Reading Observer 12-1920

y; DECEMBER

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WOMEN'S WORLD.

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CHRISTMA.s "E "'THER ~ND FOOD
I PRICES
h st and snor: n November U5UIlUV precede a
mIld \\ 1 fer onl:l these condlt on. being absent
t.Jili: e
many COl nt.ry people .re expect ng a.
bard sen"on I U!. an old J'Upentlt on that. a.
green Y l:Ct. de ~s nbea1thy 1n ~ t s not un

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Fopt£~r

quallt ts.

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10 Guineas.

would help to keep dow ~ lood pmos bul many
CM& these 11 be h gher tIllS ChnsLmu thaD last
W~ may h", eo sugar n d bread a I ttJo down
from top pr ees but both are much dearer than at
t.h s 't me Jut <'f r n d t 8 the !arne w th borne
kll cd meat fIn
b; con butler eg,s,s and dr cd
fru ta
ere 8 r ot n uch d fference4. n the pr (lC8
of fish gan e and poultry b t t.he terr hIe con
d t on at tb ng5 n Ireland II hkely to curtail tbn
supply Of iu k e, ~ nnd geer6 10 tbe Br t sh market
C;)nt('oJ1ed butt.e~ a lOd per Ib dearer than lost
)ear nnd free ~utter Il nearly tw ce all much
but. r:?oat. ho se I '\'"es n c conte t. w th \\ hat they
aet a't t !l6 Go er mcnt. I r ot

Fa"hionB.blle Scarf. P

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NEW COODS for XMAS paES Nia.
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Hemstitched & Initial Handkerchiefs
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GLOVES

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From 1/ 1 H to 6 / 11

EVERYTHING NEW

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Children I Pretty FrockS
forest etc.

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LA l)J E;S

ph bax

Novelties in Maltese

These are splendid value and ne v m d eSign

DOWN QUlLTS,
CUSH10N
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FANCY LINES.

See Our Windows for N

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LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
OUTFITTER.

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IDEATH OF Sl~ HENRY VEREY
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ACTIV~ CAREER

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In baznar land fest (' scnson
be orc!ia nd be nd d sp I.e ] c r a sl ~ f cot t u
wool 1 nnd much f t.ter o f frost a ld t tel
eJ'lxjrate l ,ct I~tb but ml ch rn a be done b

WOK ~FTER YOUR DOGS
Manv or the fUjarClt. ea prod oed by the war
are fOWl:laPP'1 paM ng a.wa.y but th s s not
the ca.se WIth dog- and the h gh p r eee pa d for
them enn f OT an mal. of an lDd ffe-rcnt clan
have g ven a. grea.t mpet.us to tha profes.s on of
dog steal ng
P",pp es cost ng £5 m pre ar
t.unee are now £20 and nO't ealV to find e"en

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clevei' 11 go s t o I ro de h ome nade Cl si n nit
g fts n d decorat ns I genu ty of t.h :!I k nd w 11
save expense I the d ress ng of the- Cb stmas
InC Shop toys are plent 'ul and Ius colt1y tpnn
they ere but the chIld en of to dl\.\ , ant some-t hing more thaD make be 16\6 pIa) th gs
In
stead of n r5erv rhl me books the)
ant U OOrY
rhvma records fOTl t he gramaphone R d these "re
DO\1i among tbe !nove lt c. of toyland
folk ngthe &t"cra.g.tl dllM oC toya they are about h If to
two t.bl ds the pro ces a ked for them t.'\\ 0 ,ears
ago 1 Ma.ny eome fram Japan an d DO doubt
quaot ta'S of toya tha.t are sa d to be J apa D~
French or SWU;8 are ren.lly Gennan

PARTY BLOUSES

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W nllaby Skunk
a good va(lety of

d the Ghr stmu 111 trtratecl pRpeni ho.ve
becotne less frosty tLan pf yore AmId Eea.sbn

urua.l.

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Street, R ading.

! TRAlVL WAYM.EN

TO DEATH.

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CLOTHING IN

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at th!e h glier pr108 whde the small fash onab e
pets are I t.ernJly wortb tbelI' we ght n ,oJd
s~aleTIJ

ar¢ there tore very actl a and
-people to look a.fter t,he r d ogs for few
mi!fortuDes hurt !() much BS the loss of an ammol!
to wb ch "e ha.ve become attached and 16 our
compAn on .Another danger to dogs a 6es
from md ser mtna.~ pult ng down of Ta t po son
whiol:t occurs every now and 8g6m when the rat
kil mg campa goa are organ sed If a. dog MO" A
The dog
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dailYI

