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IAISIAN STYLES AGAIN BEING SHOWN Tfirt ilunidred Anerleant Buyers At tend First Style Show Since War He. gall. Part,;. Atu.. f.Paris iirst real dis play Of ."tyits sinen( the w-ar begani is being attended by about 300 American buyers who, however, are showing themselves io be more independent of the dictates of French dressmakers than ever before. 'i3rown, according to the new mod els, is a 1:1i ni marked favor. Soft materials are used generally and floulie(s. panin1iers and tIe design of the niew liodels Iend Ioward the strictly feniine appearanee. 'ilTere is not t li test suggestion of tile masciiii'. :aior-nade effects Of the past. Paris is clinging to skirts hanging .evevn if) ':it iniches froml thle grounid. Anericani buyers, the dress makers say, are ritiieiling the lort ness of the gown althuouagl frankly admitting Ateria- shirts iave been too long. It is S:d :o ho liiely A mericani womien v.-ill b1. mo'red a1 comlproise~i inl 0m1h1.On of the promninenlt .\meri i:an buy .s -aid loday that1 "n1o well formted woman looks well inl a1 really long skir! amil it ticannot he gracifiil," it he Ia :hcd at a dressitaker's sug gslionl that Aiericanis walt long skirts b.:mse Americain woien do ]ot ha'. 1 Ily anides. Amurt:k at Womiten alve the pret liest ankal and feet in the world, the buyc" re'plicd, "and they also are the10 bst sliod. but they realize that tht extrily shai'rt skirts are rii Cilied and they believe il nmodera ,tion." Althomzi tle .\mericans designeid their own styles to a great extent during the war, they appa rently are dludilig mich that is worth while in the Paris display roollis, although .viewing things from a newly inde pendent point of view. Passpor dilliculties, it was said, kept the nunber of American huyers from being iuch larger. The buayers have been busy all this .week viewing the new models and they will continue to attend displays next wek when soni of the most im portant lfirlls will show their winter styles. Brown s eems to be the prevailing color, the ph)iyers say, and is shown In scores of various shades-brick, terra cotta and burnt biscuit. There 'are also 'Ihown soft shades of gray, raven t blue, tete-de-nere and moles. Scores ot'the beautiful models who lare displaying gowns in tlbe drawing rooms of the celebrated dressmakers do not wear corsets and make every effort to preserve the soft contour of their figures. The styles generally show a slight fullness on the hips in ..the form of soft -panniers with pleats and ac cordion pleats. Flounces are applied in such a way as to preserve the outline of the figures and the straight hnm of the skirt. 'Collars are high in many cases and if cut openi are adjusted so they may be buttoned close to the throat. Wool embroideries, flat paillettes and ribbons of a leather-like texture form the trimmings for afternoon frocks, the majority of which M! muade with coats to mtatelh. These coats are trimtied vith such furs as illoulton, mole. m11onlkey, kolinjsky, muskrat and skunk. All Itlaterial are soft and where tlounces are introduced they are set on Iillings of chiiffoll to intsure Supply liines. Velveteen, soft serge, veloir de laine, chiffon and plush are used vilh great efectiveness 11 inl gowns and , II 1li(s. Coats with afternoon costuilles come .iust be(low the hlips and f'ollow Dick Tu1rpin liles. by melvans5 of a girdle or gua~in7. irts a' narurower at the It'et. giving a peg-1op suggestion. Pu r (collars reach to th1,( eYes. .\merical IblutyerIs s:ay they are hav ing almost a battle with the Parisian dressmak1e's over the backless evenl i:ng ,owns offored, whichi the Ameri cans are ins o havinlg filled in wih lace, to the amlazementll of the Frenich deigiswo inotest that womlell hollit hw allowed to display theuir we-ll formen.d ba.ck. Soft net, ttlile and lace are u1sed ex tlsively over chtarmeuse an1d hiltIfonl for even ing gowns and trinnnillngs of gold tllread4, paillettes, jet silver tis sue,0 e11henille amd plushi arel muchl tsed . . Th'le vilush inl these trimilltnng is worked up to rep-reselt soft. fullr. Mlack ald gold, raven uli, llole and Cinnamtlloll 'are thte llrevailing toles for eveling gownus, but delicale polllpa d1oi1r1 bilues and pinks, with silk panl tiers, are shown oftell for young girls. Many gowns of gold tissue ar dis played, filats for fall and wiltei are both large and small, but in all cases will frame tle face. Velvet is the Ilost popular fabric for hats, and trinmnings will I) of ostrich featherS, osIr eys and imionkey fur, E.ARLY DAYS IN l'TAII. "RIders of the Pnrple Nage" Attrac tion. I . Ieaders of Zane Grey's novels will be interested in the anlollncellient that his most famous book. "Rtiders of I'le Pr1111ple Sage", has been plicturiz ed for the films 1and will be shown in vlaphi form Friday. August 22 at the Opera louse with William Farnum, 'hte dy13namic star, playing the part of Lassiter. The story has to deal with several startling incidents that occurred in 'tali, inl the early days of the Mor mon pettlement. lleginning with the abduction of a girl by one of the powerful dignitaries of the ~Mormon Church, the picture reveals the hunt of the girl's brother through the years for the man whlto wronged her, the tremendous power of the elders of the cult over their followers, and the final neonnnting at the hands of nassiter. * * i. * * * * * * e * .