Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1898, Page 19

THE EVENING STAR SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1898-24 PAGES. ‘Cvorright, ime, by 6 MBalewin, FASHION’S CHA —— New Designs Which Are Sure to Meet With Approval. eed FREEDOM 10 THE INDIVIDUAL TASTE NGES Boiero Jackets Still Appear in Many Varied Forms. OVERSKIRT THECOMING fal Correspoadence of The DUBLI is fair, not only in love and also in fashion. But a short time we worshiped at shrine of the yards and yards of minous skirt ich we had dignity of aeious arm cover with th idol and We straightway make into an henceforth we spire to it, viz., tall slen- derness, narrow hips and shoulders and a swanhke a nd a backward curve of the must make old Delsarte grave. al, we have to be grateful to nion fur the liberties she allows to in- dividual imagination, which al lows a wide scope to the faiseur. Provided the skirt bas but t roper cut —the smecoth, faultiess tightness over the . Brucetul sweep below the © ewegant ian comfortable 3 hi wet S part ow yt oF rs and back; i invariably sht sum- which the loose this comfortable hides defects and ent th the ught prin- cesse its best requires a perf. advaatage that the becoming appears in mar ty as an indi Is THE BEST THE CHEAPEST? Nei Always the Case From a Woman's Point of View m the New York Conum Fre I me,” to write neither di- will teem and wisdom and common sense, © of my readers facts they were never noticed se essays will be on the ¥ y of Buying Geod Things." Bitter a public brow- a each other to I cannot divulg unfair ealled favor hat would be nu and pinch and hing far bet- © was that price, and - hat or gown to deny myself the for six months at a in a while a dressmaker ruined e frock for which I had waited and ed for months, but I had to weep and t. The m was usually too ex- nsive for me to dream of repiacing, and, ~ ess. These incidents to sour my it is hard to equanimi destruction of nd On y is cold comfort. e days when a satin point. pur: was a victim of good clothes w trimmed with exquisite rose WALKING COSTUME, HEM The Queea of Baglaxd, H.R. The Princeas of Waleg, | pendent garment. Outing and tailor cos- tumes have a very short cutaway jacket, which in some models reaches but below the waistline, and shows the vest of bright cclored silk embeilished with pleated ruf- fles, a lace jabot and finished with a very high standing collar. useful when much desired »iyrs will suddenly spring up to cool per- ring humanity during the summe= nonths have taken most elaborate forms. The serpentine prevails even in this feid, and tan or gray cioth stitched or strapped is the favored material. The pointed form is inev! and capes are worn quite long. Of Dove Gray Cloth. Our beautiful model of dove gray cloth has a yoke elaborately embroidered with white silk and incrustations of heavy gulpuro lace. A deep serpentine flounce falls into points in front and back. Another model for an elderly lady is of black moire lined with nasturtium colored satin. The reund circular yoke is very long, extending to below the waist sine. The unce is eighteen inches wid along beth sides of the closing of the cape in front, forming a rip- ; ich discloses the rich lining. The 2 collar as well as the ruffle is edged small full ruching of black mousse- soie. The seam which attaches the iounce to the cape yoke is also hidden un- der a ruche of black mousseline de soie. A | 4 bonnet of shirred black mousseline | and trimmed with fuil black velvet. bows and a spray of shaded nasturtiums is worn 5 elegant cap » skirt of our model ef tan cloth may serve as a proto- f the coming overskirt. rt of tan cloth is lined with 1 and is covered with an a jour Promenade ( which shows the glint of the The tunie-shaped overskirt is a fine embroidery of tan n two long points in front and ‘adually shorter at the sides and Bodice and Ste ve: The bodice has the tan cloth stretched | tight and seamless across the back over | the lining of blue taffeta, while the front | is folded into the girdie of bi corded silk. same embroidery which trims the tunie s the yoke and the guimpe of blue ine de soie shirred over blue taf- » tight sleeves of blue-corded silk are surmounted by 2 puff and three smail ru fies, and the pointed wrists are finished with a shirring of blue mou line, second our model is a gray cash- The & mere. ‘op skirt, with its deep point- flounce edged on both si eline de t of a da both hips, showing The blouse Lodice, though tight at back, shows considerable fullness in it. Where it opens over a vest of rosi ie sole smocked. Deep velvet_ embroidered nd sequins d a jabet of lace further adorh the bodice, which i shed on both sides like the skirt. high collar and pointed belt are of dark gray velvet. L2G Dias (ALFRED Mannrve, Dublin) for years. It was a dimity. which I had made up in the daintiest way, with rufiles of inexpensive lace, and I had more real pleasure in that particular frock than if it had cest $ a yard. “Another disadvantage of buying supez- fine goods is that one is never suited with j the way it is made up. The ordinary moz- tal is satisfied with a pretty, becoming | scwn, but the woman who spends a la sum on her dress goods says when her I frock ecmes home from the dressmaka | i | } s pretty, but not as pretty as it ought to he, considering the quality of that cloth.’ ‘The slave to expensive goods expects too much. Her dressmaking are a series of catastrophes. can suit her because no one is willing or able to ‘live up’ to the gocds she beggars herself in buying. C its forever, but who in this day of changing styles wants .|gocds to last forever? A pretty, fresh in a while is better for spirits and pocketbook than an oppressively good, awe-inspiring frock that one feels obli, honor and cherish and wear, world hout end!” a ———__+e+—_ A Cheap Sitver Polish. From the ¢ Unless one is fortunate to have trained servants the polishing of the silverware, if kept properly bright, must be superintend- ed, if not actually done, by the mistress. ‘The dining room silver is nowadays but a small part of that in use by the average houschold, for my lady's dressing table, and, for that matter, also that of her liege lord, is bravely decked out with this ware. Cleaning with powder is very laborious, but a good liquid polish almost makes play of this important work. A big bottle of the following should be always kept on hand: A pound of whiting is the first requisite, and 5 cents will buy this if the slight ex- tra trouble is taken of buying it at a paint- fcago Record. unnecessarily fine for a young wo- | er's supply establishment: that sold. for who never had more than two evening | four times this amount at the grocer’s is no gowns at a time, but I thought it was a | better, and it will be a satisfaction to some good investment. I wore it season afte | of our readers to learn that a well-known Season, ripped it up, had it cleaned and | jeweler declares that ordinary whiting 1s made over a dozen times, but it simply | preferred by him and others of his line of Refused to wear out. Organdy tulle ) business to any other material for clean- frocks came in fashion, but still I wore my | ing their goods. Fich satin. I coveted a foulard dinner | Sift the whiting into a big bowl: add four Gown, but when I thought of the satin and the price it had cost I felt I could not af- ford to throw it aside. Finally I got so to Fate it that I refused invitations to go out in the evening rather than wear it, and one y. in desperation, I had the hated thing @yed black and made into petticoats. When I tcok tt to the cleaner’s the woman re- marked that it was ‘an unusually fine piece I had a wild desire to slay her From the dyer’s I sallied forth and bought the first cheap dress I had had Ga: of satin.” on the spot. ounces (eight tablespoonfuls) of spirits of turpentine, two ounces of spirits of wine, one of spirits of camphor and half an ounce of spirits of hartshorn; mix thoroughly, and when creamy pour into big-mouthed bottle; shake before using, pour a little into a saucer, apply liberally with a soft. cloth, and after allowing the articles to stand until dry polish with a dry cloth and finish with a chamois skin. This liquid is of itself efficacious in cleaning, and thus violent rubbing is not required. HOUSEHOLD HINTS ed | Whenever reasonable doubts exist as to the age of a fowl! the fricssse> is always to be recommended as a safe-and delicate way of preparing. If the fowl proves to be young three-quarters of an hour will suffle> [to render it tender; but if an old one it may take two hours or longer. The snowy dishes of fricassee seen on French tables ar pro- duced by blanching the fowl by soaking in cold water an hour or two before cooking. In this case the flavor is sacrificed to some extent to the looks. If boiling water is poured over the fowl at the beginning the flesh will always be dark, A happy com- promise between the two extremes will be found in izamersing the fowls In cold water, bringing the water quickiy to the boiling point, then pushing the kettle to the back of the ravge, where the water will bubble siowly all the time, but never hard in the center of the pot. When tender the chick- en may be removed, and the gravy thick- ened with a large tabiespoorfui of butter, aad two of flour, which have been mixed and cooked together in a small saucepan. is sh: not have been allowed to brown. the mixture weil, and return the