Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1898, Page 19

A DAINTY DRESS FOR INDOOR WEAR. Zia Z Copsright, 1m6. by 8. MBsiewtn QH.J.C. Haru, The Hague, Holland DAINTY HOUSE GOWN| ate eee i ded white crepe de chin ‘all of white lace. es at sash ef wide black standing loops Fashion Hints From the Leading Cos- ern innovation in har- k n toward iH weave: ned cash- tumer of Holland. two different colors or in inet les of one + goods make 1 pstumes and ford many op- r the application of fashion- CASHMERE STILL HOLDS ITS PLACE | A Convenient Style. | In f the many demonstrations of he € nake he blac! Black Skirts and Separate Bodices | ‘" aesemenete the black js , te bodice continue to be : dence, 4 ra cal w nm not bles: Are in High Favor. ith large purses, who © skirt for } Many affairs, have found this far too con- ee H i to lay entirely aside. For SUITABLE TRIMMINGS tin taffeta, silk poplin, fleur de velours, moire velours, etc., black skirt _ = | is th» standard garment—provided the form | accords with fashicn’s decrees. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. Skirts must be trimmed, and ruffles are THE HAGUE, May 8, 1898. | the dominant trimming for black skir eat influx of new mate- | The more the skirt is ruffled the narrower 5 own, | lt grows, as the foliowing table will show: tarsi, |, Jf ruified to above the kn-es a width of apport it against | 34 yards or even 3 yards will answer; if indeed no textile is bet- / ruffled only at the lower edge, the skirt itism than cashmere, | must be 3ts yards wide; when trimmed with lity and can be | flat rows, be they braid, passementerie, rib- dv it a be < Se aay a ae ae et sae mugs | bon, velvet or slik folds; and 4% ards wil gvarante ar as well as it looks. | give it a pretty sweep with the addition of which is more than can be said of half the | an interstiffecing 10 inches des in the market | Ruffles are bias, narrow and edged with i fer a dainty house gown js | tiny satin or v2lvet ribbon, lace, a ruche of ccmposed of cashmere of a delicate shade | half-inch gauze ribbon or a tiny puffing of Nile green. ‘The skirt is cut in the uevat | CBiffon, unless a very narrow silk or bead 0? Nile gre skirt is cut ir ~ | simp is preferred; but the ruffles must have Serpentine flouncs fashion of the hoar and | an edging, or their proper effect of adding is remarkable, {« tion of fit and | much trimming is lost. grace of hangi What to Avoia. ment in these days, Also, if you value your reputation as a length of skirts, 1 r stylish dresser, avoid regular designs in the easy da gr Strianism which j trimming. Ruffles particularly should be the modern woman now aspire put on ahy way except straight around. The skirt is m over a lining of een taffeta, flounce is protected he g Ss perfe ® | Nor do these hints on ruffles apply only 1 th to the separate black skirt. Mae er ee biask | A pretty gown, suitable for matron as le chine held at intervals by bows of | Well as maid, is of soft black surah, w satin ribbon and a wide flounce of | pclka dots of white. The skirt is edged eu onceals the attachment of | with two clusters of plain black surah the serpe to the apron-shaped | ruffles, the clusters ending with a curv Yoke. the seams cf the front gore and finishing Bolero Shape. under a large rosette of plain black surah. ‘The bodice of green cashmere assumes a | Each rufile is edged with narrow white silk | lace. ‘The polka dotted bodice is plain, with a slight point at the back and in front. The bolere shape in front, though it is quite tight and plain at the back. The bolero is defined by folds of black crepe de chire | point at the back.is quite covered by tio surmcunted by appliqued guipure lace, and | black surah rosettes and two sash ends of discloses a tight vest of ivory colored satin | t2€ Same material edged with tiny lace trimmed ruffles. The front of the bodice has 2 shirred plastron of black surah and graceful wide fichu collar trimmed with lace-edged black ruffies falls over the slightly fulled sleeves and ends in front under the black shirred plastron. Standing collar and cuffs of black shirred surah. fastening in front with small set in silver. uating in size skirt and the Jabot of whit Th trass buttons Three black satin bows grad- mateh the trimming on the lowest bow is finished by a lace. reen cashmere is draped Ou a f green taffeta, and the necessa at the shoulder is given it by four ple which run lengthwise dewn the and stand loosely the a shoulder, where the caught on the in ribbon. form a puff which is r arm by a bow of black GL J. C. Hans, The Hague, Holland.) THE BEAUTIFYING BOX. cents. Half a pound of ordinary starch is a |to be well crushed under the rolling pin, | mixed with two ounces of fresh