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COMMONPLACE, prosaic aprons
Lelong to the past. The up-to-date
housewife o! today chooses
pretty materials and makes a pic-ture-que
effect whether she is to use
the apron lor such prosaic work as the
morning dusting or to wear in her
Itudio while she paints flowers and
landscapes. As a matter of course.
FADS AND
FANCIES OF
FASHION
WITH that ever-increasing ten
dency towards moving for
w ard the date of change from
season to Eeason, designers and dress
makers "are all agog over spring
fashions in spite of the fact that
winter has only just begun. Here
in old Gotham we are met at every
turn with displays of the most won
derful summer fabrics a and with
costumes for the South that seen?
to bring sunny June very close, but.
in our hearts, we know that the
stay-at-homes will have nc eal use
for such costumes for sjne time to
com. We will undoubtedly buy
the beautiful fabrics while they are
new and the best choice is to be found
and those among us who have the
gift of foresight will undoubtedly have
many of our-' summer to letter made
during the mid-winter weeks but,
towards spring and its tendencies, we
are simply alert. No real woman
ever faiU to be interested In what
k to come And there have been such
radical changes made in the art of
costuming in the past few years that
such interest is ever increasing. Again
fast steamers, cables, the wireless
telegraph have brought about Paris
almost to our doors, so that we no
longer wait with tedious curiosity but
keep ourselves informed from week to
week if not from day to day. The
ideally big fashion houses of I'aris Will
not make their displays for several
weeks to come but, in one way or
not her, news of their ateliers will
leak ou. and certain facts are known
to those on the inside with sufficient
assurance to warrant this. Little by
littie we are approaching the silhouette
of 1830; (.'"at is to say, over the hips
e are broad and whether the waists
are really smaller or not, they appear :
to be so between the bouffant draperies
of the hips and the broad, drooping
effect of the shoulders 9 As is common
In any repeated influence in the world
i'f dress, there arc vast differences.
Our forebears obtained the drooping
shoulders with sleeves fewed in in a
way that to us seems o"t of line and
with the use of berthas. We of today
have adopted Orienta' effects and
Japanese sleeves are the prevailing
cr,?s. Actual crinoline wil'. .lever
.ain le worn, we think. The emer
y , cies ol modern life render it almost
vihl Today we obtain our
I ry hips whVl draperies and tunics
and p Thaps a little soit substitute
(or wire, used here and there.
Spring fashions will mean short
coals, llating tunics and short skirts.
The dance is the favorite recreation
et the hour and every afternoon and
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DESIGNS TO MEET EVERY NEED FOR APRONS BY MAY MANTON
the materials must le durable and
must be washable but there are
lovely colors to be found in linens,
ginghams and the like and olten it
happens that the clever woman use
a little simple embroidery as finish, as
scalloped edges or a few dots, which,
wnile they mean little labor, instantly
separate the garment Irom the com
monplace sort.
evening costume is designed with
that fact in view. L'pon tailored suits,
the skeves will be long but dressy cos
tumes will show various lengths. A
great many of the skirts will be draped
to suggest the bustle effect and collars
are expected to make a rather im
portant feature both of coats and of
gowns. For all the more dressy cos
tumes, the open neck will continuj
to be worn but there is a noticeable
tendency toward a choice in this
matter which marks something of a
reaction, the result of the extreme -that
have been noted throughout the
winter.
ATTRACTIVE DESIGNS
PRETTY negligees and graceful
home gowns always appeal to
the woman of good taste. It is
doubtful if there is any greater
pleasure in the more elaborate gar
ments that the wardrobe can contain
than is to be found in the dainty and
becoming negligee or the pretty gown
to be worn during the morning hours
It is always easy to plan elaborate
costumes but the true woman is hap
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY MORNING,
In the picture, there are shown excel
lent dc.-igns for all uses, aprons adapted
to household tasks, aprons adapted to
the studio and one apron to protect
the sknt of the wo.i,an who must sit
through a greater part of the day The
last one practically forms an overskirt
and i- a teal boon for office or shop.
In the illustration, it is made of
light weight serge but mohair, cotton
INFORMATION for
Ordering PATTERNS
7.4S Work or Studio Apron for Misses
and Small Women, 14, 16 and 18 years.
7090 Work Apron, Small 34 or 36,
Mi lium 38 or .',0, Large 42 or 44 bust.
