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FASHIONS AND FANCIES

MONDAY, JULY 25, 1927.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-woord puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

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The shoes, an important part of noon shoes. Combinations are also every ensemble, are divided into scen, but in quite unusual effects several classes to meet the needs of | Lizard is often smartly seen with every occasion. They form an im- | kidskin. portant unit in the various parts The ensemble costume that de that are essential in creating a har-mands a certain type of shoe user monious appearance.

kid combinations in tones of beige

The

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HORIZONTAL

1-To push against S-A dova

12-A Nowar

*3-Personal pronoun 15-To out designe upon 16-To earn as cloar

pront

17-A province of

Canada (abbr.) 19-Dress

20-A Scottish

Highlander 22-Timeless

25-Right (abbr.) 26-Low Dutch (abbr.) 27-A water-pleit 28-A group of

politicians

30-Small river-duck 33-Personal pronoun

S4-A river in Me

France

To stop suddenly

37-A globo 38-Sufix Same ne

THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.

HORIZONTÁL (Cont.) 30-Central State of

U. 6. (abbr.) 51-In this manner 53-Informal attire 54-To peruso 160-to what analent

country in Greece were the Olymplo games hold? 53-Personzi,pronoun 160-To eûccor Co-Saltpeter 62-A musigal.nete 164-An eagle (66-Flung about

66-An irreligious

person

VERTICAL

1-A tinkling sound

-A mountain nymph -ituation 4Tlit ealo" (abbr) B-Interjection.

Questioning 7-Profix Form of

-Sooner than

39-Pute forth, se force 8-To Irritate 42-At that time 44-A chopping tool

15-8caro

46-Confined

43-Made of cake

10-in distance across

11-To cuddle. 14-To allure 18-Combining form.

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VERTICAL (Cont.) 21-Tolli 22-A son of Beth

(Biblo)

23-Girl' hamo 24-Nover (contr.) 29-A sign of the zodiac 31-A spirit of the air

or water 32-The lover of Hora

(Gr. Myth)

·33-Mount (abbr) 36-Bocundum naturam

(abbr.)

87-A bovine quadruped 39-Prefix Out 40-Walked

41-To stuterizo

43-Essays on particular

subjects

43-Chicken (pl.) 44-Not present 47-Cosma food for

catus

||40-A wedging-place

(carp.)

50-Now England State 52-A musical medley 53-Employs

88-Ta merit

57-Passets/ve, pronoun 81-Prefix Back 53-Exlete

64-Half an om

(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

From the sleeveless models cor- rectly designed, for tennis to the: slightly format mode in sports con- tributed for the onlooker, the mode for the summer sports costumes is, as varied as it is interesting.

To take the little tennis frock irst, it usually is designed to give the utmost freedom and yet man- ages to incluile extreme chic în its lines. It may be in one or two pieces, possessing, usually, a plent ed skirt. The jumper allows splen did movement and may be mono- Beginning with a mode that is and tan reptile skins in grey beige Dark grammed, embroidered or appliqued always particularly popular in the and black patent leathers. in appealing designs. Colours as summer time, it is notleed that blue pumps are not infrequently of well as all white are used in the sports shoes are particularly vari-seen with the blue costume. tennis court with a preferenceed. They are, to begin with, divid- For the evening, slippers are cul shown for all white.

ed into two parts those suited to high, well up on the foot. Golf is a smartly dressed game active participation and those that open shank sandal is particularly these days, also. Jackets and skirts are wom for spectator purposes. favoured in the new mode. Fabrics of flannel are much in evidence. For active sports the flat heeled for evening share in favour and in One piece frocks of either woollen erepe soled shoe of white buckskin clude combinations

of embossed————. or silk are seen toppal by jacket and calf or white buckskin and rep matin and metallic kid in all sorts perturbed by superstitions about

metallic kid, metal brocades and ar sweater. Skirts should be wide

tile is extremely good. Coloured enough to permit an easy stance leathers in combinations are also of interesting combinations. Black the unluckiness of being married in and may be either plain ur plaited. much used and the grey of beige en satin inset with silver kid le smart green. Even the marriage certifi Belts appear of advantage in the semble may match its shoes nicely ly seen. Iridescent finishes are entes are printed in green, golfing outfit and often add a chic in sports shoes of the same colour-aleo new and much in evidonce all the marriage correspondence note to the jacket with wide pocking. The spectator sports shoe is The vogue for satin is much used, and books at a registrar's office are

