Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1898, Page 19

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1898-24 PAGES, HOUSEHOLDHINTS While the grind of the ice cream freezer 1s heard through the length and breadth of the land, new rules fer the concoction of various frozen sweets are always in order. FOR UP-TO-DATE WOMEN HE official tests by the Agricul- tural Department of the United HION . ° lETTeR Timely Hints for Summer Wear in Mourn- ing. x opyright, 1898, hy the International Literery and News Service. Wpecial Cor-espondence of The Evening Star. SARATOGA, N. Y., August 12, 1898 “Two Sarxtoxas,” said a man at the Grand Central staticn, proffering express | Checks, in -etura for which he wished rail- ‘way checks to Jaratega. The checks were Plainly marked “‘bicycles;* but the bag- gageman sought in this direction and that jad renorted the consignment “not arriv- ed," because the motntainous trunks the lavord “Saratogu” had suggested to him Were not discoverable. No resort is so American; Saratoga greets You with beefstcak, potato chips and ice ‘eam, to the strains of the “Star Span S 4 PAS Wo) Cg eee to dishevel or mist from the hills to be- | draggle; but spick and span, hatless, under a billowy sunshade, all in a foam of white, through shaded streets strolls the summer woman, coatent with herself and her ap- peatance. She may “bike” if she likes, but no one expects it; she may golf, but that is not necessary; she may drive if she chooses, and she ‘usually does choose; but when she has arrayed herself in her finest and made herself beautiful she has per- formed the whole duty of the Saratoga woman. A Muslin Paradise. Saratoga is the paradise of muslins. Be- fore breakfast at the springs, on the lake drive in the afternoon, in the ball room fn the evening, the muslin dress is supreme. The morning muslin is crisp and fresh; it | gled B: Its streets are bordered | is all white, s: {with enormous wooden hotels, whose ve- | bunch of eecesneee ous great purple as- ae ili racking vonatrs ters pinned at belt or shoulder. It is worn Tilt, creak, go the rockers all e night, to the del matron, who ado: here she can ki ashore Soe 7; ‘of the ptoga b= in curl. cae miy tt but she who ts | fe frizzes and tera ever loses affec- 5 nm for Saratoga. Here is no ocean wind i DAINTY NECKWEAR. What Hest Becomes the Various hinds of Femininity. gown may often be re- possible by a dainty ar- . searf or tie at the neck. >, to women whose complexions first youthful freshness, and gray, a gray dress is ing, giving the wearer ry moss clinging to a tree. 2 and dim- ich accentuates in a middle- ing of the years. ut the useful gray abandoned, if only it or relieved at the neck ack or soft white or by a contrasting color will destroy the un- of tint. so beautiful in itself, and ffect on a woman's tol- utilized in liberal s and for all pretty wor hom Abundant bon will rob any gown monize i with any tly It may be. is treasure for >» be handed from aughter, a thing to cared for judiciously will. But no one t perhaps on a gorgeous brocade or velvet, to wear site and elegant imitation e laces, which are as in- These laces purpose, and are likes to have a ng use gow ty. yS smart and jaunty, shirt waists and cloih y with them a certain ness, inseparable from their laundering. A girl y wear linen at her neck, vow their mi Beside: > haraorrse emer th following, ns should at least be con- ge a scart short and w h a Jarge mp friend d set low on her shoulder must Se herself up tll she seems to have ck to speak of. For her the narrow- nd or cord is sufficient to mark the e the dress ends. Uiewoman never tolerates soiled or A gen filmsy cr careless neckwear. suit | without a hat or with a broad Leghorn Wreathed with flowers. It (often) has elbow sleeves. The afternoon muslin is embroidered or flower printed. It is flounced to the waist, or it has three or four skirts, or it fs cu- | riously embossed with Chantilly patterns in black, or it is a miracle of insertions and inlettings. It is worn with a riotous hat— | all feathers and chiffon above, all flowers | below—and with a parasol that matches it in color and has a white handle tied up with many ribbons. ‘The evening muslin is white again, but worn over a colored silk lining; turquoise or harebell blue or rose pink, or a certain pale, clear green, or mulberry color. It is lace trimmed or worn with fichus of rare old laces till, sometimes, it represents a fortune. The evening muslin is almost or quite sleeveless. A strap of velvet ribbon is carried across the shoulder, or, at most, @ narrow flounce of lace, much as in some of the pictures of the belles of the early sixties. Quain® old lace shawls that have Jain in attic chests for a generation are brought: out to wear as evening wraps or for piazza strolls between dances with these gowns. Gorgeous Eastern Gown. At an