* * * * e * * HARMONY NEWS. * * ***** * * * e ..e.e. * ***e liarmony, Aug. i.--The people of this section are very busy pulling fod decr. There will be a Sunday school pic iic at Ilarmony church Friday after. noon. E'verybory Is cordially invited to conie and bring a well-fIlled basket. -r. .im Aledlock and son, Janes, spent a few days with his mother, Nirs. M. J. Medlock, lat week. liss Rosa Lee Davis is visiting Mlss .ary Campbell near ( reen wood. Misses hIessie and Alamile lleeves and Kate Stone, spent a weekl with t he ir Sist er. Mr s. La. C. D)avid, of .D ray. Ms. 1t. 1). Carlisle and children, of Spartanburg, were the guests of her parents last week. .\Miss Correall Siele t, of (:reenwood, is visitIng her cousin. '.\liss liucy t heir sister. AIi rs. I,. C. )aniel, of Dray day with her relatives in the Mt. Olive see en l'riday. Mlr. 9.nd Tis. '. T ighes were the .i;tess of Mlr. A. K. liihes Stinday. Mr. an'1 .lrs. tA thir Itll and chl dreni ale vis;it in their relat ives in this reimalinity. .\Ir. and Mrs. L,. C. Daniel. of.Dray ;ton. attended the funeral of their tin el'. .\ir-. \\'sley I)laniel, wlo dhd Sal urday tinornin gat I; o'clock. Work While at Work. It's a good thing not to take your hobbles to the .Illee. It's also I good thinig to dispense wIith easy chlirs nnd ot1her luxuries In your pite or hi. ness. Take tile rest cure at home. The ollice is a pilace of toil. It should hie comfortable, but its appotintimients should be suggestive of work an1d efl ciency rather than leisuie. Instemli of mnaking a m1an feel like taking a nap the o0lle(' e'nviiroim1eit should be an urge to his best efforts. Letter- From 114. Illeks. Jaekson, Tenn.. Aug. 18, 1919. Iear Daddy: .I arrived here this morning. fonnd Mr. Craig as jolly as ever. fle is a little 'ressed just now for ca's and I fild it more dillicult to get* what I want, but be has promised to fill my order within a few days. I think by tI'hu rsday I will get some eight or ten 's bu.Mt it is hard to get one with a self-starter. for .11 out. here have good I muscles and love to crank. Tell .ohn I would he glad if lie and Simis would come over and help me drive through. Daddy, you never- saw corn dry li 1ke it is doing here in Tennessee. but they have plenty of watermelons and good yellow-legged chickens. Tell the boys who want Fords to meet mc next Saturday at the sfable and we will have a regular jubilee. I thinc 11111 Hicks, Sam Cox and Mank will come with me again. Yours, -ad v. Ed. State of South Carolina, 'County of Laurens. IN COURT 0 COeSON PLEAS. Mrs. DAISY M.1 B VlDLjTL, Plaintiff, Inst f J1"ItRRY J-1I0H4.5 E [Rit, Defendant. To tie efendaint above named: Yout are hereby summoned and re (luired to answer the complaint In this action of which a copy Is herewith served on yolt and to servo a copy of your answer to said compla'nt on the subscribers at their offce in the gilm mons Building At .Lau'ens, South Carolina, within tienty (20) days af ter the service hereof exclusive of the day of such service. If you fall to answcr said Complaint within the time aforesaid the Plalutiff of this ac tion will apiply to the 'Court for the rollef demanided in Complaint. )ated August 19, 1919. BLACKWElA, & -SITUIAVAN, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To the Defendant, Jerry Echelborger, whose blace of residence and ad dress Is unknown: You will 'please take notice th t the Comjlaint hi this action, togethe with the sumimoins of which the abovb is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clork of :(ourt of Common Pleas 'for. Lautren sCounty. State of Souti Caro .ia, on the 19th day of August, 1910. .lLACKWIDILL, .& SULLIVAN, 5-3t-A Plaintiff's Attorneys. ____l Esateargains! I now have some of the best farms listed* for sale I have had in the past ten years. Such farms as the S. J. Davis farm of 116 acres; the G. A. Fuller farm of 174 acres; the Dr. Ball honie place of 135 acres; the P. 0. Smith farm of 88 acres. Mrs. Sallie Wil liams farm of 76 acres. Also some of the Col. Simp son farm just out f tow hat has just been sold. All of these farm th' six miles of Laurens and well improved. Mos them are on Top Soil Road. I have other farms I shall be glad to show you. Also some nice City Property for *sale worth the money. Buy now before it goes higher as it is sure to do. See me before. you buy and get advantage of my 10 years experience in land values. I 'also sell Life and Fire Insurance. Buy and sell all kinds of stocks. B. M. Wolff THE REAL ESTATE MAN Laurens, S. C. LAURENS OPERA HOUSE Friday, August 22nd. "RIDERSOF THE PURPLE SAGE" A FOX PRODUCTION OF THE ZANE GREY STORY F EATURINCG WLLWAM FOX resen DIRECTIO OF#&A FRNOX..OY William Farnuni AY ID TIHEY IVEAR IM? - ilTHI IS W4caY-e" he Rode "ard and Shot straight-necause to n ma I iY-- hood was Sacred, and he Backed Honor with T n s Children 10cts Adult 20 t Our Theatre is Ngw Well Ventilated --9,000 Cubic Feet of Fresh Air Every Minute