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Show Woman's Page Ourselves and Our Neighbors, an Editorial From the Woman's World for February Relation of Neighbor to Neighbor Becomes the Chief Thing in the World Falae Competitions Com-petitions Often Started Fashion Fads for Late Winter and Spring Cut Jet for Shoe Buckles No End to Vogue for Fur Cloths. f 3UR8ELVES AND OUR NEIGHBORS. NEIGH-BORS. Did it ever occur to you that the lfare of the world depends upon the relation! between you and your neighbor? It li a simple proposition. If you carry it out to the logical conclusion con-clusion you get all th problems of society, diplomacy and statesmanship. If you are at loggerheads with your neighbor, and there are enough of you to be at loggerheads with enough neighbors to make a real showing, the situation assumes the form of statesmanship, and If you wish to carry the companrison across seas, you have the troubles and Irritations of international entanglements So the relation of neighbor to neighbor becomes the chief thing in the world. Tou know very well if your neighbor Is faultfinding and surly, your family suffers in many ways. There are flights. There is no happiness in the neighborhood. Hard feelings are created. cre-ated. False comeptitions are started You try to outdo one another, and the farther thi6 is pursued, the worst 1( Is for everybody. More than one town or small city goes bankrupt on Its absurd prejudices, when all might be avoided by proper neighborllness Editorial in Woman's World for February. FASHION FADS. Velvet and broadcloth are combined combin-ed in the same suit, but always In the same color Charmeuse or velvet skirts are worn with fur coats. The heavy winter coats usually have close, set-in-sleeves for greater warmth. A few skirts with draped backs,, giving the effect of a bustle, are seen. Chinese and Japanese designs arc noticeable In all the printed silk6 in tended for next year. Narrow effects at the foot of the ikirt are de rigueur. Yoke effects are much in evidence in the new suit coats A feu- of the new coats flare slightly slight-ly below the hips Broadtail is immensely popular, combined with velvet. Postilion back coats seem to be in creasing. Bolero-fronted and long-habit basques bas-ques are very popular Little silk vests appear in the new chiffon blouses. To be quite correct, the waist of a one-piece dress should blouse. Plaid rilbon sashes are very attractive at-tractive on girls' tailored suits. Hats made wholly of fur have considerable con-siderable of a vogue for motoring. I Coals are sack and fulled Into long-waisted long-waisted belts, yet many short, smart, coats are seen. The general tendency seems to be in favor of darker colors for suits. Many of the conservative winter coats are made of blue or black zlbe-line. zlbe-line. Black is the leader for afternoon costumes of broadcloth Satin-faced silks continue to bold first placet Double frills of net make a pretty sleeve finish. Cut jet Is frequently ueed for ahoe buckles. Shaded velvet roses in sprays are seen on muffs. I White pleated tulle is much used for sleeve frills. For afternoon dresses strips are combined with plain charmeuse. Broad hems on handkerchiefs are in vogue. Narrow fur bands are seen on children's coats. There 6eems to be no end to the vogue for fur cloths. |