entertainment recently given at one of the large hotels one of the most striking toilets was @ wonderful muslin brought from India by a New York wo- man. The ground tint was a faint cream color and the fabric was embroidered in leaflike arabasques in the dull, yet bright, eastern pinks, yellows and greens. The make of the costume was of the simplest, for it was inadmissible to destroy the ef- fect of the fairylike, silken tracery. The gossamer-fine muslin, left to fall or float in long folds, gave out faint, scintillant sparks from jewels set in the embroidery. The blouse-like bodice was lowcut and fin- ished by a rose-pink scarf of eastern tis- sue, drawn about the shoulders and fasten- ed over the bosom by a clasp of large un- cut stones in an Indian setting. The jew- eied waist belt was of the same half-bar- baric workmanship. Of a different order was the costume of a slim young girl—an extreme blonde, whose hair was yellow and fine as an in- fant’s and whose whit2 skin was faintly rose tinted. Dotted Swiss muslin of the sort this summer has rescued from bureau covers and pin cushions was draped over white silk and covered with an infinity of narrow ruffles from the shoulders to the ground. Every ruffle had a full lace edge set on with gauze ribbon of “baby width—red, white and blue in order. The long white chiffon was crossed with the tricolor at the bottom. Of all the “patri- otic” tollets the season has produced I doubt if I have seen another at once so brilliant and so delicate. The round de- colletage was finished simply with lace and white ribbons. Jewel Display Small. The display of jewels at Saratoga is not equal to that of vast yéars. It is held to be in bad taste to wear them at this time in undue profusion. Some of the finest are owned by a Philadelphian, who appeared on a recent occasion wearing an elaborate costume of white muslin, decorated in the new fashion with tall stalks of iris—green sword leaves and purple biossoms—painted upon the fabric. Waist and skirt draperies were held by Knots of green velvet, trom whose depths shone maginficent purplish blue sapphires, Another toilet worn by the same lady was of a cobwebby gray chiffon with ornaments of fine black lace and iarge diemonds. @ carriage turnout on the lake drive grows in brillianey daily. With th and the flash of silver harness rainbow hues of the parasois the spect is always interesting. Lavender and white, black and white, yellow and white, teep blue set off by iurid sulphur color, nas- turtium hues with black, predominate in the costum| Pony teams carry gaily dressed children in flapping hats snd frocks with short sleeves. Some Dainty Dresses. A carriage costume of turquoise-blue fculard is patterned with white, after a Japanesque, cherry design. The long, scant skirt is broadly flounced and worn with a flounced polonaise. It opens in blouse-like folds on the side of the bodice, under knots of orange ribbon. A broad black sush fast- ens at one side of the front and all flounces have black ribbon hems. The hat is a black Leghorn, swathed in blue chiffon and trimmed with golden rod. The blue silk parasol is flounced with black lace and has a white enameled handle, with orange ribbons. The dress might have been taken from the fashion books of the seventies,“ A silver-gray crepe de chine dress is vividly contrasted with purple. Another gray gown is enhanced by orange. White muslin dresses are covered with incrusta- ticns of black lace. A cobwebby white lawn is tide up with apple-green velvet knots and worn with a long scarf of apple- green chiffon, An organdie muslin has a white ground with a vivid, yet delicate, pattern of cardinal flowers.’ The deep red of the blossoms is repeated in the red chif- fon sash, and in the flowers on the broad piture hat of red straw, with sweeping white plumes. The Saratoga girl wears muslin on her bicycle; nothing more could be said to prove her devotion to thé fabric. She wears muslin in her hammock; she plays croquet in muslin. She gives cool green and white afternoon teas with decorations of ferns and daisies, and again she is in muslin, She rocks on the hotel plazaas in the twi- light, and still she fs in muslin. Saratoga {s the capital of the kingdom of muslin. One of the specialties at a certain summer hostelry is a lemon sherbet warranted to melt in the mouth. Squeeze the juice of six lemons in a bow! and grate into it the rind of one lemon and one orange. Let it stand for an hour. Seald one quart of milk and add to it while hot one pound of sugar, Al- low it to cool. Take the strained juice of the lemons, a quart of water and a pound of sugar, and begin to freeze in the usual way. As it commences to stiffen, beat in the sweetened milk, which should be cold. Continue the freezing, and when almost frozen beat in a quart of cream whipped thick and the beaten whites of six eggs. This is extremely rich and velvety. instead of lemon or orange, a pound of crushed grapes is sometimes added to the sherbet. Ann’s fruit pudding, made in turn, as the season advances, of strawberries, raspber- ries, blackberries, huckleberries and grapes, is at all times received with favor. The in- gtedients composing it are two eggs, one tablespoonful of butter, one cup of sugar, two cups of flour, three cups of fruit, a pinch of salt, milk to make a stiff batter and two-thirds of a teaspoonful of soda, or less, to counteract the acid of the fruit. ‘Too much soda, Ann Geclares, “takes away the real flavor of the fruit," so sho care- fully graduates the amount according to the acidity of the fruit In season. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and turn into a but- tered mold. Cover ciesely and steam two hours in a kettle of water that is not al- lowed to stop boiling. Turn out and serve with a hard sauce. When made of berries, a syrup of the fruit thickened to the con: sistency of cream with cornstarch is usual- ly poured about it. Many physicians and food specialists con- demn the use of kidneys as an article of food, on the ground that through their use in the animal system as excretory organs they are likely to become diseased. Epi- cures, however, hold fast to their fondness for them, ‘and many families of limited Treans use them frequently on account of their cheapness. As a breakfast or lunch- eon dish it usually finds acceptance on the summer bill of fare. Boil them until ten- der, drain and throw away all of the [iquor but about a cupful, as it is too strong to use for the gravy, Chop the kidneys and put back In the stewpan or chafing dish with the cupful of liquor reserved, and enough fresh water to make a good gravy. Seasdn to taste with salt, pepper, butter, powdered sagé and thin bits of sliced lem on. Let it come to a boil and thicken with a little flour. Serve with creamed potatoes, to which chopped parsley has been added. One of the most wholesome of summer drinks is buttermilk, satisfying the craving for acids by giving the stomach a natural supply and at the same time furnishing a good amount of easily digested nutrition. A man fs said to endure fatigue better in hot weather on buttermilk than on any other drink he can use. The old Dutch dish of “buttermilk paap” is often relished by an invalid when other foods are dis- tasteful. The buttermilk is put in a gran- ite kettle or clean iron pot, brought to a scald and then thickened with a little flour stirred smooth in cold water. It may be served thick or thin, as preferred. orn oysters, made at the table in the chafing dish, are a dainty addition to the summer br. t. ‘They may accompany the meat course or be served as @ substi- tute for meat. To make them, take one- haif pint of grated green corn, two table- spoonfuls of milk, one gill of flour, one beaten egg, one half-teaspoonful ef’ sait, one-eighth of a teaspoonful of pepper and two tablespoonfuls of melted butter. the flour, seasoning and corn together, ada the melted butter and beat well. Then add the beaten egg. ve a spoonful of butter piping hot in the cutlet pan, and drop the batter In by spoonfuls. Serve with maple syrup. A hint for the bicycle tourist, who must go in lignt marching grder, and whose line of travel does not always lead him toa friendly wayside inn. for dinner, may be gleaned from Prof. Tyndall's experience in the Alps. His Alpine guides used to eat butter and honey while climbing, finding in them the requisite heat and nourishment; but he himself always carried a cake of chocolate, which he nibbled every two hours while on the march. Nowadays the tourist may carry bouilloa tabl tea squares or even malt powders, which may be made into a refreshing food and drink by the addition of hot water. “sofas,” “tete-a- e are no longer talked about, for the old-fashioned “settle” is the accepted favorite of the present day. Set by the firepiace or on the side porch, th old Kensington rears its high carved back, the Chippendale braces its slender legs and the “sawho ttle” turns out its feet of c ven the popular divan has to hide its diminished kead under its multiplicity of pillows before the wrought rams’ heads o? the new settles, which are said to be reproduction of a st in use a thousand years before the Christian era. Allow an Inch to the yard for the shrink- age of unbleached muslin, TO ENDURE HOT WEATHER, ind an Occapation and You Will Not Feel the Heat. From the Woman's Home Companicn. When early morning hours give warning of a day of great heat, the most sensible thing to do is to plan forthwith some really absorbing occupation to fill the hours of trial. While in the main it is well to regard | summertime as the proper season for pleas- ant idling, when temperature conditions be- }come intolerable the surest refuge {s con- genial, absorbing occupation. The anti- i dote that stards next is a deeply interesting | book. Who has not forgotten entirely the | without when immersed in pages which for a time make us a part of scenes and a | life not cur own? When we would escape | ourselves a book is indeed an ally. | Good company is another beguiler of | | dragging hours and adverse conditions, and | “the hottest day of the season” may leave | im its train the pleasantest memories of a | summer, if spent with congenial friend or friends.’ Do not, because the weather is “unbearably hot,” hesitate to invite a friend for the day, or to give a luncheon to a number of friends. It is just the time for agreeable diversion, and if your lunch- €on menu is appropriate, the toilets suita- | ble and your own spirits good your guests will leave you grateful for a day of pleas- ure and surprised that temperature and dis- {comfort have been largely forgotten. Be it semarked in passing that it is not in con- ventional entertaining that the greatest so- cial success is achieved or the true social faculty displayed. It is never wise to dispute right of way with forces absolutely superior to ourselves. | When we find ourselves in mental collision with such forces, the only sensible thing to do is to face about and try to go in the same direction with them with what gra- Ss we can command. If, instead of ng about the heat and frequently ng thermometers with a view to ying our groanings, ete., we keep in mind the fact that on such heat our health, happiness and material well-being depend it does—we must be unreasonable in- deed if we fail to be reconciled to the pass- ing discomfort it entails Z spleins ae ee Lying by the Clock. From the Ladies’ Home Journal. Many a man who would not for any wney go into the kitchen at 7 o'clock in morning and say to the cook, “Do you y it is half-past 7 o'clock? Well, it is, id more; it’s just thirty-five minutes past , and my train goés in twenty-five min- wll quietly and tn cold blood put ck up to telling this lie for him, is isn't fair to the clock. It is bad evough when a man, er even a woman, in Qden gust of anger, swears at a Pp, or peddler, or trritating caller, with amming door or a banging window. is done in a quick frenzy of temper, and has sometimes the excuse of great provocation. But lying by the clock is al- Ways done with calm deliberation and mal- ice aforethought, and it is persevered in day by-day. It’s too mean on the clock. Voeal as the big clock at Dr. Dombey’s, speaking to poor little Paul, these mar- tyred clocks should sit heavy on the con- science of the teacher, saying all day long, in staccato tones, “My, mas, ter, me, lie, My, mas, ter, makes, me, lie.” ee on > Some Pretty Ideas About These Very Useful Articles. From the New York Times. “It 1s such a pretty apro said the young hous2Keeper, “and so easy to make. You don’t know how matronly I feel in it. I made two or three in an hour the other day. It is made from print or gingham, or any inexpensive material that is service- able. You tear off two lengths of the mate- rial, measuring from a little above your shoulders to the edge of your dress skirt, allowing for a hem. Then tear one breadth in two lengthwise and stitch the two halves one on either side of your full br2adth up to within about seven inches of the top. “he openings that are left are for arm- holes, and to finish the apron all that is necessary is to measure a straight plece of cloth around th? shoulders and gather the material into it and button it with’ one button at the back. You leave a space of five inches where the opening comes at the top to go over the shoulder and give room for the arm. “Isn't that 2asy? You have to hem it around the lower endges, and unless you have left the selvage edges out at the back it must have a hem there. But as it is all straight work it is so easy to slip over a good gown to go into th2 kitchen, and it doesn't make any difference how many ruffles you have underneath.” “That isn’t the kind I make,” said the older housekeeper. “I make a plain, straight apron of gingham to cover the skirt of my dress, and then there is one special thing 1 always do in making it—I put on a ruffle at the bottom. People always ask me why I take that trouble for a kitchen apron, but it is worth while. If there is one plac in which one js sure to spot a gown in going into the kitchen it is on the lower edge. By putting on the ruffle I have something that stands out and prevents anything that drops from reaching th2 dress beneath. Little things like that an old housekeeper learns by experience. “But even better than that is the skirt of an old gingham gown. It covers the drass skirt entirely and is just the right length. It is really the best kind of an apron for service. I don’t think I should like your apron on account of the fullness. I lke to have everything belt2d in at