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Show TIIK 8 A I. IN A Sl'N, SAUNA. ITAI! Newllems SHOES MATCH COSTUME COLOR; FORMAL COATS LIGHT IN TONE may com mlitjlei S1VI.U3 I but Ihcr ar thro will always bat thing lilt u ll.e !ik frock sod lb cloth froth In tpHii ttHklrlh and (Ml style kb shorn .f th cotiM-rtsito wear with them. ff the many ctrutiont In slid colorings styles, fjhrb WC bat a way of thmwlnj the bel and sil king to our bole. It an- So wlih ml th and rtm ami rugged hemline exploited we f.i.J clinging to our Hnts iiiihIi-- I fris k with little Itare, no lira is-- , no teniieramcnlat hemline. (misuw It la th most practical ami comfortable of style for daytime wear. For the same remnm we ate loyal to t well modeled shoe for general wear. 1'he froth Illustrated ar looking forward In the early spring days when we go iMitlcss. Th vogue for the cloth coat dress Is rlcnrly foreseen by liose who are studying fashions movements. It will come more Into Its own the coni dress of light woolen weaves than for mnny a year, but II will not, however, cut Into the vogue for silk. As to the handling of the material In the sports and street models, silk Is manipulated like wool and wool like llk. Bordered woolens and silks will be very fashionable during the coming s months, lu the picture the to the left Is made of beige cloth chevron bordered In navy, the border used as a trimming. Navy blue kid pumps and a navy fell bat add tha finishing touch to this fetching color scheme. To the right la a printed silk In a sports model that borrow Its design from tweed. Like Its comfrock of chevron bordered panion lm h nu.-M'- ce.sbratlon In Japan Now Year 1. Th lretud tbs taking of collect ont for th relief r ehown Tokyo cf the poor. In the picture posters'.) at tho corner of tchool girle Hibiya park In that city. 2. Preparing fer New Year's day in Japan Japaneae eaure (sfcoyu) esmes from tho Chibi ae a prefecture to Tokyo and le very often Qlven a le shown the In picture New Years preeer.L boatload cf shoyu." 3. Getting ready for New Yeare eve In Gerof many. The carp it the appropriate article In eve Year's New cn ccneun-ptiofaod for like that estimated It la aomethlng and Cermany 300 tone cf this fish ar eaten every year on this date In Berlin a'nne. In the photograph, a market woman Is shown selling carp, which are In apeclal brought alive to the Cerman capital ng Of ion ure BO- - ner on- - nrk an rye n ew 7. lsll of for- - and r; slty ulin of nns leur Jon. r In of gen, son the dice leri- - :ago mcr erts, Mis-l- i ted trida term aged Kico ional iking Vir- 111 SCOTT WATSON YEAR'S celebrations are so uni- alike In most sections of the States that any which deviates from the usual procedure Is all the more remarkable. Such a one Is that which bus persisted In rbila-dclphfrom colonial days. Although a the Qunkers were proverbially qulei people, noted for their sober drrss and not much given to hilarity of any kind, they forgot some of their im ways on New Year's day, nnd William Pent, seems to have allowed the young to people, like the mummers of an ancient day, In fanciful nnd strikstreets the through parade ing costumes on tills occasion. With the passing of years the name of shooters clubs was given to the various organizations which took part in the parade. Prizes were awarded by the city for the club that had the most beautiful and original-costuhave shooters nnd the Philadelphia famous as one of the distinctive traditions of the City of Brotherly I.ove. Mention of the Sh.oters naturally brings to mind another New Years celebration In which the shooting of firecrackers Is an essential part. For he It known, the use of firecrackers as a pa it of our Fourth of July celebration represents a custom that we have borrowed" from another people and another holiday and that Is the Chinese New Year. Among all national holidays the Chinese New Year Is undoubtedly unique," writes Inez Marks Lowdermllk In the Dearborn Independent, who continues as follows: It Involves gods; ancestors: payment of all past debts, even though the wherewithal must be borrowed at ruinous rates of Interest. It means' a complete cessation of alt Industry and a reversal. for at least two weeks, of all that one has been doing for the past y.ear. There Is a yearly house cleaning with new clothes for every one. the washing of old clothes, and a bath for the whole family. It Is the only true holiday for a fourth of tlie human race All debts for the year must be paid before the sun rises on New Years morning. The year s business Is transacted on the basis that one may evade the New Year. Practically paying ones debts until it is everyone in China owes some one else, and not a Chinese trait to pay a bill until one has pPpn requested to do so at least twice. This accounts for the frantic haste in which the men rush here and there, trying to collect debts and equally anxious to avoid creditors until collections ere made. ff one cannot meet his financial obligations, he must secure a new loan from another person, and as there is no law. he may be forced to pay as hi eh as 50 per cent or more per annum. To dun a debtor on New Year's day