powdered orris root. then put through an ordinary sifter and afterward shaken through an ordinary bag of *k muslin. The. orr! root should be bought at a reliable whol Je dry for, if fresh, the odor wil precisely that of newly gathered Some of lis Important Contents and How They Are Used. s near face pow- a necessity, for a ion will spoil the | toilet imaginable. | ware ©! we vu Of) ware of the value of | opt iq pe nd prettiest fous cure for pimples Bets beautifying box. The h as men use when | very thing is 1 four of sulphur” (an ed to remove moisture ounce will cost a few cents), Blended with from the skin befe pe ent spirits of camphor to make a The instant there i wees a hint of such Teles a | # disfigurement rub « little of the paste on 4 arct: | the spot over night, and it should disappear d once a day; after | by morning. 3 applied whenever beautifying box is complete without The case for hold- bags for the bath. These may be very like the shav- de of cheese cloth, or, better still, knit- Ing paper cases we been making for |ted or crocheted from soft coarse cotton, years for brothers and cousins and uncles, | like that used for knitting wash rags. The but just double the size, so that each sheet | softness and delicacy of the skin’ after may be as large as a full-sized handker- | using for a week a bag cunningly filled will chief. Any wo: for | insure its constant use. The filling should & week will we with ver done | be a quart of bran, u tablespoonful of freshly powdered orris root, the same of If used luxuriously each day | almond and half an ordinary cake of white after and. by the way, when the | castile soap, shaved in thin strips; mix well. powder is perfumed it is a The bags should be made with a drawing aintil Bubtie do: presence my Mtdy a flower- ht in the string. Rock salt does not suggest anything very kinj ary Way item. A |dainty, but if a quart is allowed to meit dime and y bor will | occasionally in the warm water for my Bupply a voxtut, The same amount } lady’s bath it will tone the skin and help to ready made would probably t fifty | bring a dainty flush to the cheek. From Harper's Bazar. THE EVENING STAR SATURDAY, MAY 14 HOUSEHOLD HINTS The most simple of all antiseptic dress- ings, one commended to the Red Cross nurses for use in the field, is boiled water. All micro-organisms are eliminated by the boiling. Great stress is laid in all these lectures upon the necessity of making the most of whatever conveniences may be at hand, supplementing deficiences by a wise admixture of “brains.” In all these suggestions there is admirable food for re- flection for the house mother, who fre- quently {nds herself confronted by exi- gencies when least expected, especially in the summer. “If an operation is nec- essary,” says Dr. Shrady, “and no other conveniences are at hand for sterilizing knives, towels, etc., boil them’ in the fish kettle, or whatever is nearest. Strain your ingenuity to carry out necessary condi- tions. Extemporize splints out of any- thing. If a foot is wounded, and the pa- tient has to be carried any distance be- fore seeing the doctor, put a stone one side or the other and bandage it tightly, with a strip of your own clothing, if nec- essary. Nothing causes a sufferer more agony than transportation without a ban- daged limb. An ordinary bundle of straw bound about the limb as sheaves of wheat are twisted in the field will give comfort. With the toothsome shad much in evi- directions for removing fish bones might well be written cut_and hung over every dining room door. If the victim is child, the first thing recommended is to t and slap, violertly on the back. rsons taa also be inverted by putting t on a table, sitting on their feet, and pushing the head down to the floor. Make an effort to reach and catch hold of the bone with the fingers, holding the jaws open meanwhile with a piece of cork, a pencil or a penknife wrapped in a cloth, and inserted at the side of the mouth by the wisdo n teeth. Introduce two fingers at the back of the throat, holding the tongue down at the same time. If there is no chance to get to a drug store or a ph¥sician, a pint of milk followed by an etic of sulphate of zinc has been found to be most efficacious. <The milk easily passes the point of obstruction. The sul- phate of zinc quickly coagulates the milk in the stomach into a more or less solid mass. which upon being-ejected forces the obstruction before it and effects its re- moval. de No more delightful gift for the depart- ing voyageur can be devised than a “cal- endar box,” which, as its name suggests, ho!ds something appropriate for each day of the journey. One that has just gone out on an Atlantic liner had on top a Gaintily wrapped parcel