THE MICiilGAN DAILY
SUNDA$, jA\UARY 21; 1923
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ANN ARBOR, MICHIG AN, SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1923
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Spring Frock Fashions
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JUST as the flowers hint of the changing season, so -the new fashions, too, hint blithely
at the coming spring. Bright blossoms of the mode are they, presaging all that is new
and cheerful and chic. Here you ill jind them in all their pristine glory. Resplendent in
gay prints or gayer colors. Youthful in straight lines or boufant quaintness.
Refreshingly boyish are the
new taffetas for spring. Their
simplicity and their d a i n t y
crispness marks them easy fav-
orites for all informal dances,
teas, and the like.
Dark brown taffeta may be
adorned with a quaint collar of
organdie that is outlined in a
dull rust color. Dark blue or
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So, although spring is not y
in evidence, Paris has chose
this as a propitious time to di
close the first of the new sprir
fashions. New? Decidedl
yes ! And you'll find the
greatly to your liking as yc
view them in the ready-to-we
section.
New in clever line and tri
Ming. New in conception -
in every combination, in fabr
and s h a d e. Certainly, y
should see them. How el:
will you know how lovely the
are ?
black- taffeta will be
priate and well within
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Gloves of Velvety
Suede
- in light shades of brown, and
tan and pearl grey, are Spring fav-
orites. Gauntlet styles are unique-
ly attractive and may be had in
various modes.
For all the many occasions when
one must be gloved correctly there
are gloves of distinctive quality
and style. Swagger gloves, short
gloves with harmonizing embroid-
ered backs; long gloves-all sorts
of gloves in all sorts of leathers
and fabrics. Gloves galore!
The crepe weaves are in high favor for spring,
the frocks that follow the rules and choose
crepe weaves, too, emphasize their modishness.
Hosery Does Not
Change Its Way
- whatever skirts may decide t
do. It still insists upon the be
guiling ways! Gleaming silks i
every shade and fine distinction-
tiat that anyone could wish.
So You see, we are prepared fo
anything you may desire. Charm
lug footwear to, accompany th
frocks of Springtime and to matel
the distinctive pumps and oxford
that you may choose, will lie foun
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Artistic temperament! What a vague CARL E. GEHRING feeling of sympathy and u
and interestingterm, and fraught with. ing that attract instantly.
how much meaning. Yet who can tell clcetosaefrpa
what it is? Who of us are there that coridered dry and uninteresting be- subjective is in -the majority in the th cost part, althouh he
e'Y.blon..(,a -th .x~re cae.ofTschaikowsky, whose musical
can positively identify it when we see cause- hey long o the mer cas fai se whe so.e songs of greatbeauty.
it. Probably there are those who type,- while their subjective contem- 'tcreations fairly surge with their pent- shes latter are b much in th
would not be interested enough to give poraries are the rage of the .hour. But up feeling. Nevertheless, time seems ahe there iust enti
it a second thought anyhow. The historians tell us, and indeed, past to have placed its stamp of approval human feeling to render th
association generaly runs parallel 'events only bear them out in their j on his work, which strangely enough, interesting. Thus I woul
with the reputation for being "queer contention, that the loftier intellec- !takes on a very cosmopolitan, rather art works of fine medium b
sort", "a little heavy in the upper tual works far outlive the sentimental that Russian atmosphere, particularly objective and subjective mo
story", and the like. productions. A rough comparison in in his later works. ation.
As I understand it, this artistic our contemporary literature might be All artists are prone to extremes. in
temperament is }found In people dra betend t heorks of H. GWe see this in the case of their re- of all that has been saidb
strongly attracted to the arts and per-- We andtothers, acpeare presentatives immediately about us, taiing to the artistic tem
haps excelling in one-or more of them w e better n els appearing in such as singers, writers, and painters He is a man of intense mc
in their own particular way. Certain and from what history tells us. Many come r o'n him at any
it is that the deeper a person seems I do not mean to say, 'Cast sen- of them have been able to sink to the generally after the completi
-engulfed in the sincere study of art timent to- the winds". Far from it! I lowest depths of degradation in their work. Thus, rest and dish
of any kind, the more deeply we find do believe it can be overdone, how- moral life, only to come back on the highly necessary at such
him imbued with this spirit or per- ever, and personally prefer a happy + other end of the pendulum with works though he is most happily n
sonality, indefinable as I think it real- medium. Much as I enjoy the work of rarest beauty. Their mode of life almost drove his wife from
ly is. of the great composer Johannes only enhanced their artistic creations, bc o i
The charge that these people are Brahnms, I find him hard to grasp, due and thiq is no doubt truer in the case days. Experience taught hi
abnormal is highly justified - they .to his lofty intellect as shown in his of subjective creators than in the case himself oxf in time of depr
would not be what they are if they heavy types of musical creation. The of the objectives. Men like Poe, many the mellowness of increas:
patterned after the rest of us. But much-talked-of Richard Strauss, who of the Russians such as Glinka, and a s telling its story.