chicken to the poc to siinmer slowly for ten minutes longer. Dish the chicken, draw the pot to the back of the range and sur into 1 the beatea yolks of iwo eggs a quarter cup of miik, to-which beea added a little of the hot broth to prevent curdiing. Beat well and strain over the chicken. This frieassee is par- arly served either with a rice * cne of mashed potatoes. A little i parsley addel to the gravy five minutes before dishing is esteemed an im- provement by many. Maple mousse is one of the season’s novel- ues in frozen desserts that is winning gold- en opinions from those who have tried it. Put in a saucepan a full cup of maple sirup, and as soon as it gets heated, but hot boiling, zdd the beaten yolks of’ four eggs. Sur constantly until the sirup is thickened, then remove at once from the fire and stand the dish in a pan of chipped ice or ice water. Beat vigorously with a Dover egg beater until light and cold, and add to it, stirring gently, a pint of whip- ped cfeam. Turn into a freezer packed with ice and salt, using more salt than for ice cream; cover with a piece of old car- pet and st in a cool place for four or five hours, when it is ready to serve. It mus not be stirred or the soft mossy—‘mousse” —appearante will be destroyed. A mous is served in cups—daincy Sevres or Dresden cups if you nave them, otherwise pretty little glasses. These are’set on plates with a little fancy paper doily, which may be bought at any confectioners, between the Plate and the cup. Not only is mousse served as a dessert for cinner, but it 1s ap- propriate for noon, breakfast, luncheon or a high tea. & Comforts and conveniences for the bi- cycle multiply with the months, until now the cyclist can go forth armed cap-a-pie for every contingency. A basket resem- bling the fishing basket, which may be fas- tened to the hardlebar, and will contain Several additions to the wardrobe, is al- ready much in evidence. The picnic bas- hets, with all corveniences for the al treseo meal, grow in favor: while the cycle “housewives,” with the various imple- ments for taking the “stitch in time,” or plastering up wounds, pr hemseives an adcendum to the outfit that, once tried, will always be carried. A clever idea orig- inated by a woman, who takes much pride? in the appearance of her wheel, is handle- ar covers of felt or chamois, which are easily put on and offi, and save the bright parts from being seraiched. An exceptionally pretty salad, looki almost too dainty to eat, was this fur- nished lately by a cooking school gra uate for her test dinner. It was down the menu as a “bi nest salad,” the deprecatory remark offered by in and one of the invited guests that “it seemed almost like robbing a bird's rest’ was mos ral. The white heart leaves of were used to simulate the nests, = as nac- lettuce veral of them being curled about to make the lit- tle hollow. In each of these were placed five little | speckie made of cream se rolled into shape, then sprinkled fine chopped parsle The French was “io animate the in Sidney Smith's trenchant words, was cunnrin: awa, under the leaves of the The latest and artistic addition to porch or furnishings is a large wicker chair in forest green, modeled along » lines of the old Sedan chairs without poles. Within its eapacious hooded de . a woman may stow herself with books or fancy work as secluded though in a tent. Lit- de give opportun- on if desired. These chairs so light that they may fted from portion mienc the growing use of high-test oil, the “explosions” formerly of almost daily occurrence are more mf juent. if an accident of this kind happens water should n pr be used Xtinguish the flames, as it only serves to spread the fire. If sond or earth is at hand, either one will smotner the ft quickiy, but, failing these, a heavy rug or shawl, a bed j blanket or even a thick cotton garment pressed close over the blaze will smother the flame. For the capricious appetite, tired of cag and toast for breakf: in the ordinary way, comes this recipe tf North Carolina housewife: After toasting the bread an even, delicate brown, dip in melted butter. Boil hard as many eggs as are desired; chop the whites and add to a rich cream sauce; place the toast in a warm dish, pour over it the sauce and run the yolks of the eggs througit a po- tato masher over the wnole. In examining a house for renting, look carefully to make sure there is no damp- ness. Examine the woodwork, see if there are signs of rust on the metal, and insist on openisg the doors of closets and cubby- holes to see if there are signs of mildew. Don't take the word of the people who have lived there before; they may have become acciimaied. Sweaters for the wee babies are among the sensible garments that