is not good form; it is rot uncommon In parts of China to see an anxious creditor carrying a lantern In broad daylight, on the assumption that seeking to find his debtor, because of his carrying a light, it is still the night before, and he may with propriety extract payment If he can locale the debtor The night before New Years finds the house swept and garnished with red mottoes andof gods. placards and banners and pictures The members of the family are all dressed in new ones. New for protecor gate clean gods clothes the door tion have been pasted on the gate and ceremoni-ou-iv The luck. family very sealed with good god shove the stove to places a new kitrhen over the household for another year. the god. the memThough t!i ensuing feast is to bers of the family noisily and rapdlv eat the d irHc'8. There are certain very important cusfoire if toany-be Ureat care must be exercised for, nieht. a great misfortune thing ! broken on this Alto one may net use scie- will befall the family. By ELMO "ati9i:V Nfnrnily la , mes hap-pnes- s" i. aors or sweep floors, for tho good lurk of the family would be cut oft or swept away. The New Year arrives with bang. Every one from richest to poorest must set ofT firecrackers. Tucked under one's covers, one can easily Imagine that a decisive battle Is raging through the streets of the city. On this day and for at least two weeks nothing In the form of work Is done that can he left undone. All industry absolutely ceases. Every shop Is closed. There is a complete cessation of all business. Only amusement places are open. . . All the excitement of a Christmas morning prevails. It Is a true family reunion, for custom demands that, unless It Is absolutely Impossible, every male member of the family must return to the home of his father to perform his obligations to his ancestors and parents. All exchange New Year greeting. The children dance round In gay new clothes and pop firecrackers. Early In the morning the children perform their filial obligations by bowing to the floor three times before their parents, who give them the proverbial Ya Swei Chlen, or good luck money, and usually some words of advice. The male members of the ancestors. family perform their obligations to their the It can be truly said that In China the dead ruleNew living tn thought and custom. At Chinese It Is Year the dead require special attentions. again thought that at this time the ancestors return to earth to be at the family reunion and to eat a good home meal. The ancestral tablet Is there-Is fore taken out and placed on a table. Incense Is placed upon the kept burning and special food wine. Incense must table, as well as plenty of rice also be placed upon the ancestors graves, which are usually on or near the family homestead. After the family obligations are completed, the home elder members of the household remain at memto receive guests, while the younger male to make calls bers, whether father or son, set outcustom decree upon all those who position or should receive this social token of respect. Two whole weeks are allowed for this round of visits The god of wealth celebrates his birthday on the fifth of the first month. At this time he supposed to be In an unusually magnanimous frame of mind toward people on earth, and, If propreerly approached, is sure to grant personal a special Shopkeepers, therefore, give are quests. all Inbirthday dinner to which the clerks vited. Incense is burned before the picture or im-to required age of the god of wealth, and ail are bow before him except those whose services are to be dispensed with for the coming year. This Is the time for notifying employees of change. The Chinese have many polite methods of imparting this unnleasant news If the mastei serves one a chicken head or invites one to sit ;r a position of honor, it 'nforms him that b:s servlet are no longer needed Festival, The final celebration Is the on the fifteenth f the first month Innumerabie paper lanterns, made in the forms of birds, beasts, or fish, are piepared beforehand Wh n night falls, all shops are bewildering in a mass also carrier of waving lanterns. Every a lighted lantern as he threads his way throif. h the crowded streets. A long dragon made The effect Is enchanting. of cloth and tinsel and spangles, each section of which is supported bv a strong and healthy young man, invisible except from the knees down, writhes The and prances its way throi gh the crowds children are hilarious, fir crackers are popp ng here, there, and everywhere. But as the nght advances, the lights begin to flicker and die; the crowds reluctantly dir perse, ar.d ot the human race again settles down to ceaseless toil for seven davssa week in s land where vast numbers subsist on one and two meals of coarse food a day. Japan the cel brut ion Is similar to that In China, but its distinction lies in the scheme of 1 ped-stri- one-four- th an earo, chiefly from Silesia. Note: The two drawings are eymbollcal figures which are an Important part of th Chines New Year celebration. Tho on In tho upper right hand corner it the figure of a god, whoeo picture, pasted on tho back gate cf a Chinees residence. Insures