labeled, “To be opened at 7:30 p.m.” This contained a pretty wadded dressing sacque, to be slip- ped on over the night dress. For the sec- ond day there was a letter, also labeled with the hour when it was to be opened; for the third, a box of salted almonds; a tiny jar of sweets was ready for the fourth, a book for the fifth, a box of Can- ton ginger for the sixth and a picture of “home” for the seventh. A larger box was sent not long ago with a traveler on her way to Japan. It contained something for every day of that long journey, breaking the monotony and keeping her in close touch with the dear ones left behind. The speckled beauties of the brook are among the season’s delicacies, even when obtained through the offices of the middle- man—the fish vendor. Happy, thrice happy, they who can whip the pools for their cwn troutlets, and eat them fresh from cold waters of the mountain streams—but comparatively few are these favored ones. In the camp a few slices of crispy browned pork are considered the natural concomitants of the trout, the pork drippings being the best possible cooking lium. In the home kitchen they may be cooked in butter or in drippings. Wash and clean the fish thoroughly, salt and pep- per, shake on a pie tin a tablespoonful of | flour, have the butter or drippings smok- ing hot, drop in the fish and fry brown. When cooked dry them on a sheet of soft brown paper, place on a hot dish, garnish with parsley or watereress and slices of lemon. The pugnacious yellow jacket or paper wasp is again to the fore sharpening her sword for the benefit of the unwary, who are so unfortunate as to flit across her pathway. These arrant couriers of the swarming colonies to follow are all over- wintered females, who come out of the cracks or holes in logs or walls and pro- ceed unaided to origmate new platoons of workers. The best means of abating the wasp nuisance, according to the govern- mental experts, is to discover the nest and destroy the inmates without quarter. Or- dincrily by watehing individual wasps their habitat can be located, and the intro- duction of a few spoonfuls of chloroform or bisulphide of carbon into the entrance, after all have come in for the night, will suffice to write “‘iinis” over the colony. It was just a bit of conversation over- heard in the street car. A woman had just left the car, the multitudinous dang- ling attachments to her chatelaine jang- ling obtrusively as she passed down the aisle. Two men, evidently of English birth, had been watching her triumphal progress As the last echo of her rattling chains died awa: one said to the other, “That reminds me of when I was a boy. There used to be an old peddler who came to our town three or four times a year, so loaded down with all sorts of gewgaws nd fripperies, that we used to think he had everything that was worth the hav- ing. So We named him ‘the man who car- ries everything,’ and that woman reminds me of him again, after all these years.” The old-fashioned sugar tongs with spoon points are recommended for use in hulling strawberries, when it is desired to keep the shape of the berry intact. The ‘e fine berries are frequently served with the hulls on, passing a little dish of pewdered sugar with each plate of berries. The correct way to carve a fish, says the man who knows, is to run a knife down the back, cutting through the skin. Remove the fins, then cut into even pieces on one side. When these pieces are served, remove the bones and cut the under side in the same way. Cretonne lamp shades to match the fash- ionable chintz paper and hangings will be much in vogue this summer for bed rooms in country houses. Ham kettles, designed in shape for boil- ing a whole ham, are among the new fur- nishings for an up-to-date kitchen. ; sixties The leaves of all house plants should be syringed with tepid water once a week. The Laughing Girl. From the Milwaukee Wisconsin, A very thoughtful girl, who loved a com- pliment, as all girls do, but who seldom got one, was once surprised by the sudden remark of a man as thoughtful and as pre- occupied as herself. “I have been wonder- ing what was so pleasant in your face,” he said, with blunt naivete. “I see now, it is that you do not smile every time yeu speak!” Was it a doubtful compliment? 