should accom- pany them whenever they take their rides abroad. In case of sudden lowering of temperature, the sweaters can be, readily slipped on over baby’s clothes. They comé im delicate colors—white, blue or pink—and with a little care may be laundered when necessary. In putiing out a lamp or oil stove, turn the wick down until it shows only a blue flame. This will flicker a short time and then go out, avoiding the unpleasant odor which accompanies the blowing out of «4 lamp. ss Brushes for the Table. From the London Mell. The army of brushes for household use is constantly being added to by inventors with a quick eye for the exigencies of the moment. Besides the various kinds and sizes of crumb brushes, recognized readily by their curving outlines, there is now a newcomer known as the five o'clock tea brush, and designed for use in brushing the crumby from highly polished tables over which no cloth is laid. The bristles of this new ad- dition are so soft as not to injure the hand- somest table ever made. The handle is ornate enough to make the brush an ap- propriate adjunct of luxurious surround- ings. This brush is not a prosaic, half moon like its older and tougher associates. It is higher than it is wide and aliogether unique among crumb brushes. There is a ring on the handle through which a ribbon: may be slipped for further decoration, and the useful implement kept near at hand may be deftly wielded, in between times, by the fair tea pourer at an afternoon function. Dusting brushes. increase In. number, as do dusters made of feathers and of strong hemp. The latest addition to this. family is a revolving brush of stout, stiff bristles, made for wiping out the corners and inter- stices of carved furniture. It is an auto- matic contrivance. Once fix it in place against the stubbern dust hole in the oax, and by rotating the round hendle more or less rapidly the work is done and the cor- ner wiped out well and effectually. —o+—__—____ “I'm very careful not to let my little Ann Augusta know anything about the present conflict.” “Are you afraid of its effect upon her nerves?” “No; but the time mey come when she will find it to her advantage not to remem- ber the war."—Clevelaad Plain Dealer. ' TUL SPIRIT OF THE TIMES Is Reflected in the Designs for Stylish Summer Gowns, -_ — PATRIOTIC FAIR GIRL GRADUATES Small Children Are Decked Out in the National Colors. KHAKI IS VERY POPULAR (Copyright, 1808, by the Tnternational Literary and News! Servier.) Special Correspondence f The! Lyening Star. NEWYORK, June 3, 1598. SOLDIER OF “three years or there- abonts, who does a “large share of his drifting under my window, has appex “ed “within the las > few days in regi mentais of khaki, of = the*ortholox brown- » ish’ian color adopted ‘for’ the army in Cubk. With more trieelor decorations “on his manly bosom than ever soldier wore gallant conduct medals, he struts up and down covered | a while helmet, under which half of his yellow curls are caught up, shouting his oréers to u color sergeant and two drum- me The same lfficulty in procuring uni- forms that has delayed the movements of troops seems to have affected this squad, for no two of them sim arly accoutere ‘Phe color sergeant is got up as an Indi secut or rough rider, with fringed dee shirt worked in colors, sombrero and pistol belt. One of the drummers wears a white drill sailor suit with long trousers, turn-over collar of dark blue, loose red tie and a cap whic members the Maine.” The other drummer is a girl, whose requi- sition for khaki has been honored with a short skirt held up by shoulder straps over a blouse of hiue linen. Her red, white and blue tie and sailor hat, with its band of tricolor ribbon, prociaim her ready to start for the front as soon as the regiments of her years are called. | make the red lesa glaring as well as to give a certain tiptoe sprighiliness. | Chiidren’s Dresses. and vivid color splashes rule in chiidren’s dresses as in that of their elders. The strong preference for plain musiins over figured and the liking for rows of lace inserticn and lace gimps, together with the abiding necessity for sashes, render it almost inevitable that tiny Picturesqueness | they were the thr ished with a soft puil Sa turn friit of si a child carried a basket tied with ng tricolor ribbons and filled with early summer daisies. eostumes might have been improved, nk, by the addition to flop hats in white straw wound with blue | chiffon. Tine satin strings should tie un- der the chin. Summer Silks. Summer silks are in solid broken plaids have had t mites who ar® taken past my day two on their w: grandmothe! red and white t ‘heck jow every or visit their to wear, blue and white the one, » other. The