Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1930, Page 63

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO Suit With Varying Blouses Is Going-Away Selection for Bride Budget Method Found| Most Satisfactory in Determining the‘ Amounts to Be Spent ! on Trousseau — Un- expected Demands of Future Must Be| Considered and Pro- vision Made for Pur- chases — Changing Styles Require Care| in Expenditures. Material to Be Used| in Blouse Is Striped Silk Shirting, Shan- tung or Lingerie.§ Sports Suits of Tweed, With Yoke Skirt, Cardigan or Boxed Jacket. Choice for More Formal Afternoon Gowns. l on the trousseau is to budget it. Let the bride consider type of clothes she will need for the next few months and the amount of money she can spend. If she is wise she will set aside a certain sum for future unexpected contingencies. In these days of rapidly chan styles no canny bride expends her all, but returns a nest occasion BY HELEN DRYDEN. HE simplest and most practical method of determining the amount of money to be spent egg from which to draw as the nfi demand. ext to the bridal dress her going- away costume gives her the most con- cern. This year it is sure to be a suit. ‘The choice lies between the strictly tai- lfl%mvert e lor:d suit of mannish blue with bag to the ensemble. * k% % R the sports sult the bride should select tweed with a yoke skirt, cardigan or boxed jacket and a tailored shirt of sudanette pique, cotton mesh or even dotted cotton. Theturban, bag #nd scarf should be of tweed. . With these sports clothes should be included cme_or_two belt:d knlltud siresses, with cape sleeves, and possibly & detachable upep:r bolero. A patterned jersey dress matching in color can be with the jacket of the tweed suit with a straight-line top coat which, turn, should be linked to the tweed ¢ it in color. Camel's hair coats are up nn:m’ season wlmx much stif ghmzre or E e in black wm and white gal- trimmed cape or scarf would be le to wear with the flat crepe and | . For one at least | bllc§ LINEN. or there may be an cardigan, bowed at the collar in back. There may be elbow sleeves with a ruffle or the shorter cap sleeves. Almost always they are short. To go with dresses of this sort the bride may choose a cloche of panamalaque, linen sofe or one of the trimmed in all A printed chiffon dress of the semi- tailored order may be selected or a more elaborate one with flowing skirt, tiered or flounced, and quaint bodice with cape or bertha extended to serve as sleeves. x k% 'OR the more formal afternoon gowns, lace of either black or one of the tel tints is a good choice. This frock as a long skirt, falling in petal or handkerchief points, fabric belt and bo- lero or contrasting yoke. To complete the picture there are big hats of crin or a lacy straw with ribbon bows. One of the evening frocks is pretty to be white, unless the de 15 ysing her wedflm‘den and_another k or baby blue. satin or flat crepe | ese gowns will have the princess mold- | with the bolero or cape to soften colletage at the back, and round, and printed, the bride flounced, befrilled skirts with sashes.| bows, flower ture and other pic- turesque touches. And to wear with | them the short evening wraps of taffeta | or transparent velvet with a deep flounce and possibly a cape. (Copyright, 1930.) Why Do We Have Wedding Cakes|* ‘Why do you have wedding cake? | If you asked this question of the| #rides you know would doubtiess re- | ‘ceive such answers as: “Other girls I, w are having it at their weddings.” ( ;‘: “Why, it wouldn’t be a wedding without a cake. The cake has been made after the same recipe for genera- | tions in our family.” Or: “I must have | cakes for the and she starts engaged. ut what bride among them knows Shence came the cussem of wedding | cake? { Students of such things tell us that | the prototype of the modern wedding cake is wy::wuna in the cake which | ‘was given to each wedding guest as he | or she entered the house to witness the seed: Jpalatable mess, y. + Undoubtedly symbolic cake could Je traced back still further and event- fially you might find that the ingredients ed in cake were supposed to ve some blessed influence upon the wdfl- and bridegroom or the guests who . | the chest that she will need in the i You Hope Chest Gives Bride a Fair Nucleus for Accumulation of Adequate Supply of Mate- rials for Home Life—Gifts May Make Further Basis for Meeting Future Needs. Bride Will Buy What Is Needed to Com- plete Stock of Linens as Household Duties Begin. BY BETSY CALLISTER. girl who follows the old tra- dition of keeping a hope chest before she has any definite plans for marriage may be made the butt of a lot of good-natured Jjesting, but she surely has an advantage over her friends who have scoffed at . |such old-fashioned practices. By the time she announces her engagement she probably won't find everything in way of household linen, but she will find a very helpful beginning, and if she has & grain of sentiment in her make-up the things in her chest will be doubly dear, because each towel or pillowcase or bit of table linen will carry a mes- ug; 1?