1 think not We say, ‘How do you do?” and then we make a grimace, which has in it neither good nature nor merriment. We venture a remark on the weather, and we smfle from ear to ear. It is meaningless, and only once removed from the palpably idiotic. Then, when the birthdays begin to ‘come too close together, we wonder vaguely why we ever got those queer linesabouteyes and lips, and why these perpendicular ones on either side of the miouth: We forget that we have been screwing up our poor faces until we have stretched and strained and creased them beyond all reparation. Be- sides, we look so silly. We sound so, too, for the smile usually ends in a. giggle. Than which nothing is more wearisome and annoying. The “beauty classes” wherein women are taught to laugh gracefully and well ought to succeed, if only they do not overdo the thing. Women have seldom the gift of moderation in full, and to change from a grimacing monkey into a laughing hyena would not make much for progres- sion. Hearty, real, sincere laughter is de- licious, but the guffaw is a crime against good taste, irrespective of the fact that it often destroys the Unes of the prettiest face. Some laughter is ‘cruel, some sadder than weeping, and who among us does not know some friend who is a 1898—24 PAGES, GOWNS FOR SUMMER ————— Dainty Creations That Stylish Women Will Soon Wear. SUITES FOR CYCLING AND GOLF Colors and Materiais That Are Now in Vogue. LAVENDER IS MUCH USED FE NO (Copyright, 189, by the International Literary and News Service.) Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 13, 1898. T IS OPSERVABLE that outdoor fashions for the summer in- clude many golf dresses, many bicyc! dresses, many tennis dresses, many tramp- ing or mountaincer- ing dresses and the usual variety cf ham- mock and piazza dresses; but that the yachting dr. is conspicuous this : part of the country by its absence.’ The deep and dark blue ecean is not a pleasure resort at present. By way of compensation the more informal boating dress designed for use where “up and down people go, gazing where the lilies blow,” is uncommonly abundant. The approved cut is a‘rather narrow gored skirt of white pique or duck, short enough to show pretty boots and siriped with many rows ‘of red or btue braid or piping. The blouse has big pearl buttons and is covered—sleeyes, sailor collar and all—with close-set bayadere braiding. A sailor hat and not a yachting cap is the correct head wear for small boat seaman- ship. When the “new” is worn off the tartan craze a little more noticeably the chances are that white pique and duck will be as fashionable for golf and wheeling suits as they are certain to be for tennis. This is to be distinctly a white.summer. A par- ticularly pretty model of a white cycle dress is made of a woolen pique, which promises to be about as near the summer girl's heart as any material yet offered her, being softer and lighter than the ordinary pique, but possessing all its good qua@ties. ‘The cycle suit has a tailor skirt with strapped seams. It is worn with a pique blouse turning over in scarlet revers and showing a vest of white and scarlet check, or with a shirt waist and a coat with box fronts and pearl buttons. Black silk bloom- ers, black stockings and shoes are demand- ed, and a sailor hat with band to match the tie. in White Outing Gowns. The white golf suit chooses the same woolen pique. The skirt is ankle length and severely plain. The coat is a cutaway, with three brass buttons. It shows the club monogram embroidered in gold on the collar. A high collar, puff scarf and crim- son vest are worn. The order of colors ™may be easily reversed, and white vest with crimson coat substituted. White serge ig almost as well liked as white pique. A tennis dress of this mate- rial shows a flash of color above the grass from its scarlet silk lining. Its skirt is simply trimmed at the bottom with tive rows of blue braid. The blouse has a sail- or collar turned over with blue. A red leather belt and a small tennis cap in red, white and blue give a patriotic combina- tion. ‘The short walking dress always demand- ed for country wear shows little change since last season. For hard usage checked tweed is prokably the most durable mate- rial. A successful model in cream, red- dish brown and blue is an abbreviation of the fashionable skirt, not very full, neatly gored and hanging as gracefully as its city sisterhood. It is ornamented with three bias folds, piped with cream. A brown silk blouse with a cream vest is arranged for Wear with or without a jaunty coat of the English tailor model. The outfit’ includes @ brown straw Alpine hat, circled with a blue and white scarf, as well as brown silk stockings with three-quarter or half-high tan golf boots. Long and Lank. For smarter wear ip the country some of the best costumes shown are of alpaca. One recently fimished shows a skirt of china blue over an tinderskirt of blue and white check. bodice nas a white silk vest and the bjue straw hat is trimmed with white carnations. This dress is chief- ly remarkable for ite exaggeration of the lankness’ which sstruggles at present with fluffiness. Lunknessshas been carried so far by certain of