checks are wn guimpe and s white straw highwaymen hats are among the newest and must pict for youngsters, needing no trimming but an ather. Bonrets for the tinies show A whole street feels safe under the pro- | Che doutchianoGraants naps tection of this detachment, which has an vor very evenly. Most of the armory unde ple tree,* where guns, | sik bonnets turn weil off the face. flags and a weather-beaten’ transparen ELLEN OSBORN. whose colors run into one another, but —-_— which originally said “On to Cuba” and seme other things more forcible than ele- a en eee gant, are o ly stored. Discipline is | From the Chicage Times-Herald. far from perfect. The volunteers disband | Many, indeed most, of the combs and hair- and reorganize notice. just the a bicycle squad on short But the martial spirit is rampant, me. In Patriotic Attire. School festival suits, gala dr2sses for the last day of school, duation dresses and summer outfits of ali sorts for children re- flect the spirit of the times even more viv- fidly' than does the attire of older people. In a privat> school in Brooklyn a chorus of girls has been organized to lead the singing of patriotic airs during the weekly elocu- tionary exercises throughout the month of June. The members, who are girls of a dozen to fourt=en years, appear on Fridays in blue serge frocks, whose short skirts ari brighte 1ed by rows of red piping about hips or hem. ‘The blouse waists are finished with turi-over collars bound with red, and dis- playing white guin.pes. Broad ties of tri- color ribbon ar> worn. The costumes are at once picturesque and serviceable; they ara not teo conspicuous for general wear, and are being copied by many of their class- | mates. ‘The graduation dresses of a group of old2r girls from the same school have been plan- ned with reference to the same principle of evolving costumes which Have a sp2cial ap- Propriateness and yeb.ean be worn on all sorts of occasions. she! material agreed upon in class mectigg was white veiling, with white canvas «as aiternati The mothers interested imposed certain restric- tions, and between the efthusiasm of the graduates and the seongervatism of the Srown-ups there has been! worked gut a de- sign with bayadere: «stripes of insertion around the skirt; this fy té/be mounted over red or blue silk at pleasure. The blouse bodices are managed“fn the same manner, and th3 accessory rifhon’ trimmings, sash, etc., can be of the c@fer mbt represented in the underskirt, or of the?thres coiors, as preferred. The girl who {ld me about the dress2s reported also'that “the class had pe- titioned to have théir gfaduation certifi: cates tied up with the sc! colors: at one: end and the tricolor &t thé other. For Fain, Graduates. Another set of gymdudtion dresses of which T have heard is to b> of blue-figured muslin on a white greund, made up over red lawn; tricolor decorations go without’ saying. The number of such combinations: werked out this summer will be limited by novhing except the ingenuity of mothers end dressmakers. Ong of the prettiest end airiest arrangements I have seen was: worn a. week or two ago by @ young girl at her mother’s silver wedding. White accor- dicn-plaited. muslin was draped over red sil to: form the skirt. The low-cut bodice: Was: accordion-plaited aleo and filled in at the neck with white glace lightly figured pins worn by women cf the present day are of celluloid. Indeed, so excellent an imita- tion is it of shell that in the finer grades the only infallible test is that of tire, a test injurious to sheil and destructive to ecllu- loid. The London Lancet, that staid and sobsr journal which has never been accused of sensationalism, warns its readers of the dangers of a new comb which has receatiy been patented in London and New York. It is double, being two combs w joined Ly a hinge, and which, whe hold the hair tightly in position. a cian, writing to the Laneet, repor:s which the com ir, eame in contact with the hot curling iron with which the hair was being wav and caught Sire, »miiting dense fumes, prc~ ducing severe burns and practically de- stroying the hair. The explosive and eembustive propert'es of celluivid are undoubted, and it wouil be well that women should bear them in mind. Th heat of a curling iroa at ihe point requisite to curl the hair is quite sufficient to ignite celluloid, and the Lancet iis that the material burns much mor readily ir hair than when out of #S Was Lrove | by experiments with a wig. ‘Severe concussion is also sufficient to pro- duce combustion, and an instance is given where a blow on the head by violen: cu: tact with an open door ignited an ornd mental comb, which, however. was easily detached, so that the results wer2 aot very