very seldom do we find the unusual toured the country lr, t winter, is far others only bear this out too well. This man is of a retirir
person given the benefit of the doubt.I too objective his style to arouse Intense depression is sure to seize tion, seldom travels, and y
We put him down as highly inaccess: much of my personal enthusiasm. He the creators after the completion of a people with a grace that fa
ible, dismiss him from our minds for- writes in tremendous proportions, work, be it musical, rhetorical, or for comes them. A more cordt
ever, and go comfortably to sleep. striving perhaps for depth but as far the canvas. The more successful the never could hope to meet, a
Waking on the morrow we find our- ets I can see, achieving only size and work, the more the artist must have formation on any topic yo
selves just where we were some time volume, and thereby -leaving much to applied himself and given of himself, discuss is astounding.
ago, while our "queer" brother of be desired. and in consequence the greater the re- I Daniel Gregory Mason, in
yesterday is the shining gospel of to- What a happy medium the three action. Hence if you would be in- Ion "Contemporary Compos
day and tomorrow. He has achieved, great "T's" of Russian art represent, patient with some friend or acquaint-:I cusses artistic temperamen
and justly so, and we may remain on the other hand, if I may be so bold ance of yours: at all artistic, handle length. One of hi,s chief 01
to applaud who came to scoff before. as to borrow from Von Bulow and his him with care, for surely, there's a is the kindness and underst
Artistic temperament is of two great "B's" of German music, Bach, reason. fellow men that are to be
types, principally objective and sub- Beethoven, and Brahms. Of course, It A middle-aged gentlemen friend of most artists, particularly cr
jective. The former, as one might have reference to Tolstoy, Turgenieff mine is a writer of some repute and ,fists. Of course, there are v
imagine, deals primarily with the and Tschaikowsky, as the Slavic ex- I &lo nqssesses talent for musical com- ceptions to this, ass everyc
brain, while the other addresses the ponents. To me these men represent position of no ean merit. His works But to quote an example, i
heart or the sentiments. For this a fine coming together of.the subject- of literature are very scholarly in said of Brahms that he wo
reason many writers of fiction are ive with the objective. Perhaps the their conception, yet are told with a (Continued on Page 'T
On Too Personal Reading
In a furniture store, once, I noticed
a shiny oak book-case, lined very
pleasingly and neatly with books.
"Well," I thought, "This is an idea,"
and I drew closer. Row upon row of
A Complaint P
DOROTHY
gainst Intrigue
SANDERS
Footwear Harmonizes
with Spring Frock Mrodes
No season is complete without oxfords; yet each
season finds new styles blossoming forth.
Here, for Spring, are some of the trimmest, smart-
est oxfords. Their mode combines the style of dress
pumps and the practical qualities of oxfords. They
are fashioned from a fine grade of black satin trim-
med with black suede in a lattice effect that is at
once becoming to the foot and appropriate for all.
semi-dress wear. They are priced $8.50.
them-Emerson, 'Thoreau, Hawtborne, ly sneered at such a collection of be- aprons, and perspiration on their
an American shelf, in fact. An Ency- whiskered oddities, these "best sellers"_, noses. I recall the warm days in the
clopedia followed by several more with the publisher's release date more proof-reading room,.the smell of damp
complete sets, and then any number of than a year old. But I saw title cap- ink-the occasional smudge. on the
very tastily arranged miscellaneous tions strange and unfamiliar. arm, it makes it look white, I remem-
novels. I recognized several stand- The Book Store Mah seems to have ber, and very dainty by contrast. But
ardized bindings, like Louisa May 01- no particular system of classification no, I do not care for this. Possibly
cotts. -perhaps an exotic, planless method though, it is for reporters-"Thirty,
"Old friends," I thought, "and many: will insure him against the staidness . . used to indicate last copy," a glos-
new to meet." I was enchanted. Not of all those tall rows closing in on sary of that strange language of the
the books, you understand,--they are him. At least it makes certain that editorial room. No at all events.