its*#evotees as to inspire in the breasts of therirreverent a wonder whether it has not bdéen induced by a duck- ing, and to suggest: the advisability of hanging dresses, wearers and all, up to dry. Longness ag opposed to broadness ex- presses itself for'street wear in extremely high collars as well fas in trains. On the other hand fiuffiness is able to de- fend itself agatnst fioppiness. Transpar- ent materials for certain sorts of dresses are all but universai,:and it has been sug- gested that, instead ef bomb-proof cellars and armor-plated~ hotels, pe eae girl will need no other protection summer than the concealment of her Brobdingna- yellow lace are has an odd trimming of with white chiffon into which outlines lisle and rufllings of narrow white gauze ribbon. At a spring reception this week I noticed a dress of blue and black foulard, lightly patterned on a white ground. The skirt showed a long point of silk in front, the space below and at the sides of the point being filled in with accordion-pleated flounces. Each flounce was edged with white ribbon and black lace and stood out nearly horizontal with fullress. The bod- ice had a similar decoration outlining a Square gathered yoke. The sleeves were closely gathered from waist to shoulder. A draped waistband of the old-fashioned lavender shade of the early sixties was tied in a bow at one side. Lavender is Popula The lavender is a favorite color crossed with white and pale green. I have seen it used by itself for a tea gown of China crepe with long stole ends of Maltese lace laid over white silk and harging to the ground in front and behind. The throat was arranged with a little square opening and below that a wide band of lace left transparent. Such a robe is the height of luxury, but not to be coveted by a wo- Tan without plenty of color. The lavender shade indicated is extremely gracious to a pink and white skin, but bleaches every tint out of a pale one. picturesque dresses for bridesmaids dy in preparation for early June. in white muslin, with insertion: and flouncings of V petticoats of green silk. There chiffon sashes and broad white ed in green chiffon ana turned re up at the back with roses. A dress for . ing reception is of fouiard patterned in pale gray. The epens in front to display an under- of white chiffon decorated with nar- ruchings in black lace, scarfs of k chantilly falling down each side. A ‘k ochantilly tat added, fantastic. white ostrich th extraordinarily ing y large rhinestone buckl e ELLEN OSBORN. >— ‘The Well-Groomed Woman. From the Ohio State Jcurnal. The well-groomed woman is she who } looks well and suitably dressed on every occasion Her hair is alwa just right, and her shoes, gloves and bonnets are al- ways sightly. It is because she is invaria- bly in trim for anything that may turn up. She is perfect as to detail and “has at least one gown for every occasion. The woman who lacks the first requisite may have twenty gowns for each occasion and not look well. The well-groomed wo- man buys good things, expends a good deal of thought on their selection and has them well cut. She does not approve Styles, because they make her conspicuous, which is bad taste. She has one perfectly correct dinner dress, a simple and beautiful gown, a fancy waist for theater, a couple of cloth street gowns and jackets for the house. Her shoes for the street are regular walking shoes of calfskin, laced, with ®t heel and pointed toe. Every night they are blackened and twice a week limbered up with oil. The heels are straightened as soon as they run down. Her slippers are kept in like good condition. Her buttons, hooks and eyes and ribbons or bows are al- ways well attended to and not hanging by threads. Her skirts are beautifully free from mud. Her gloves have every button { intact. When she wears white glov. clean. All this is managed : things which need attending to and at no other time. taken off. brush it. Put the hat in its box, the gloves away in their sachet, the shoes where they will be attended to, and make up your mind that there is nothing so well of exaggerated they are snding to at once When a skirt is worth while as to look well groomed. It will repay you. ————— a New Use for Wall Paper. From the New York Tribune. A novel and decorative use for the sur- plus paper remaining zfter the walls are finished is making vallances and iambre- quins for the windows and doors of a recom. A recently completed suite of rooms shows. examples of this idea in styles appropriate to the decorative features of each apart- ment; no poles are used, und the continued ine of wall pattern across the window and door openings is singularly appropriate and effective. The practical part of the work is simple enough. The wall