serious. Some years since a bride, who was cn her wedding tour, arriving at a hotel, on opening her trunk, found her troussean | practically destroyed by fire, the only pos- sible source of which must have been the }explosion of a set of celluloid brushes and combs. It was conjectured that the ex- plosion was caused by the rough. handling which the trunk received from the baggage- men en route. Under ordinary circumstances celluloid may be used with safety, but care should be taken to keep it, like other inflammabi2 substances, at a safe distance from fir: and also from concussion. while ladies who make use of curling irons must be careful not to bring them into contact with cellu- loid hairpins or combs. ——_+o+____ What ts a Cupfalt Prom the Woman's. Home Companion. & eupful haw generally meant a different quantity to each person. Some use a tea- cup, others a coffee cup, others a me- dium-sized one, so that no rule was quite the same, or rather the results were quite different when the same rule was used, just from this very variation in measurement. It has been settled, how- ever, that in cooking a cupful shall be just half a pint.. There are now on. the market measuring cups of this denomination, the cups are divided into halves, fourths and thirds, se that accurate quantities may be obtained. A set of these are now considered a necessary part ef a kitchen furnishing. ease sse j tots should be miniature Cclumbias, One | ore) BBbovERish 18201De napa of ihe newest ideas is a skirt of fine » one bather will be so careless French batiste, either pale blue, pink or of the colors as to make a bat! scarlet. This iscovered with transparent ; gown of them, yet if she wishes a red tle white pongee frocks flutter with tri- | CP©Wn it all with a cap or handkerchief of color bows. Many pretty and simple over-| blue, she will not find herself alene in her alls for country wear are made of checked | choice of shades. Cerise flannel is ginghams and Hollands, and these, when | ciaiiy popucar, but iimmeheith bikes put on fresh and clean, are apt to fiy thelr | prata as often, as with whine uibbona “ales. (One favorite modelo mille | 775" oe cage chocas wine te the =: nd | Gry Pine Toten: Is-cot wit vole-and Th tae fol aad Mek fat ec | short skirt and trimmed with broad red | 9BbiY [ath red and black braid for trim- braid, headed by a narrow, twisted white ata hal acs eo he * lohsir is a n 1 much fai braid, Te may Have a belt of the anme at | iito for it aries me none on Coote we the waist or not. the water, and in black ver fa Khaki is the Thing. But it is considered dangerous for the Khaki is about the sturdiest, most wear- | Porthern resorts, as one is apt to catch oes, cold if < wrap is net thrown over it t resisting fabric among the season's novel-| fnstant one Lewes water. as it has no | ties. As khaki plain and simple or asj warmth of its own. It comes in black Khaki serge i is utilized both for boys and] Water green and bite. as well as in the | girls, Though it is far enough from hav-| Sayest plaids, Se | ing nautical associations, it is handy stu |, Jjau! balling drestes promise to be very i for the making of sailor dresses. These | jdea through the entire cestkine that te blue iinen, hemstitched collars or | stockings and cap of plaid may be worn as of white piq More elaborate | well as the dress. T come in ie re of white serge with collars | serge as weil in met pepiin, ard | 2 of Roman striped Khaki! nothing will b: more » young | he best summer for | women with slender women | s. Coat and s| : for | are warned to ury them with care, as they | gris nd over are ma it, The | depend to a great exicni upon the comii- reefer coats are trimmed with red braid. i of the skin, and will inva 1 Bicycle skirts for girls are jain, becoming to pink-cheeked blondes or | but rows of braid may inned brunettes than to the major- ment. tty of intermediate com, xions. | At one of the 5 zes the newest of all is said to Le jon ‘sma twins of oof by the manu turers. It does yer re dainty little « water logged as an. ordinary pale : a s said to cry aimost as quick- of w withcut the objection atta: with ineh-wide strips o! em the latter. it comes in various » tion. From this yoke the cas but does net yet appear in close gat $s; the sleeves ds above d scribed. sik gathered from wrist to -houlder HM bathi S are trimmed with | when fastened in the | | Knickerbocie Mrs. Sarah T. Rorer, Principal Philad elphia Cooking School and Cookery Editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal, writes: “1 am convinced Cleve- land’s is the purest bak: ing powder made, and 1 have adopted it exclusively in my cook- ing schools and for daily household use. ‘Pleveland’s FOR UP-TO-DATE WOMEN