‘ affection and thoughtfulness with it. Our advice to the young wéman who wants to know what household linen she will need for her first housekeeping venture is this: Postpone your own pur- chases until a short time before the wedding. Then take stock of the hope chest—if there is one—and the gifts re- ceived in showers and then use your own monev for the gaps. If you begin by buying all the pillowcases you need and none of the towels or sheets you ma~ find later on that on the day of your linen shower it will be raining only pillowcases. EEE 'HE fewest possible sheets with which you can start out consists of three for each bed in the new house or apart- ment. That is really too few, but you can manage well with four for the beds in every-day use and three for the guest room. Be sure to get sheets that are long enough to tuck in well at top and bottom. It is so much easier to e nh?):? properly if the sheets are not too However you mark your sheets by way of decoration, it is a good plan, if you are going to nd them out to be washed, to h neatly sewed to each sheet, somewhere along the narrow hem, a small tape on which is indelibly writ- ten your own name and address. If you want to be a precise sort of house- wife, you will also mark each sheet in some way to show the date of its pur- chase or the date on which its term of service begins, Later on, when Te- stock your linen closet, you may like to see how long each sheet has worn. ‘There should be at least two, prefer- : ably three, pillowcases for every pillow use. ‘Three or four bath towels of gener- ous proportions for each individual and half ‘@ dozen hand towels are the least With which you can very well manage. probably won’t have to buy guest towels, as they are a favorite gift at showers. At any rate, you should have no less than a half dozen of these. At least three washcloths of good quality should be allowed for every person in . | the_household. Three good-sized washable cheese- cloth dusters, one blgck dustless duster, six substantial linen dish towels and §iX of the finér sort known as gl towels, three, of four dish cloths, one of two large floor cloths of the smaller sort—that is the mini- mum for kitchen linen Never make the mistake 3 anything but pure linen dish to | en it with the flour. lass and one or two | open t, | sauce TO choose table linen without having & definite idea of the furnishings of the dining room in which it is to be used is sometimes an unsatisfactory procedure. The formally furnished din- ing room demands the formality of damask cloths, Madeira embroidery or lace. In the dining room furnished in modernistic style one may depart much more freely from traditions. Runners, squares and oblong place doilies—of coarse, heavy linen—may take the place of the conventional tablecloth, even for “company” dinners. If the dining room furniture is of the sturdy peasant sort, then charming effects may be obtained from coarse runners or cioths showing collt;nd checks':ntl;ll borders. any even e bride should pro- vide herself With at least ‘one seb of napkins and cloth or table covers for a large gathering. There are bound to be family gatherings, even if there are no formal dinner parties. There should be three smaller dinner cloths or their equivalent for everyday dinner, with six —or preferably 12—napkins for each set, and three sets of runners or dolies for everyday breakfast and luncheon use. In addition to this there sig at least one attractive cmbrnldgs:le?! :er lace-trimmed table cover for parties, teas and suppers, with a dozen small napkins that may be used with it: at least two suitable covers for the tea- table or tray, with six small tea nap- kins for each, and, if you play cards, {two or three card table covers, with four napkins to go with each. (Copyrisht, 1930.) ——— Vegetable Pie Two potatoes, two onions, three car- rots, one pint tomatoes, one-half table- spoon of corn meal, two sticks of celery, one pint of milk, one-half tablespoon of butter, seasoning to taste. Bring the milk to the boil and thick- Cut up all the vegetables into small pieces, mix them. season, and put them into a well greased pie dish. Pour the thickened milk over them, dot the fat over the top in small pieces. Bake for half an hour or more, keep- ing the dish closely covered, except for the last five or six minutes to give the mg‘:! chance to get brown. t the vegetables to see if they are tender before serving, as sometimes they take longer than the half hour to cook, depending on their age and the heat of the oven. ‘You can use any vegetable you like for this pie and in any proportions. Stuffed Potato Stuffed potatoes are a delicious main- stay for luncheon. Of course, you need rat large potatoes for stuffing, so it is better to use old ones for the purpose until this year’s crop is larger. Ol;:nw-l‘ Imovlt;n h.r;n:dlnnm mlkfl‘lc ; 5) y of meal potatoes w] SPe’a meal in themselves, though. they are not stuffed. They are served split both ways. with a big tablespoon of butter in each, a tablespoon of chili | distinctive feature of & brown dreu' 7, W\ . 