paper is pasted to cheesecloth or sheeting, and cut out to the desired shape, the trinming being fluting or r ing of the same stuff, with pipes or |Jabots at discretion. The cornices of light jPine are covered with cloth-lined paper, and are given a touch of ornamentation by the use of ruching similar to that trim- ming the vallances. Long curtains of Sing- apore lattice, Calcutta net or colonial mus- lin are hung on iight reds inside the cor- nices, and may be drawn aside withcut in- terfering with the draped effect. These window 2d door headings are easily kept clean, and may remain in place when th lower curtains or portieres are removed for the summer. : Why the ingenious idea has not eecurred to any one before, in view of the recurring difficulty of obtaining fabrics which go with wall papers, is a matter to be won- dered at, but its simplicity and appropriate- ness are sure to make it popular, now that it has been discovered and put in practi- cable shape. ———+ e<-____ Photographs in Decoration. From the New York Herald. Photographs can now be used. fer the decoration of rooms. Of course, it has long been the custom to display photo- graphs prominently in frames or on mantel shelves, but not until quite recently have they been considered possibilities in actual ce) OODOSSOSOOSSCOOS DOSoSSooSoS Se SoS SSS OSoONIeSS Miss Juliet Corson, Founder of the New York Cooking School says: ‘‘I have used Cleveland's baking powder with entire satisfaction in the preparation of breads, biscuits and cakes; I find it specially desirable for hot breakfast and luncheon breads; “3 4 3 PIPPI ORISSA AAI will greatly improve the 1 bility of plain pastry,” @leveland’s Baking Powder DOVNNNDS HODOres tness and digesti- Their Garments Now Are Fewer, Lighter | serious and More Comfortable. Knit Underwear the First siep in| Their Emancipation—What Mas Followed Since. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star NEW YORK, May In the charact+r of mother, gran aunt and big sister, the up-to-dat will be interested to know that drvss re fcrm for babies is an accomplished fact Nor is it of so open and ugly an at one can exclaim “dress reform’ of Gisgust, ard ridicule the innocent wearer | of sensible garments. Not only from the! entire ignorance of what is fashienab! what sensible, but also from - that their dress reform is not patent to the FOR RAINY DAYS. casual observer, are the infants of our Combination Su ular Macki New York Made of Rez- Cloth. rece protected from unkind commer their cational manner of dressing The fi iep in their emai the making of some sort of ments of co:ron, silk or wool ectton and wool, to t woven linen or weolen or siike ong in This was : and cne can now buy babies woven in one piec yet warm, kritted wool Or one can buy nd make the li retofore the fabrics p forward ° terials here was evolved a ng a baby, and whoie very ich was sure Yy carments to on the come w ti t now takes the place the @ n bent > Most sensible of m up; the mackiniosh oned over thi pulders, s« H A tinal ways yi ot, as happ: at the corners of al n be most conven icek sAlit ke be op i band is qui dges of the mackintosa dra 1 s in disgrace one h | tire bottom of 1 nd trhaming. Th uselessness and often harmful: TES, Paetapcigarinadt unything, and way of causing fretfuin ones: ligne ww drenched then wear Such is the fate of old friends when ¢ ome aride. No memory remains save that of {°"Te new suit is a great Improv their faults! | The t is cut on the prevail ashion Warm and Light. able cuts o frets, and falls in ¢ a al Over the shirt is put a knitted underskirt | f0'ds waen worn either with or withou as ek ja dress skirt. T fi body to t which is high-necked and long-sleeved and | but an araple cape is m aLout a yard long. Over this is put a flan- rs the wai y, and giv vel skirt which is either hieh cr low-necked, ranee to the wearer as one prefers, but which has straps over | jon from coldlist n the one-piece garment, 4 the shoulders even if low necked, so that | ™ redite ay it need not be pinned about the walst to | “Greed when u , ordinary water- keep it in place. In fact, it ts much looser | proof soods ti xtremely neat atout the waist than even the shirt waist | tnd pritty, of the finer of the athletic girl who puts sport ahead cf Scotch mixed fashion. > of a ma Over these warm, yet light garments, the | {ntosh whatever, but simply of a stylish ittle dress is slipped, and as it remains the | wool suit. The goods is heavy enough to shape as before,though not now worn | eed p ral stiff mak- mcre than a yard long instead of a yard | ine i: hang backing is of and a half, no one would suspect that the | sik or plaid a ordered beby was dressed very loosely and simply | The weicht of the t