Yachting is made enjoyable with given a wider scope. It may fre- the very trig double-breasted suitaquently be seen in blonde alliga tor combined with beige buckskin,

for of white flannel. These often cover reptile skin and patent leather, or

post at a registrar's a bathing suit that may make prac of many of the other interesting wear.

office. If the superintendent thinks tical use of itself. Other one-piece combinations designed along Ox- A few outstanding ideas for sum that a woman is likely to make a white tub silk dresses topped by a ford lines. For the street or the mer pumpa for both sports and good and capable deputy, there is navy blue coat in tailored trimness smart ailleur the new Oxford or afternoons include the sandals of nothing to prevent him from ap- serve a successful sartorial

pur- the simple opera pump or the vari-red combined with gold, white kid pointing her. There are no exam. рове.

ous strap pumpa

are correctly and green lizard, linen shoes in all inations to pass, but a deputy has For mountain climbing or hiking, chosen. Kid and reptile combina-sorts of patterns and the cretonne got to be very well up in the in- trousers, divided skirts or knickers tions, ali reptile, patent leather and slipper that appears at informal numerable rules and regulations serve their purpose well. These kidskins in all sorts of colours are evening times as well as in the affecting the work. are combined with cool blouses and used. Finckets, Leather jackets are also much in demand with bright ker- chiefs and broad-brimmed hats of

uts.

felt.

John Arthur, appearing in the Poor Firat National film, "The Nul" is seen wearing a sports out- fit suitable for many occasions. It 18 of navy blue combined with white. The skirt is white and pleated and the jumper is of dark blue with a monogram of white lending distinction. Shoes, hat, hose and waist are of white.

however, and many of the newes in books evening slippers match the gown

while

There is no official channel in shade. Moire has also been re through which to vived for both daytime and evening a

.apply

afternoon.

The strictly afternoon shoe 13 Dorothy Mackall, who plans her often seen in a rather high got shoe wardrobe with great care and opera pump with buckles, straps or finde her shoes help considerably interesting arrangements at the in- towards creating a harmonious ex- step, Kidskins are most popularly semble, wears some particularly used and are extremely effec- fetching examples in the First Na tive In grey and

beige tional film, "The Road to Romance." tones. Rose belge is 3 new and interesting colour for after-

the woman of another household who infringes that right.

CIVIL MARRIAGES.

Marriage ceremonies performed. by a woman are taking place almost every day in the centre of London, there being three registrar's offices On the supper and tea cloths at which the position of deputy beautifully made in section joined superintendent is held by a woman. by a kind of hand-made insertion When onc woman deputy first HAND-WOVEN LINEN,

which looks like very bold drawn took up her duties she wondered thread work-the designs consist whether people would very much Much of the beat hand-woven chiefly of faney-coloured borders, dislike the idea of having the mar linen available at present is being urually rather intricate in pattern,rlage knot tied by a member of her sent from Poland. The Polish The favourite colours are red and sex. She was very relieved to find peasant bimself grows the black, orange and black, and a dull that both women and men were ex lax

which the

linen blue and gold. The luncheon sets, ceedingly nice about it. Not only in woven, the thread bang also with coloured borders, are ex-were they perfectly willing to be hand-spun by his wife and daugh-quisitely hematitched. Unlike most married by a woman, but

they ters, and woven by them on hand of those sold in England, they In-often made a point of getting her looms, many of which have been clude three oblong mats, for meat to perform the ceremony. In one provided by the Relief Committee. and vegetable dishes. The genius The linen is then made up and em- of the Polish woman for quaint and year she has united nearly 200 couples, and the number of couples broidered in gaily-coloured linen Imaginative design is, however, whom she has made husband and thread. Finally It is sent to Lon- best displayed on the things inteud-wife since coming to that office don for distribution. It is closer in ed for children-overalis and three years ago cannot be far aborti weave than the hand-woven Italian "feeden." Moreover, they reveal of 400.

linen, and, being just a little hard- that understanding of the child- Only a small amount of her time er, will better resist the wear of mind born only of a true love for is taken up by the actual task of laundering. The coloured embroid-children. There is no more trou- marrying couples. People come for tries are guaranted fast,

ble over "feeders" and overalls advice as to how to get married al

Many of the designs, which are when the small wearer sees these a registrar's office, and a great deal all embroidered and not woven, strange beasts and birds-lions of work is involved in solving pro bave been handed down from walking like Felix on their hindblems of complicated relationshipt mother to daughter for generations. legs, horned horses, crimson and brought to her by people who want They are strictly "copyright" in the blue dogs, quaint dragons, and atili to get married but are uncertain family which produces them, and] quainter birds with gafly-tufted whether the law permits them to di there is bitter resentment against heads and light yellow legs.

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