and assumes a role OF less
importance in the general Scneme
Of things. There are, however, lnpor-
tant exceptions to this rule and the
present situation seems to be one OF
them, Clothes undoubtedly are much
more ornate than they have been, put
they have not reached state OF eIaoo-
ration and fussiness where jeWelry is
out of place. We may not wear brace
lets in such profusion as we dlo lew
years ago, we may not wear earrings
quite so often as we have at times IN
the past, and we choose necklaces ana
chokers of less conspicuous deslgn-puC
undoubtedly we shall all be prompted 10
buy as much new jewelry this Spring
and Summer as ever before.
IN the meantime the revival OF the
traditionally feminine type of clothes
has brought back certain TRADITIONAL
types of jeWelry. Lockets for instance,
and brooches to fasten the soft folds OF
lace or lingerie collars. Rings also are
quite likely to assume an increasingly
important place in the fashion land
Scape.
One thing that prompts us to buy
new jewelry this season is that we fnd
such charming things at such reason
able prices. inexpensive costume Jew
elry no longer looks like theatrical prop
erty. A necklace for which you pay no
more than two or three dollars will pass
muster with your most expensive dress,
and If you are good buyer you can
doubtless come across necklaces costing
even less than a dollar that you can
wear with perfect assurance.
The best practical angle from Whlch
to approach your jeWelry problem 1or
Spring is one of color, because fasnlon
and good taste demand very careiul
relationship between the color OF the
ornaments and the color of the costume.
X X X
OPAQUE white jewelry is surprisingly
- becoming to most women-bru-
nettes as well as blondes. 1t may ne
made of white coral, ivory or compost
tior. initiating these more expensive ma
terials. The advantage Of real coral or
real elephant ivory over the limitations
is usually merely matter OF sentiment
because only an expert can tell the dl1-
ference. You should have necklace
of smooth white beads of this Sort-one
strand, two strand or three strand-and
a pair of matching earrings to wear
when you are in an earring mood. Some
of these beads are finely carved after
the manner of real ivory. White Jewelry
of this sort may be made to fill many
q gap in your Spring and Summer
wardrobe. kf you are wearing dark
eea WIN eFeAt4 WEAsR Q0lSE
Evening star., 1931-05-10

ciety wedding wore suit Of green crepe
roma trimmed with croSs-fox.
Dresses for the bridesmaids and for
the maid of honor are unusually prac
tical this season, being of the type that
is useful for luncheons and afternoon
parties later on. The dress with a
jacket of chiffon, either plain or flow
cred, is the favored type. Garden we'd
dings, where the background Is foliage,
call for dresses of organdy or banna
cloth, a muslin somewhat heavier than
organdy. These, too, have jackets, quite
otter of velvet or Velveteen.
Bridesmaids of early Spring wear
pale colorS, with the melon shades in
the lead. Midsummer weddings will be
more colorful, as befitting the brilliantly
hued flowers of that time.
Evening star., 1931-05-10

Since bridesmaids now carry careless
looking bouquets of Spring flowers, 1t is
smart to have the hats match some
prominent color in the bouquet. At a
recent wedding the bridesmaids wore
ivory-colored lace dresses and hats of
pansy-colored straw to match a plenti-
full sprinkling of pansies in the bouquet
where these blossoms mingled with yell
low daisies.
Hats for bridesmaids are smaller than
those heretofore used, for two reasons
the guests like to see the faces of
the pretty bridesmaids, and the hat Is
more useful afterward
Caps made of bands Of linen or strips
of velvet are worn by bridesmaids and
maids Of honor at many weddings.
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Ivory and Pale Pink
Popular, With Blue
Also in Evidence.
Today's w e d din 6
WINS Di ar d
Trimmings in Favor
of Simplicity.