the waist." “To tell you the truth, they are better belted,” said the young housekeeper, “though it does not sound as simple in t2!l- ing how they are made, and they are not intended to be belted. I puta piece of the gingham at the waist line of mine, under- neath, in front, and then sewed strings on either side that tied at the back, and it really makes a prettier apron, and more useful. That is a very nice idea about the skirts, and I have just torn up two or three old skirts that I might have us2d as weil as not.” : ———__+ e+ —___ It is a London custom when an impor tant dinner js given for the women to sit in the gallery and look on. But then En- glish women are supposed to possess an infinite amount of patience. According to an eminent professor, some persons see mentally in print every word they hear uttered. Suits and separate skirts of blue, white er ecru pique are in great demand. The farcy pearl button is the correct trimming for the tailor-made wash gown. —+e+ Ease for Tired Feet. From the New Orleans Times-Democrat. “I wouldn't mind the work if my feet did not ache so annoyingly,” is the com- tnon complaint of the housewife, who must spend the greater part of each day stand- ing over her work and passing back and forth between kitchen, pantry and dining room. Saleswomen, too, often complain of tired feet, and it is said that trained nurses suffer from swollen feet, especially when they first go into hospitals. Some simple remedy for this trouble is sure to he ap- preciated by those who are often fatigued with standing, A powder which is much used by the German army for sifting into the sho and stockings of the infantry soldiers might be of serv It consists of three parts of salicylic acid, ten parts of s' and eighty-seven parts of pulverized stone. This keeps the feet dr and heals any sore spot by itself has en found useful. alcne will also give great relief, weil rub- bed over the sole of the stockings. But, even if the powder proves beneficial or the soapstone seems to give relie? for a time, there is nothing like a regular night- ly bathing in hot water, with quick and thorough rubbing, just before going to bed, to take away and keep away that distres: ed feeling of fatigue from long standing. +92 prevents chafing A baby girl born at the hour that a re- cent French vessel sank is to be named for the one surviving woman—and the name is the propitious one of Victoire. 9+ “What Maisie Knew." From Punch, fi Kind Aunt—“You needn't, be Maisie. little pug, . He won't Maisie—“No, auntie, But he might kick!” Brussels Net Takes the Place of Crepe Veils—Lusterless Fabrics and India Silks. Special Correspondence of The Eveniog Star. NEW YORK August [1, 1898. There has been so much said of late years about more sensible fashions in mourning garments that ore would almost suppose that the custom of wearing black was gradually on the wane. Therefore, it is a surprise to learn that mourning veils, which have been condemned by many physicians as a menace to health on account of their gloom, are not only worn by widows and older women nowadays, but have been adopted by young girls who are wearing black for parents or relatives near of kin. All young women over eighteen now wear veils when in deep mourning, if they wish to conform to the present mode. But these veils in summer are not of heavy English crepe, but light and graceful affairs of Brusels net. When worn for pat- ents they are bordered with English crepe, about an inch wide, and reach quite to the hem of the gown, but for a sister or brother they are without the crepe border and only fall to the knees. As a rule they are mounted on small, high bonnets, and when worn by young women the bonnets are usually relieved with white, often being made of white and black crush roses, or of black net and trimmed with 1 erless paillettes, truly almost bright-looking af- fairs compared with the somber mourning bonnets of the past. If young women must wear veils, or even if it is only allowed for them to do so, it is well that Dame Fashion has consented to lighten them, for mourn- ing on young faces should not last long. It soon, fortunately, disappears from young care-free hearts, and its outward semblance should then be modified as far as is com- patible with respect to the dead. Even widgws are permitted nowadays by custom to discard crepe in summer, al- hough few of them have yet adopted the russels net veil. Their caps show more of e than ever, and all widows nowadays x the white lawn Collars and cuffs of @ English mourning garb. Veils are no longer worn over the face except at funerals, and the black net face are no longer bordered with crepe as of yore. Many women in the deepest mourning have abandoned the face veil entirely for the summer months, and those who are obliged to wear them to keep the hair in place have adopted a light tulle, often