being instead of being pinned up in a pinning | in two js another tage, whil bianket and having at least two skirt bands | gart-ent m. separately pinned tightly about its little wa the unwields sh, this suit It will readily be seen that if one has to | ways made to and fittea deal with a fretful baby, all these three | client, so that i all from the garments can be put on together, as the} and from tie fionnel skirt can be slipped over the un- = derskirt, and the sleeves of the underskirt aT a, slipped in those of the outer dress before baby is put into them. Where it is neces- —— sery to keep the restless little feet warm, traits which may be set a drawing string is run in the hem of the said mad- underskirt and it is drawn up, so that a For tb aeiel wertek oP locse, warm bag is formed. SER TEER: mea nek Coen OE Dress reform hes attacked even the | housecleaning and giving a 3 baby’s night gowns, and many mothers|her rather disturbing society in the have these made of knitted goods entirely. | library. “When a thing is lost every maid They are also made with a drawing string | wilt take her oath she never saw it, didn’t to be pulled up to imprison the pink feet Se ey ea Ot Weis wutcnrat ot the niomeckan: know you had it, and though it may have been bought last week, that it has not been in the house during her dynast “Two vomen of that class cannot come together without dropping all other mun- dane affairs and e: nging experiences. Nothing but fire or an attack by the Span- jards can put a premature period to a con- ference over the se, wherein two mouths have but a ab, two heads Simpler Dressing. So much common sense in the dress line has affected even ordinary methods of dressing babies, to a certain extent. The old-fashioned skirts with wide bands are no longer used. Every skirt is now put on a yoke so that poor baby’s garments no lorger are kept up simply because they are “The ide housecleaners are colored pinned tightly over a chest which should so - : have room to expand. Dresses, too, as 1} men. N 1 a Shaoond ont ne mentioned before, are made half a yard | the promiser over to the perfect pair of shorter, which makes it a simpler matter | them who are now bringing « For when all is said and don industrious colored man is the servant in the world.” oe A Sign of Womantiness. From the Woman's Home Companion. “In conventional conditions repression 1s the rule, and it is left for the crude pers: to tell it all with her eyes, as they say a certain race of the south cannot help do- ing. There are many very beautiful eyes aa r | that seem to have the expression veiled, ta pet hese mars nar” | but let us be thankful that even among cul- rowest and sheerest bit of embroidery. But | -ivated people both north and south there the long, heavy christening robes weighted | afe still to be found those who ‘tell it all vi with their eyes’—all the truth and | Sor oe Oe Oe. ination, “a00-1 Sade tie otal, ane Coatengs Gureoyh tee changefui beauty to further searcn. The For Baby's Comfort. meaning of a w ae is at its best Many sensible mothers have adopted | one of power, aside from what is usually di iis fascination in the realm of Chine aitk for greeses. It-docs: away with | 5°02" Gr con Go. woners in cheering aod Starch altogether, which must be a boon | inspiring toiling, despondent ones upon for which thousands of suffering infants | w}om it ~ y soe Doagec ad ag ~~ 3 eloquent than words could. To 0 Se ae ne en he tt AE | Se con nied ates, we, EnsOak, 20 ahow ths Speech, and it is casy to wash and wears sou to speak through them, and thus tc very much better than mull, dimity or any | pediate joy amd hope and peace, 1s a great other dainty cotton fabric. Nor is its first cost proportionately great in contrast to the difference in durability. Although everything which the baby wears nowadays is simpler, there is no Mmit to the luxury which can be shown in the appointments of the baby basket, the bath and the toilet articles generally. There are even tiny washstands with ewers, pitchers, etc., complete, just the height of mother’s lap as she washes and dresses the occupant of the royal throne. for nervous uncles who are not bened!=ts to | Chas. heid the tiny morsel, which they generally find as dangerous as a pound of dynamite. Nor does Dame Fashion herself, with all her frivolity, still approve of the elaborate- ly trimmed dresses which once were pre- pared when the stork was expected to visit a household. The materials for the first long slips nowadays must be cobweb- like in fineness of texture, and the nearer they approach a cobweb in bareness of lace or embroidery the more suitable are they considered. A Correction, Soneee een ace so as to envelop who now takes the air : é i