Bathing Dresses in Plaids and Red, White and Blue. Flannels, Serges, Mohnirs and Stiks ! Are All Used— e Latest in Bon- nets and Stays. Special Correspondence of The Ei NEW YORE Now that the first scare and we feel that our cherished ecean front is safe in spite of war's alarms, prepara ticrs for a summer by the sea so merrily ferward, and whether we buy our ma- terials, or whether they are manufactured at home, we must have the latest fads and fes embodied in our bathing dresses The cheerful red, white and blue cffect Which has crept into so m Warerobes, ning Star. , June 2, 1898. has subsided, profusion, sometimes a tw > black may be both, trimesed wilh white sex with either red or blue, he latter is preferred. The design not be too elaborate, al- S many skirts and t ply have two or three uid about them Low Necks and Short Skirt Almost without exception bathing dres are iow necked and short sleeved this sum- mer. it has been found sy difficult to make a long but ung: a high n coming. square Ises rows of which aceful, while it is difficult to fini: ik in ft Generally the h it will be be- biouses are cut ided vest the neck, with a br: ending in a V at the waist line. in Skirts ar th rather short, not much below knees, as that has been found by ex- nice to be the most graceful length, tor swimmiug they should be a little shorter. One many “ready-made” suits with waist and bloomers, or knickerbockers, in one, and a skirt butioning on the belt. But this is no longer the best way, indeea it s never the best, it only happened to be © conception of a bathing suit which pre- d. Now we have evolved from that. t place, although the coat and skirt may be of almost any washable and heavy material one wishes, the knicker- bockers are usually made of mohair. This is lightest and best. Then, too, more and more women are. beginning to’ appreciate the bathing Ughts, wich wke the place of and can be bad short n to only reach the stockings at the . or con be had with the tights and in one. This latter arrangement y with the trouble there has al- en about Keeping the bathing steck- kne stocking place, And il ever 1t was necessary have tr held up stockings it was with a bat uress. Many w+ con: tights with feet S out the f unat the as one Ww But oue shoula ai ayas Shoes with andl cork rope. bad ia every conceivabie color and strip and in sulk, Wool or cotton. Silk are prel- vf the vlier materiais, and | ut poverty can excuse Ule cotton. Water Stays and Bonnets. Bathing ets, if indulged in, sheuld Le those especiaily sold for the purpos which are clastic and net binding, as one tukes a great deal’ of exercise, even in bathing in stil water, and an old and ught corset is Gangerous unless one simply gts down to the water to be gazed at, as Tumor whispers is Gene at Cerun summer resorts. Lf knickerbockers and bathing corsets are Wout U.cy Cun be attached to each other, and there are various methods of keeping an unruly stocking taut when cone has aw pur cf these cors<is. ‘Taffeta sik bath.ng suits are the very jutest novelty, and are said to be very satisfactory, but they will, of course, bave the sume objection as mohair—they will be cold. Satin has ulways been somewhat worn, and maiy biack satin suits will be Secn this summer. Satin is urm, sheds the water and keeps its color. From Paris come watcr bonnets of oil slik, which are quite pretty. ach year there is an improvement made in vil’ sili bathing caps, until now they are things of beauty and becoming to most women. In spite of a belief prevalent among many people that salt water is good for the hair most women have found to their discom- fort and sorrow that the bair must be kept dry unless they wish to spend haif the day in seclusion while it is being brought inte subjugation again. There- fore, anything that promises dry hair and some amount of comeliness at the same time is sure to be tried. « plat sive. © expe et so Very ays Wear the these ughts, or ‘fignts can’ be te rr ! Vis misgu ' Baking Powder, 1B T1S\S1OVT NSOVODIVO ODE TDODONCT ONODDOV0VOS Things the E and Cannot De, From the Home Journal, Con jerable are the powers of Queen Victoria, they are not unitmited. There are some very curious restrictions on th reyal prerogative. The queen cannot, for instance, communicate with her subjects a3 can the most menial of her servants; nor can she receive presents from her People save through officers of state or froends personally known to her majesty. The queen could sell or give away the tcyal navy, or declare war with Russ but she could not spend a single farthing of public money without the consent of periiament. The queen has a0 power over tuxation, and could not create any new oflice with fees attached to it. Neither could