bordered by several rows of chenille dots. ‘The conventional mourning of a few years since was so severe and heavy that most women who were wearing black usually made it a rule to go nowhere in summer where they would have to go out in black gown, veils and gloves. Nowadays even widows wear pure white iinen gowns at home, ani there are many sheer black lawns, which are quite admissible if one is obliged to go frem place to place. These thin black goods, taken in conjunction with the Bruss-ls net veils and the abolition of a heavy face veil, make mourning less of a pall during the heat of summer. Dend Finish Taffeta. Taffeta silk with a dead finish makes most appropriate and suitable mourning gowns, but although it is cooler than hen- {ta or bombazine it cannot be consid- Many mourning gowns effect of be! trim- med, which, taken in conjunction with t popular fancy for black and white, makes it difficult for an on to tel! what is mourning and w! Lusterless and lusterte: is not. s of all kinds are worn, s grenadine with a thin lining of black India or China silk, or even of black lawn, is a very cool gown. Women in mourning go about so much more nowa- days and accept so many more invitations that they are likely as not to need evening and dinner gowns, and for this grenadine is ideal in hot weather. One can always have two ists to it, low-necked and h- necked, and, if necessary, the same lining will do for both. For black mourning gowns with unlined shirred grenadine sleeves and low-cut lining are en regle. Silk crepe de chine is very popular for cool and handsome mourning gowns. It is preferable to line all of these gowns w India or China silk rather than with rust- ling black taffeta. Unburnished black poplin, although not as cool as many materials, is still ofcen irn- In place of the one virtue of coolness, ich it lacks, it has many other exeeleut © is very smart looking. Black line ck lawn and black duck are all serviceable and comfortable mate- rials for summer gowns. For first mourn- ing, of course, they are worn with black linings, but women in nd mourning have them made up over white under- dresses. Black taffeta silk waists are almost in- valuable when summer comes and one is garbed in heavy black. They can b= worn on all occasions and always look well, and their lack of luster makes them most suit- able for traveling or occasions when one must be out of doors for any purpose. such as business or shopping. Still cooler and worn by women who suffer from the heat are black India silk waists which are un- lined and usually tucked back and from: if one is slender, and in the front only if one is stout. Black and White Blend. Except in the first mourning of widows tt is now quite permissible av white shirt waists and black s end linen shirt walsts of dead white, w lars and ties, or black ties in second mourn- ing, are very much worn. Many women mourning wear white lawn shirt waist but transparent white goods are not con- sidered suitable except for second mourn- ing among the punctilious. Black sailor hats are worn, and with them one may wear a black net vell, if a veil is worn at all, but spool silk or chif- fon veils are not worn. If it is too hot for black suede gloves the serviceab!e, bur un- made up into gowns for women in mi ing. to artistic, dull black silk may be wor: White gloves, even in chamois, are not worn. Second mourning has so far lightened that it includes not only black and white, but combinations of them, and eeclicate lawns in black and white which give a gray effect. In fact, in Paris gray is rec ognized as a mourning color, and many ot our new fabrics seem to be trendinx the same way. MABEL BOYD. ——— The Servicenble Lime. From the Kansas City Star. Although there are lime groves in Flor- ida, flourishing in spite of frost, the great- er part of America’s supply of limes comes from the West Indies, Trinidad, Haiti, Jamaica and other islands are dotted with lime estates. The trees are thrifty and live to a great age. They bloom twice—in the autumn for the main crop, which be- gins to be marketable in February, and again in March for the late crop, which comes to hand about the first of July. Flor- ida lime trees bloom in February and again in June, each blossoming yielding fruit some four months later. Thus there is a year-round supply in the markets. Like most of the citrous family, the lime bears blossoms, ripe fruit and green, simuitane- ously. The men who handle them say the trade is increasing and growing steadily. This is exactly us it should be. Rightly used nothing is more healthful. Limes are both wholesomer and chéaper than lemons. For 7 cents you may buy a box holding over 100 of fancy fruit. Or you may get 25 for @ quarter at almost any fruit stand. It is well, wherever it is possible, to buy the original packages, as thereby you get fruit much fresher and fuller