more or less accessible at any time,- I will be tempted many times before I "Memoirs of a Midget," by "Walter
but the novelty, the surprise, the finally choose my book. I scan the de la Mare." Walter of the Pond,-of
charm connected with finding them I first shelf with a casual eye. the Sea! What strange tale have you,
here, upon the somewhat sticky var- "The Fairview Idea,"-Fairview- spun-Memoirs of a Midget? Dancing'
bent nearer, wishing for more light Fairview-Oh yes, a stately southern up out of the waves, sparkling with
my-nsion-long drive, guarded by tall drops of water and shiny little shells-
-and, as if in concordance with mo trees-white pillars. Fairview! The laughing and pulling the seaweed:
up.sIr I blinked a moment from the Fairview Idea-southern aristocracy, from your hair. Strange name,r
sun,-and then from amaybe still a smoulder of resentment. strange Midget-your memoirs. But
Pre atonishment for hatnhe Interesting,-but there are others. - first I will look farther.
halfP asonighthdmedfo ywhatith "The Lure of the Land." A sailor, "Stars of the Desert." Sudden quiet!
alf liht, had waremy heartith haply, remembering his in-land home, Blue night, and far - off music. Still-
moie-sofgod lplyasre pisesy or -a farmer and his love for the soil. ness that is pain; and pain that is song.
of new-sagged limply and pitifully No, I decide, drawing from what per- Breezeless, cool; breathless and poig-
-realed a prited ardboakrstd sonal contact I have had in that direc- nant. Stars of the desert! I am still
to the glass with paper stickers! tion, a country lad, sickened of the in the Book Store-I grope away from
Ingenious! Disgusting! Disap- city and desperately hungry for the the phrase-back to the shelves tower-
pointing, and yet-intriguing! broad pastures. ing high and full.
* . * * "Jane Ward,"-quick interest here. "The Cheery Way." The sawdust
The -book Store has a thousand An orphan, not a cindrella-orphan, ring of childhood delight, the grin-
books--maybe a good deal more. Any- "Jane" would tell that, but an ornhan, ning clowns, the blaring caliope! Of
way, they rise on great tall rows of viciously guardianed, born to sturdy course, this must be a story of the
shelves, each full and looking like a conflict, patience, and a happy ending. "Canvas Tops." Notwithstanding that
well grown ear of corn. I have money Yes, an orphan-but I have read of so men, old, wise ones I mean, have of-
for - only one book-but I shouldn't many of those. ten told me that circus life is not ideal
care to buy all these had I much more "Handbook for Newspaper Work- life, I must feel that this is the
than onough. ' The Book Store was ers." For newspaper workers!-type.; "Cheery Way." Too bright, after the
bne of those places where they have setters, square men with black hands star-light-another time. .
the "latest." I should have righteous- and blots^. fayes., men with rubber "Gate of Ivory." Yes that is Heav-.
en. Will it be an aesthete's
some terrible shepherd's del
to his flock; "Whosoever,
shall break oneof-these,
mandments,"-"We have 4
strayed like lost sheep." Th
the old lip service, strange
deed.
"White Shadows in the So
Wraiths of lost ships, their
med, their quarterdecks dlea
mng over the translucent,
seas-as I have read of tro
Lost ships come back from
emn mists to flit, unwinded,
canvas full out, over the sou
ers. Delightfulr-slightly
mantic-as the old quotatic
that pass in the night." DE
But here, above, is the c
line, "Princess M.-" Wh
see it? Above certainly, bi
"Princess-Is it Mary or Ma
Madge or Melissa, or Mario
-or is it Maude? Maude, th
familiar; "Princess Maude
could only locate that line a
inake sure. But, no matter.
"Mountain Paths," Over 1
chance, came suitors to the
Over them marched armies,i
exultant armies, drunk with
or miserably humble wit
Across them long lines of
bore their dead, and sprin
hloasomed at their sides. I
Princess M- walked here,
her maidens in the Maying1
"September." That should
next. September, with its
orgy of death. September
ins in the gold of youth, but
at its own morrow. Chill be
warmth, like curved crimson
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