~OLOR effects In the orloes oreSs
and in the costumes of thu
wedding encourage are en-
~ hanced by preliminary study
Of the background against
which the fateful event will take
place, says one Of our great American
designers who clothes society weddings
What is the interior of your church
uke?" Will 1t stand color?" are the first
questions he asks of the prospective
bride, and, If possible, he examines the
interior of the church and its lighting
before he puts scissors to a yard OF
satin or lace, as the case may be.
Waves of color have swept away the
old-time conventional ideas Of wedding
garments. Pale beige or ivory ano
pale pink are the best Of the new
shades for wedding gowns, with satin
and lace the favored materials, the
latter very popular for the garden we'd
dinRs Of early Summer There are some
blue brides, too, but this shade is OF
less Importance.
trimmings form little or no part OF
the modern wedding gown. The best
of them are absolutely plain, so as not
to detract from the fresh young beauty
Of the bride, and also to serve as 9
background for the veil and flowers.
4 X \
WITH the passing of the court train
w came the train starting at the
waist line of the dress. Now, in the
most modern of wedding gowns the
train has its source almost as low as
the knee. In shape it may be square
or rounding, as you like.
A new idea is the lei, or wreath. OF
orange blossoms, worn around the neck
in the fashion so familiar to every one
who has seen pictures of the Hawaiian
natives. First we saw the style In
the fox collars on Spring coats and
now it appears on bridal dresses.
Tulle wells are best, unless the bride
has an heirloom in the form OF rare
veil of lace, but family lace is used uSu-
ally for bordering the veil. Handsome
lace shawls are draped to make caps
which fall over the tulle veil.
Seed pearl hair bands are used To
drape the veil or hold it in place, or
sometimes a band of orange blossoms
is placed across the back Of the neck.
Almost invariably the tulle veil is edged
with fine silver picoting.
For the bride who prefers cap effect
over her tulle veil there is nothing
newer than tiny Dutch cap of lace
or q monks cap effect made Of silver
IS popular at the moment as these
newer arrangements.
y
THE arranging Of the veil is done at
the last minute by an expert who
comes from your dressmaker for that
purpose and stays with the bride and
her mother until they begin the march
up the aisle. It is she who attaches
the face veil that the modern bride
wears, and this she does a few minutes
before the strains Of the wedding march
begin to sound through the hushed and
expectant silence. The face veil is held
by two pins, so that it is easily removed
by the bride and cast aside before the
Tccessional march.
For the bride who dashes Of To
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Paris Night Dresses.

PARIS [P.-The vogue for jackets
has spread to night robes. The newest
night dresses OF chiffon or flowered
crepe have tiny waist-length jackets to
match.
Some of them are sleeveless, while
others have long flowing sleeves. All
are elaborately trimmed with double
.ruffies matching the fabric. or iyQgy
tinted MceFI ~~ -
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Fashion Gable.
PARIS, April 80.

PARIS, April 80.
DATOU features zibeline trim
L on coats in dolman and
blouSed-back effects with snug
waists. Three-inch belts on all
types of clothes. Much dark
brown for both day and evening,
featured with black and dark
green. Many wide-brimmed felt
hats shown.
Lelong stresses green and
brown next to black. Velvet,
satin, broadcloth and jersey ia
vored. Many evening dresses
made with bodices contrasting
both in color and material. For
Midsummer wear much printed
cotton pique and plain shantung
are shown.
Martial & Armand show
black broadcloth evening gown
with tiny ermine wrap. Rust
color. henna and brown popular
colors.
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Scarfs

Scarfs are used as part Of the dress
or suit in most interesting ways-more
interesting than ever before. On one.
smsrt short-sleeved dress of white crepe,
skirt huttoned from waist to hem with,
big white bone buttons, bodice made In
simple cross-over fashion, the whole
thing tailored, there is q scarf Of dot
ted silk fastened at the back of the
neck and coming down at one side only,
crossed ovcr and slipped into the belk
the end hapSipg down On tna Ii =
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Afternoon Costume.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Mrs. SilaS StraWn of Chicago, wife
of the newly y-elected president of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
Is wearing a black and white after
noon costume. The skirt is of heavy
black silk and the tunic blouse Of white
silk. With 1t she wears long strands
of pearl beads.
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Home Shampoo