of juice. The piquant tang of lime juice goes ex- cellently with all manner of. fish. Send limes in quarters to the table whenever you have baked fish or broiled. Lime juice in- stead of vinegar makes another dish of salmon salad and gives new and pleasing zest even to little neck clams on the half shell. The report that the young Prince of Turin fell in love with a poor young lady at Newport is in the nature of a palpable two-pronged Ne. In the first place, Princes never fall in love poor ladles; Jn the second place, poor young ladies cont flourish in the fashionabis cireies of New- port, where the Prince of Turin wes tcadied to. s States Government show the Royal to be a pure baking powder, superior to all others in leavening strength. It therefore makes purer, more whole- some and economical food than any other baking powder or leavening agent. Royal Baking Powder is more con- venient for use than cream of tartar and soda and makes finer-flavored food. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. USE A BROOM. Society Girls Are Improving Their Looks by This Means, Frem the New York ‘Time Those flowing sleeves for girls are un- usually pretty this year, but, judging from a conversation I chanced to overhear the other day, they are driving the girls with scrawny arms to distraction. I didn't mean to play eavesdropper, but I'm glad now that L was within hearing distance, for I made @ discovery which I am sure will be of interest. You see, the sleeves are very transparent, and that is why the group of girls seemed filled with woe. They were all talking about how thin their arms were and discussing tennis an golf as a means of rounding them out. “Golf never in the world will do It, girls, nor tennis either,” exclaimed one plump looking miss—the only plump one, by the way, In the group. “Look at my arm,” and in @ trice she had unsnapped her cuff links and, whisking the pink pique slce to her shoulder, displayed a beautifully modeled arm, dimpling in soft rounded curves. ‘es, but yours were gifts of the gods, cried a scrawny one. “You don't know what {t means to be bothered about them. “I do, too! Wasn't I almost a scarecrow a year ago? You remember how thin I was for months after I left school. I tried everything—tennis, golf, massage and phy sical culture, until I didn’t really care a fig whether I bad plump arms or skinny ores.” ut do tell us what you ¢id do finall, bring about such ideally lo not only ‘did,’ but I still ‘do’ it eve day of my life. Now don’t laugh when I} tell you that I have swept my sitting and bed reom five times every mcrning since last August. Haven't you noticed that housemaids nearly always have roun shapely arms? The idea popped into r head one day while Nita was sweeping th halls. She had her sleeves rolled up, so I saw her arm from shoulder to wrist, and it was the most beautiful in symmetry that I have ever seen. just didn’t wait another minute, but bounded up the : om and told her I had made y, and that she must go right down town nd or- der a load of imported brooms. I began that very hour. I swept my room and er again. It tired me mo th, too. My back achec next morning I i hurt muscles of m: ms were so sore I could not dress m my he: feund the and the “In a week's time I noticed an improve- ment. My arms were more firm, and be- fore a month had gone by I was in the seventh heaven of delight. But, just think girls, I haven't neglected this exerc twice since I began, and then I was on a per going and coming from Chicago. eourse it's an awful bother, but when one considers the comfort it brings, why, you never once think about that. I op cut of bed into my cold plunge, n the sweeping comes right after. y is a tiptop exercise for one all My $ are ali aglow when I 3 om away. iow many brooms do you reckon*I have worn out? Just five, that’s all, and my car- pet has been renovated twice. So, you see, it is ne y more economical than going to a ph 1 culture madame, but it’s a deal more gratifying In the end.” “But how on earth do you do it?” ed one of the thir girls. hold a broom.” “Hold it the best way you can. That's all the information I can give,” laughed the pink bud. “But you want to buy those with good large sticks, because they do not cramp one’s hands so. You must wear chamois gloves, or your palms wiil be blis- tered, and get some silk dust caps to slip over your hair. You've no idea how funny one looks gotten up so. And if you go to work with a long skirt on it will make you ever so tired dragging it around over the ficor. Put on a golf skirt; they are just lcvely for sweeping.” The thin girls were profuse thanks, and went away rejoicing. soe Money Belts. From the New York Post. Money belts for men and women can be had for from 25 cents te $3 All are made on nearly the same model—usualiy three pouches and three flaps buttoning over for safety. This is