she annex new fees to old offices. She could not increase the wages of one of her footmen, unless she did it out of Ler private funds, or without exceeding the allowance made to her by parliament. A curious curtailment of the royal pre- rogative is effected by an act of parllia~ ment passed in the reign of George JIL This act deals with Sabbath breaking, and in it {tis distinctly stated that the monarch not pardon offenders who hive been onvieted of a certain form of Sabbath breaking. Yet her majesty could parton 8 per cent of all the prisoners in the land. Though no act of parliament is complete vntil it has been signed by the queen, her majesty 18 subject to the laws that she signs, and cannot issue a proclamation ecrtrary to law. If, for instance, it wer the law of England that no train should travel at a rate exceeding fifty miles an car, the queen could not issue a procla- mation exempting a certain train from the operation of the law. Nor can her majesty issue a proclamation which would injure he community, such as, for example, a vclamation exempting a whole town or ighborhood from serving on a jury. Though the queen could recall any sub- ject from abroad, she cannot compel a subject to leave Great Britain. This disa- bility dees not cease to operate even in time of war, and, though at such a time the queen Could ‘call upon every able man to lake Up arms, she could not force a single civilian to leave the country, even to carry on a necessary war. Her majesty could not set up courts such as the star chamber, the chitd of Henry 1 gentus, ner could she in- veSt a spiritual court with temporal power. Though her decision ts absolute ajter a prisoner has been sentenced, she could not erfere with the course of justice before sentence has t passed, nor could exert any influenc “tr the judges. her could she interfere im a case of private as opposed to public wrong. The queen is the only person who cannot arrest a suspected felon. } ction can be n against her for breaking the law, herefore she is precluded from making =, supposing the suspected pris- innocent, no action for faise im- prisonment could be taken against her ma- jesty. The law, indeed, assumes that the queen can do no wrong, which seems abou as absurd as the legal assumption that th ween cannot be unde and « die. ‘The queen cannot‘exc a member from parliament after he has been duly elected, n she delegate the duty of si ws to any one. Her power of disposini erritory in time of peace has been disputed. In time of war her majesty could haad over London to France to bring the war to an end, but it seems clear that in time of peace her majesty cannot subj ny part of the empire to the sway of a foreign power. an a orer we ++ CARING FOR THE PIANO. A Few Hints on How to Keep the In- strament in Good Order. From the Woman's Home Companion. is well to sometimes rub the wires uy with chamois or a flannel cieth, and to pass a soft muslin over the sounding- board by means of a slender point which will shp between the wires and engage the cloth, which may then be carefully moved over the surface, taking off the dust. A steel crochet-hook or a stout knitting- needle will answer the purpo: It is advisable to keep a little camphor gum inside the case, for if the moth miller has been attracted by the felt used in vart- ous parts, it will serve as a means of pro- tection against the moth, The tempera- ture of the room should be moderate, and as even as may be. Extreme heat that is drying should always be avoided, as when a piano stands, as is often the case, too hear a stove, a register or a grate fire. An instrument should be opened for a short time each day; if it is not much used this especially desirable. Often there appears a sort of bloom upon the case, or the wood looks dingy, and seems to be in need of cleaning. It is, how- ever, very uncertain work to attempt to improve the fine finish of a piano with polish, so much of which is advertised as making a piano look like new. 4, the method recommended and used by a professional tuner is one that may be safe- iy tested, with the certainty that it will not be the means of gathering additional dust, as oils and pol:shes are apt to do. Take the finest toilet soap and lukewarm ter, and wash a little of the piano at a time, as you would wash a baby’s dirty sing a soft cloth, such as Canton nnel, working upon a space not larger n your hand. Wipe it off with clear ter, and rub well with clean Canton flannel until it is perfectly dry and well polished. The fine soapsuds does not affect the original finish in the least, but simply removes. that h obscures’ it, and, if rubbed absolutely dry, with a brisit motion, the result is that the piano is cleaned and brightened.