IIgnlj<>1 po &on ng tb. first thi ng to do " to get
down 01 Va 011 and f the an mal 15 s ck to ad
nummer Dlore t1beral d~es of wh1 te of egg
ahould 10110'f &lid a. 'eter nary surgeon should be
ci1l~ m aa l800n as poss1ble
PRACTICAL AND STAllLE MODES
La.dy Astor say. It lS no Die for women to talk
aboll~ being emanc pnted and free Jf they are
rontent. to remam sJaves to Cuhlon but no one
ean dotlbt tbat A nee the war women have become
much more<1ndependent n ma.itera of dress. Th a
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caulJlng the fashion shops IJOtn6
..neLv I I they are finding It. more d fficu t
eft'ect.I:oonat.nt alterations n the modes by '\\ hl~
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&bey ~ve lfhen women _ere more dependent
upon
lor ihe paymooi of t bm d .... bIll.
they weJOOJJled new IWllo.. as e,lablish ng !.be
ty lOr bUYlng new 010100.
It pul lb.
matter beyond argument or d 5pUte There waa
little ll'e&llJtllnce to t he. decrees of t.he fA<lh on
mbngers out It 8 d tIerent no '"
F al5hioDa llJ'e
eonatU1tly -:vuvmg 10 details, but women aJ a
wbole have done WIth volent chnnges n the

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modflfl that would be lDconventent a.nd lmprnc
ticab e under modem. conditions of life

DANCE DRESSES
Danc ng b aa become almost a pus on ~ th
mem~ of both se~ and even elderly men and
1fOlDlJD l.ulge In the paet1mt apparently Wlth
... mql::h dro)'Dlent as 'the young Dance dre.ssea
ha:"
iherefore assumed an unwonted Import
ance and although ) 0 ng gt rls are often d s
pQaed t.<l (boose tilack froch e lher of H lt" et
1-00 eharrpeuae or sattn there can be no qUe&t OD tlut,t a. dlaphalo S matenal 15 more eu t'8ble ~-o the I yputhf I
lie georgette and
n non 8M fragIle and not eJnom cal but there
are w/ys lind tbeans oC ncreaslng the durab I ty
of the film e~ mater n II H georget te or t ul1e
are a.ecordlDn Ipleated they Will ta!'J. much longer
than IW'bell' plnm and requ re lees tnmrn ng &I
a IIWa.t.hed. 1I:l-b and a flo lier at t he WE!.lSt "' 111
5\ fftce tor ad9mrnent
To JO n I!cams w1th open
uark Bnd to] 8nlsb all edges w th Plrot 8tJt.ch
adds cons a era lily
the 1 fa of film'\" mater 016
Lltt 6 :puffed dcevr! pi e &Cen an .the maj ority of
t be eWellt: \IonIA ftocks
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LlBE~AL dA~DIDATE

FOR
wtNDSOR \ DIVISION.

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coun c I of the Wmd

~CE DRESSE~

Comb nal. ~i of colo rs are much n e\'" di:lnce

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BERKSHIRE

III
d ! ch etkt"lll d .&-tnpes and
P .,lTTERNS

WAS held n tho
Saturday when

melon,baw O,eCUI)ied Ihe cbatr and
of Pope .

C'OUNTY

01 frock s
a r fa rv descr pbon the
p~ll away ng arid S lIng w t b enry m o\" c
ment !()l the ", earer Colourea lace Crocks p lnv
an unporlant part tb 5 scuon 8s do dan c ng
~ la, !Obly tr mmed With tb s beaut lui
fnbnc The lace IS part cu larly 110ft and III k'
and ~ h e gowns t~ em 5e " es are mitde n
S mpleat !!ty,
T~, 10 v square bod ce b as re
turne1 to fa~ou r and smote becom g to t l e
m!lrjorJty of ,I alcn than tbe ro nd , ar el t!s
TAjU

B CRISP

"~i~:::~i"t~:n
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n tull!) ne1 or Dlnon d nee. frqckll n omhre tone
be ng uood over '" v doe to so ften t Th II

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am s tOlt fre e
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nconle s deep

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GOC$. p f om the r scrrr om to pl ead at the Merc tu
Throne

Very VI\'"
t he
b nrre combmat ons of col our and n atcr als are
t.o be seen where J. vamen congregate n o y a Alsac0 s r cc.d SOB ng SQ, t to the Ba.g..of hc.r
da"'~
Cloa¥ cap;eA and coah are made of On 10npt u ~ous " ngs 6
h ea ba k Ik e u hom-e
dotbs In Which hugt era£! halTSand oth eT !trnnge
seck g doy c
patterpe I\p~ear t in S ch
r ght shades as
Mppbll'e blue Ind 3.n N'd
ato and oun ge
YOtmgl g rls P-tpec til y affect t belJ& cloakl but
bu sy ,,"omen I refer
lored 8U ts of t he !Ie ere
typ;e Man} of the J e lY ta Iored eUlts 301 d coats
strike.. 8 III I hryc a te and With thel!e are worn
the lbtell co rnered ~a poleon hat or th~ RUSSian
ebal.:o

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CHRI$TMAS

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oC the Reading branch.
h e ld last week.
Was calTled by a.n ovw

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