777a Work Apron, Small 34 or 36,
Medium 38 rr 40, Large 42 or 44 bust.
With Protective Malf-Slecves.
7723 ork Apron, Small 34 or 36,
Medium 38 or 40, Large 42 or 44 bust.
V. ith or without Straps Over the
Shoulders.
J521 Two-Piece Apron, 22, 24 and 26
waijt.
piest over something essentially dainty
and feminine. Just now we are offered
such wonderfully beautiful washable
fabrics that there seems every oppor
tunity to encourage the tendency and
and to enjoy things without undue
expenditure. Crepe effects are especi
ally smart and the new crepes are
really ravishing while voiles are to be
found in designs copied after Rodier
and other famouii ar'iiW which mean
poplin and fine quality sateen are
good fabrics for such use
The apron with the trill at the lower
edge is especially designed for the
amateur cook, since the frill has a
tendency to stand out and to protect
the skirt from accident. In the illus
tration, it is prettily made of white
line:, with trimming of Cluny lave.
7088 Work Apron. 34 to 44 bust.
With Square. Koi,::d or High Neck,
with or without Sleeves in Full or
1 hrec-Quarter Lengtll
7968 One-Piece Work Apron. S nail 34
or 36. Medium 38 or 40. Large 42 or
44 bust.
With Separate Half-Sleeves and Cap.
7489 Work Apron with Cap and
Sleeves, Small 34 or 36, Medium 3S
or 40, Large 42 or 44 bust.
7264 Work Aprofi, Srr, ill 34 or 36,
Medium 38 or 40. Large 42 or 44 bust.
7193 Work Apron with Body and
Sleeves in One. Small ,",4 or 36. Medium
38 or 40. Large 42 or 44 bust.
With High. Round or Square Neck,
with Short Loose or with Three-Quar-ter
or Long Sleeves Gathered into
Hands, with or without Seam at Center
Front.
FOR MORNING HOURS
real splendor of color, yet each and
all can be sent to the tub without
hesitation. For kimonos, there are
flowered crepes that are picturesque in
the extreme and, for house gowns, such
an attractive array of smart fabrics as
never before were seen. One in the
picture is made from a plain foulard
trimmed with a dotted one and sjmpb
silks are always delightful for horns
wear but there ars cotton crepes that
MARCH 15, 1914
For the plainer aprons, gingham,
percale and butcher's linen are good
and serviceable and today one can
lind percale and gingham in most
charming colors and designs, while
white butcher s lir.cn makes an ideal
background lor a finish of coloreJ
l ands or for a little colored embroidery,
whether the embroidery takes the
form of raised work or of cross stitch.
7375 Kimono with Semi-Fitted Back,
Small 34 or 36, Medium 38 or 40,
Large 42 or 44 bust
With Plain or Pointed Sleeves.
793 House Jacket, 34 to 4a bust.
With Elbow or Long Sleeves.
7938 Loose Dressing Jacket, 34 to 44
bust.
With Set-In Sleeves that can be made
Loose or Elbow Length or in Three
Quarter Length with Cuffs.
7827 Draped Negligee, 34 to 42 bust.
7896 House Gown in Empire Sty':,
34 to 44 bust.
With Fcir-Piecc Skirt. Three-Quarter
or Long Sleeves, in Walking or Round
Length.
would make quite as good ar. efTeot
and which, while they may be cf equal
cost, have the advantage o: bHng
washable and among those designed
for trimming purposes are to be found
such effects as Roman stripes and em
broidered flowers. C babies, too. an
marveiously lovely and ohaUi3 is
always a good material for ho,ne we ir
IN WOMAN'S REALM
a. The Cheerful Woman:
It is a real pleasure to meet her, for
she seems to vibrate with cheerfulness
and optimism and in a contagious
way that is most pleasing. We can
feci unconsciously her mood, though
it may not lie expressed by a smiling
mouth and laughing eyes. The cheer
ful woman dot s not always smile she
('ocm not always laugh, but there is that
something about her which seems to
say "I am getting the best out of life
and I am giving my best to my life."
She has no need to prate of her good
ness and her virtues, her happy out
look on life, or her freedom from worry.