It Is possible to buy-for fairly big
price, to be sure-an electric hair dry
er. 1t is a convenient thing to use and
makes the home shampoo a comfort
and easy to manage, instead Of some
thing to be dreaded.
Evening star., 1931-05-10
Pin Point Dots

Some of the new shoes are made OF
black. brown or dark blue kid for vamp
and reel. and matching fsille back, em-
broidered with tiny-pjR hclnt Sots. Tney
fGRe Wcam oA%Oy&Ee@ ~ - @eSa
Evening star., 1931-05-10

Present Situation Re-
quires That 1t Match
Costume, Contrary
to Usual Rule When
Clothes Are ElabO.
rate-Jewelers Have
Worked Out Tri-
color Schemes to Go
With New Sprin 6
Ensembles.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-27
CRAZY OR WISE?
By HANS RASMUSSEN

With more and more none spent each year
on education and schools, with people reading
more and more newspapers, books and magazines,
taking in movies and listening to radios, it does
look like we should be getting wiser right along,
but are we? Or are we getting crazier?
If we getting wiser we surely have not much
to show for it. In spite of all our education things
are getting worse instead of better. Most of US
are on the starvation point, with every indication
of losing what little possessions we have Each
year thousands of acres are going over on the
county because people can not pay off the taxes
on it. Each year is getting worse than the year
before. All this we are blaming on to a financial
condition which we are helping to create ourselves
by supporting and voting for it.
A few years ago our county was in pretty fair
shape, with its sinking fund up to snuff and it's
other funds on cash basis Now the sinking fund
has been neglected, other funds have been run in
the hole probably to the total extent of a couple
hundred thousand dollars. The county can not
borrow any more money. The only way out is
more taxes
The state is running in the hole at the rate of
a million or so each year, which some day will
have to be made up. On top of that the taxpay-
voted last fall for an extra three million pond
issue, nd May fifth will undoubtedly vote for
another six million dollar loan This also means
more taxes.
PlentywoOd school district is getting fixed so
they pay off the last part of their bond Issue
They are now figuring on re-bonding the district
to the limit which means still more taxes
Well fed county officials, good roads and fine
school houses nice things to have, but when it
comes to point where people are losing their
land and homes in order to pay for those things
il form of taxes, then it is carried too fart
becomes crazy, and shows that we have lot 70
learn yet before we win be wise enough to run our
own affairs
However, f all this running IN the hole, borrow
ing and bonding is done with the intention of never
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-27
A. c. M. STUPIDITY

With complete control over its chattel, called
the Montana legislature, the political bosses of
our state passed a county and city consolidation
law, and actually allowed that the question or de-
sire to consolidate be determined by the secret
vote of the residents within the proposed merger
boundaries.
Last week a merger election held in Butte
and Silver Bow county, and the A. C. NJ and its
conspiring sympathisers met with sting of de-
feat unequalled since the days of Heinze The
people simply thumbed the points of their noses
and wriggled their fingers at cajolery and coer-
cion. Of total of more than 10000 eligible vot-
ers only 5000 responded when told to register and
to vote, by copper press. The outstanding argu-
ment in favor of consolidation, as advanced by
the copper stained news writers, was that the
population of Butte would be increased without
adding more people. The voters read between the
lines and saw high degree of simplified political
power as generated by the wheels of concentration
they volley'd and thunder'd to the tune of Nine
Thousand
In this particular the stupidity of the -Four
Horsemen is quite apparent With their perfect
control of legislators, they should have merged
Butte and Silver Bow county by legislative Act,
and diSregarded that which might develop into a
dangerous formality-that of expression by the
people. They may know better when making an
other effort 10 minimize the power of the eector-
ate