that entrance against Intruders. Ths ona shown In the lower center le designed to prevent evil epirito from dropping down from tho sky Into tho courtyard. - 8hoS Complement Costum. lte m-n- coat-dres- two-piec- You can scarcely distinguish Ibctn from black, they ar so dark. After all, I her la nothing lovelies than white for evening wear, and the elite are proving It out during th present social season. Not only do frocks ol antln. moire. latTeta and eel of vet proclaim the exqulsllcncss of often most are but wraps white, snowy ermine, often with white foi. livery conceit able styling from c a ms to coals Is given jo these whit fur wraps, s'eeves tmlng particularly The rutiled sleeve which elnlHirated a such dejjtee ol distinction to Impart to the right lu th piccoat the ermine Idea ol the extent some convey ture, to which fanciful styling la curried. The sleeves ot the eompniiion ermln are also styled lu generous graceful line. ol Very beautiful evening wraps white velvet are also much to evidence this season These are usuully collared with white fur. although many of the very new ones have very shirred ruffs st the necklines. When white Is not worn then ths In ths wrap Is very near certain to be shade. Many new beige honey lovely prefer this delectable color to white. The collar Is exactly what Its nonn alums. ct g House portals are enforced with decoration. arches built of pities, symbolizing the stalwart age that bns resisted the hardships of the year. Bamboos connected by a rope are plnced so us to debar all evil and unclean things from crossing the threshold. Within this arch Is plnced a bright yellmv lobster, betokening the hack of the aged, bent by the passing years but not yet broken, and also an orange flower of future generations. Seaweed, which once brought victory to the Japanese forces, Is much In evidence. In Ireland there was an unusual ceremonial known as baking the cake. The prtiud husband Invited all Ills friends to the "guile womans baking." Amid much jollity, the cake was prepared and put on the fire. When the great cake had been prepared, the oldest boy took It and threw It against the door with all his might Every one scrambled to pick up the pieces, for the person who secured the first fragment to touch the floor would, according to the superstltutlon, have a home and a Sew Years cake of his oMter own before the next year. Devonshires quaintest custom was called the shooting of the apple tree." While the women remained Inside preparing their food, the men went Into the orchard with blunderbusses. They gathered around the oldest apple tree, and at midnight prayed to the tree that it should bear Apples enow, lints full! Caps full! Bushels, bushels, sacks full: And my pockets full, tool Huzza! Huzza! Cider would be passed around and then they would shoot nt the tree. On returning to the house they would find the doors locked. Before they could he readmitted to the fireside, one of their number would have to guess what delicacy, the women were preparing for their enjoyment. Ti e lucky guesser became King of the livening and ruled over the fun and jollity that followed. An old custom in Derbyshire was to have on New Year's eve a cold posset t. ns it Is called, made of milk, ale, eggs, currents nnd spice, and in It placed the wedding ring of Hie hostess; each of tlie party takes out a ladlcful. nr.d in doing so takes every precaution to fish up the ring, ns II Is believed that whoever is for Innate cuough to cut eh the ring will be married before the new year is out. Scotland there was an Interesting New the lies! per s cueloni celled tf set foot in the Ionise on N W Year's eve us usual for the yoi.rg lady who e lan d wu k her fuvorit g sou-- !. I by sccia. suitors to n coy Mid subtle fashion to be he; first v Year s eve. If lie succeeded, it w would b most that the young coip-lmarried hi a subsequent New Years day. 'O Two Gorgeous Winter Coats pie-pare- d irst-footi- i uses its herder ns a trim. With this dimingue silk printed In brown anil heige, brawn kid shoes are worn, fur fashion demands that our furns Mi ml into I he color harmony of hull. Ii he cost nine. Kill shoes are taking to simpler inns and less trim wilh no Intricacy I tie q pair pictured In th-liaps him k glace kid. of are foreground A wry new mile is the .iM-in geld metal buckle i palate str.'p with vlrch slips through rings mi the side Aiol now speaking of colorful kid mms give ear to this! Accord ng I" e annual exhibit of fashionable fool which recently was held In New -- .ai , n.-k- , meD are going to weal blue delicaw Indescribably Implies an honey tone. A wrap made of ln?y beige transparent velvet furred In matching color Is enchanting. Not only does white feature In evening furs but for daytime wear live swagger coal of (he bout Is of white caracul. There Is also n decided tendency to trim coats of black of coim with white nr honey beige fur These fur trimmed modes are all flie more captivating ef the ingenious placement of the in cunning Imwf novel cuffs, fur cellars which in every way depart from the usual stereotyped form. JULIA BOTTOM LEY. ver--atil- e 1(c). 1S28. Western W Unto I i |