4 \ \ NN N 7% IN that by the time the day of the cutl.&almnmmehowmeloon. made a pleasant and happy time. i out just what is need and where and of how long a time clally for evening, than the one who suburbs, where a greater number of there is just nm‘,hln! to do about something that is no could happy. Their Use Extends Throughout Ward- robe and Creates Distinct Change From Last Year— Often Employed in Original Way on Costume. EVIRY one this Spring can take black ribbons, brown ribbons, lovely pink ones and white ones and do a great deal in the way of adding chic to one’s costumes. Ribbons have staged as definite a comeback as any single article ever did. Last year there were practically none used except to make a tailored banding and flat bow on Summer hats. This year the fashion world is alive with rib- bons. They are perfectly proper adorn- ment for milady from head to her feet. And the chic costume usually employs ribbon in some unusual way for one thing or another. A shoulder bow of satin ribbon in orange and red ties a white frock up to a red and white hat in one costume. Another ensemble chooses bows of Kelly green silk ribbon for bows on the sieeves and bodice, lining them in white, the effect with a rhine- stone buckle. A half-and-half collar, which is a lises tan taffeta ribbon for one-half o self, The ribbon beret is one of the smart- est accessories for Si . Usually it is made of grosgrain ribbon, in from 2 to 4 inch width. It may take its ribbon on the square and :‘aflby achieve & distinctive shape; or it may full it in ightly as added, row upon row, to make the cutest little round beret in the world. There is, for instance, the black flat now with a touch of color. How about making a couple of loopholes at the front of the V neck and running a soft ribbon in Kelly , Lido blue, pink beige or gold and white through it and tying it in a neat bow? Sleeves can be dressed up in the same manner, and this nad.J bit of color can be changed from time to time to make the frock new again, Purses are made of ribbons, usually in the flat envelope style. And the rib- bon belts this year are all but indis- bensable to the smart wardrobe. Party dresses, 00, need their- sashes! & tablespoon of grated cl 3 The result is really a .&'m potato. And delicious. THE PRINT. Buying for Happiness Tfll selection of the trousseau can be made such a wearisome the other hand, the days spent selecting First of all, one should sit down Wwif and pencil, knowing ne;?mximnuly what one is going to spend, and This largely depends on where one is going to live after marriage Who 18 going to live in a large town will need more formal clothes, espe- s more dresses of the semi-formal type. Do put thought into it before you buy—haphazard buying is the source of untold extravagance. After money has been spent hurriedly, right, when with a little thought the same amount have been wisely spent for something in which one would feel HELEN DRYDEN. Many Ribbon Accessories crepe frock. It is much smarter right|® RS LTS e T LEFT: PRINTED SILK DRESS WITH A CREAM BATISTE FICHU, VESTEE AND DEEP CUFFS WITH BOWS OF THE BATISTE. THE HAT IS OF BLACK LINEN SOIE WITH CHARTREUSE GROSGRAIN RIBBON MATCHING THE DESIGN AWAY COSTUME OF RED AND BEIGE TWEED. THE GORED SKIRT IS BELTED WITH RED LEATHER MATCHING THE BELT ACROSS THE BACK OF THE COAT. THE HIGH-COLLAR BLOUSE IS OF NATURAL SHANT RIGHT: PRINTED CHIFFON AFTERNOON FROCK IN WHITE, GRAY, GREEN, AND BLACK WITH CAPE COAT OF THE CREPE IN THE SAME DESIGN, AND A BLACK TAFFETA BOW WITH LONG STREAMERS, THE BLACK PANAMALAQUE HAT IS TRIMMED WITH WHITE CENTER: GOING- NG AND THE BEIGE HAT HAS A RED LEATHER BOW. affair is 50 fagged be ith wedding arrives the bride the trousseau may the honeymoon is to be. The bride is going to be in a small town or the sport things will be required, as well it but regret that one has to wear entire bottom of fancy sleeves on & dec- orative dress. Ribbon, too, edges some of the flouncings of tulle, net and lace evening gowns. Smartly dressed women dress up their umbrellas with a narrow band of gros- grain ribbon, tying it in a pert bow when the rain blows over. Grosgrain is among the most useful of all ribbons. But grosgrain is by no means the entire source of inspiration for ribbon accessories. Velvet ribbons are lucious in their tone and very feminine in their soft textures. They are flattering, and many of the Summer’s hats will feature vel- vet ribbons. Patou sends a multitude of things to do with ribbon by his exten- sive use of straw ribbon, brocaded rib- bon, tweed ribbon and even lace ribbon for his dress hats. bags, sashes and collars on various odd