Her face tells the story but her man
ner tells more. A face may be wreathed
in smiled yet be unhappy. Manner,
and way of speaking the voice and
? thousand and one other little expres
sions which speak of the mind and its
agony or joy maize the really cheerful
women, cheerful, and the optimistic
one optomistic.
b. The Pleasant Woman:
-he is not always, either in heart and
mind, of cheerful caliber, but she has
a certain affab'eness of manner that
makes her a most agreeable person to
meet. I'nless one is keenly iniuitive,
one cannot always be sure at first
meeting, that the pleasant woman is
sincere in her desire to please and be
agreeable. Some women acquire, for
vain and Felfish reasons, an affection
of manner so saccaharine in its display,
as to u" almost nauseating. I'nder
the impression that they are pleasant
and agreeable persons to meet, they
ainly try to assume the ways and
unsophisticated manners of the in
genue. One should be carelul not to cross the
dividing line which separates pleasantry
and agrecableness from affection and
insincerity. The woman who is natural
and spontaneous will have no difficulty
in keeping within the borderland be
cause she couldn't be a'Tected if he
tried. She finds it natural to be
natural: while to be leasant i; some
thing she really enioys. But she also
ha the good sense to know tliat
there is a limit to her pleasant ictstaaf
a -id tactful agreeableness it unfiled
for imposition and demands mc placed
upon it. T here is such a h!n;, looking
at it from a coinmon-sertae and a just
point of view, as being too pleatmt.
There are some persons who have no
scruples in imposing upon those who
find it easier to say yes than to sav no.
Yet the ideally pleasanc and agreeable
woman is ine who has also good judg
ment and dignity and who knows better
than "to cast her pearls before swine."
e. The Kind Woman:
To ht kind may mean a variety of
things because there are so many ways
cl being kind. Sometimes to be cruel
(apparently so) is to be kind and what
one woman would call being kind,
another woman would dominate as
anything but the real and unadulter
ated essence of kindness.
But we all like and admire the
woman who is kind to this extent:
That she has only kind things to say
of her friends, neighbor and acquaint
ances. To gossip, and often unkindly,
is a common feminine fault. Druden
says of gossip: "I can compare her
to nothing but the sun: for, like him.
she takes no rest, nor ever sets in one
place, but to rise another." The effects
of gossip are worse than any devas
tating plague that could sweep a land
and nation. It is only a matter of
time before a plague can be driven
out, Out gossip is a canker-worm that
eats into the very souls of those she
would destroy. Gossip breeds hate
fulness and spite, and as it is pased
from mouth to mouth, it grows and
waxes strong in envy, malice and
jealousy. - When some slandering
tongue speaks the word that makes a
bonfire of the first smoldering blaze of
gossip, a little kindness could destroy
it entirely, but too often it is allowed
to burn until it is fanned into a veri
table conflagration to destroy unwar
ranted a character or reputation
In our heart of hearts, we do not
like, nor can we ever like, the gossiping
woman. Her intentions may be goo J
aud she may not realize the havoc she
is playing when she repeats th? word
slanderous, but the next woman wh,
lends her willing ears to such gossip
is not always as careful as she tells
the talc to another woman, who in
turn repeats it with many additions
and. explanations which make the
story iar from the one of original truth.
And this is one of the reasons why we
cannot help from liking a.id admiring
the kind woman who Has only kind
things to say; who will not listen to
goss'-i, and wdio. when a slanderous
tale rc.vhes her ear puts it out of
her heart and nwi, without a thought
ol repeating it. On the other hand,
she is the kind of a woman who has
no hesitancy whatever in repeating a
etory about a friend or neighbor, if it
is to their advantage for her to do so.
A compliment overheard or a kindly
remark, she delights in repeating, for
she xnows that it is human nature for
most of us to like praise when praise
is due.
There are plenty of cheerful and
optimistic women in the world, but
the majority 01 them fluctuate in their
cheerfulness and optimism after the
fi.sh.ion of the wheat market when
whc?t is at a premium and the corner
in control, it is easy enough to he
cheerful and bappy when Life'; patlt
way is strewn rith roses, but it k
quite another matter to keep s-nfiiae
when the world icviis wrong ana
topsy-turvy and we are outcasts frotr
l ove, Society, and Friends. This it
the test. And a trying one it is, even
for the woman who is naturally cheer
iu! and optimistic, but realizing that
'cheerfulness is health" and that
health is an important factor in th
iifi-hi!l road she will have to travel,
she eheei fully weeds out from her
mied'a garden the ugly little roots of
fullennesa and pessimism and cherishes
lii their place the clinging tendrils of
her Faith, Hope and Optimism.
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