fitted around the waist, a strap and buckle fastening it to the right size. They are worn just over the under- we The cheapest are made of a thin quality of chamois, a very good one being of doeskin, smooth and firm, and buttoning | over with metal clasps. The most expen- sive come in leather, but are really not so advisable, particularly for warm weather, they are heavy, and add considerable to ‘s warmth. The cheapest ones are ali at is needed for short trips, but if one is going on a long bicyele trip, of to travel ex- | tensively, where the use would be constant j and lengthened, one of doeskin, costing about $2, will well repay purchase. “I don’t know how to in their but } THE SHIRT Wats’ If You Think It Economical Just De a Little Ciphert From the New York Herald. The well-dressed, up-to-date summer girl would no more wear her shirt waist a sec- ond 4 than she would commit the im- propri: of wearing her linen collar the second time. Absolute freshness, u sedness—if the word may be coined atmosphere of new laundering 18 esse to perfect appearance. The shirt waist seems to have answered the requirements of coolness and utility. As to whether it has answered the require- y ments of economy is another thing. Wit- ness the following from the expense 2c- count of a well-dre d girl at one € the seashore resorts, where the damp fogs and havoc with starch hirt waists, at h.. £860 For laundering, ten weeks, at 25c. h.. 18 = Seventy-five dollars for a single item in | the summer wardrobe is not bad, and that item the shirt waist, immortalized for its economy and neatne Yet this is not exagge of the girl explained, one can buy bar counter shirt waists, but they not ¢ they lack the taflor finish, the perfect ft and the novelty of design, without which the shirt w: ere. A dressmaker cannot make a s ist an abomination to the nd cann which seems single shirt w cured for sum to e summer girl to of attire, +e Something About Bodices, London Mull m the | The ckirt shoald rot vu usurp all @ woman's attention when che is poring over her summer gowns. Bodices are still won- | Gerfully elaborate, and indeed they have jneed to be with the much-trimmed skirts | of the moment. One of the most popular skirts is carried cut in a pale lavencer silk with white dots | upon it. The vest is of la r bine |reau de soie tucked crosswise the ; double re ‘'s are of the plain j-Plaid ctlks are always pretty in tk ¥ Machine stitching trims seme of the | at t skirts, and with a gown, the skirt of which is trimmed with flounces machine | stitched at the edges. idea is splendid, Narrow white braid trims a walking cos- tume of royal hlue clat The vest ts of white and collar of darker bi with white. Jabot plete jat- et ribbon cross- insertion. Velvet bows utton in the center trim ice fashion with bi ed with black la. with an antique the side where tt opens. Another bodice is finely tucked acress the front and back and finished with bretelle pleces of lace over the shoulders. Some of the new capes that go with elah- erate bodices on chilly davs are made with ruche trimmed ruffles of black chiffon over lored silks and eatins. A tailor-made in light cloth is piped with w cord. A very charming little bod for a girl's evening wear is of white mous seline de soie, draped in folds round the figure and caught up on the left shoulder by a bow of pink satin with two long en | The beck is the same as the front. 1. jinto the foids are three gariands of pink roses. The waistband is of pink satin cov- jered with pearls. Over the shoulders are | single straps of pa while the apology for a sleeve is formed by broad bands of pink ribbon tied in a large bow. —__—__e— The Coming Medallions. From the St. Louls Republic. Oxidized silver medallions are the coming fad. They come in ali sizes from the heavy plaque, ten inches in circumference, which is hung against a background of velvet or satin and placed in the curio cabinet, to th tiny bangle not bigger than a 10-cent pie The latter are often made with uneven edges and look ike old coins. Some of these trifles are merely little love tokens or pretty little presents, and bear on one side a fanciful profile of a man or maiden and_on the reverse a line or two from one of Shakespeare's sonnets or Heine's love songs. Others are patriotic and have on one side a basso-relievo head of Dewey or Sampson, and on the other the date of the battle of Manila or Santiago and the army and navy flag. Nansen medallions bear a portrait of the explorer and a little history of his achievements, and the medals com- memorating the coronation of young Wil- helmina of Holland, which promise to be in great demand when they make their ap- pearance, are to show her determined ma- jesty in the headdress of the Dutch peas= ant. “You shouldn't get cross over «@ litle thing lke “Well, you never de enjining worse for me to get cross about.<