and unusual coats. P S —— Dyes Give New Life To Faded Material There comes a time in the life of many a garment of colored wash mate- rial when the color it once possessed is streaked and faded. The blue has turned a dirty oyster color, yellow is & streaked tan, green is more yellow than green, lavender is either very pale or actually turned to light blue through the action of washing powders on the lavender dye. With children’s clothes the places that receive hardest wear—cuffs and| collars especially—also show discolora- tion and dirt in spite of careful wash- ing. This is why some persons never discolor, and they may be bolled freely becn:;e of their lnc‘kl mlor, 80 as to keep them snowy an less. But don’t forget '.h:{ faded and grimy clothes may be dyed so as to give the garments a new lease on life. The color selected should be darker than the color of the old material, but this does not mean that it need be dull. It sometimes ha) that a child’s frock or suit has become faded and is too Now. although there may be none of the original ma with which to let it down, it 1s quite possible to dye a little plain material with the faded garment with which to mend it. It is quite easy for the amateur to et interesting effects from the process own as tying and dyeing. To do this you tie a knot in the material before art takes on an interesting de- eaving the part of the m% e. dyed :‘ft‘r‘{ln the knot free from the dyed in this way makes inf ting cushion tops gr lamp-shade covers, es- for prefer pure white for children’s clothes. They | b; Jou put it in the dye vat, so that the | \ Maids Once Began Early in Morning In the good old days when house ser- vants were cheap and plentiful almost every family not in actually straight- ened circumstances had a maid ser- vant or man servant of some sort whose duty it was to rise by candle or lamp- light an hour or two or three before any ttle lore S - scended for breakfast. Look over any book of a generation or so ago, eivuil.ln In:v.rueuum for the young , and you may see a most illuminating list of what the maid of all work is supposed to do. Just what she ought to do before breakfast offers an appalling list. She not only sweeps the s ew:‘h gets the breakfast and sets the table, but she sees that there is a cheery fire burning in the dining room and airs the downstairs rooms. If it is wash day she may even get the first tubful of clothes well soaped. Some m: in days gone by ra lightly on bed Yoom doors, entered at sound of a sleepy “come,” closed win dows, turned on heat, drew bath water, and sometimes carried up trays of early morning coffee. Now t maids are less easy to get and those that we do get 50 often sleep at home, arriving not until 8 or later, we seldom have such service. There are so many little things that ought to be done in the early morning, it is a shame that in every family there is not some one member who will ac- complish such daybreak tasks and there- )y be excused from tasks later in the t a pleasure it is in cold weather to have windows closed a half hour be- fore time to arise and to find the radia- tors turned on and the steam .% the pipes! Winter rising is truly rol of most of its if some such early riser had been at work. ——— About Floors In scrubbing wooden floors with a brush, care should be taken to use the brush with the grain of the wood and not crosswise or in a circular motion, as this wears up the wood. A arod way to take a spot from a waxed floor is to rub the spot with a little alcohol and then cover over a little fresh wax. A good way to bleach and clean el wil is to apply with a brush a from one_te of FABRIC BELT WITH RHINESTONE AND BODICE BLOUSES SLIGHTLY IN THE BACK. unfinished wood that has bécome dis- | knee U DECOLLETAGE IN THE BACK. 28 l"g‘ NS e, N < I VN 59 P AION 728 o S35 2 3% A 74 o 22 SL RECTRE Tt RO IS WP SN a A B, P\~ 0 o e LEFT: PINK CHIFFON DINNER DRESS WITH PRINCESS MOLDING AND FULLNESS OF THE SKIRT ACHIEVED BY PANEL APPLIQUED IN POINTS TO THE SMOOT! . £1NES AND SoHE TR N 'g? H FITTING YOKE. A CAPE OUT. WITH LONG FLOWING SKIRT AND STITCHED YOKE. THE HIGH WAISTLINE IS MARKED BY A PEARL BUCKLE, AND THE V-SHAPED, CLOSEFITTING RIGHT: LACE EVENING DRESS Femininity Now Reigns in Realm of Clothes, Trend of Season — Whether Onward BY MARY MARSHALL. GENERATION from now women may look back on the Spring of 1930 as the season when the there was curious deflection from the steady forward movement toward prac- tical, sensible clothes for women, a year when, ly a8 a matter of diversion, women who were really sensible and chose to wear clothes that were pic- turesque and romantic and not very practical. clothes that have come as a surprise to women, they are not so easy %0 fortable nor so sensible as to dress sensibly, it is very difficult to resist the temptation to wear clothes that make us charming THE difference between the clothes for Spring and those for last Win- Gifterente Is Strikimg only to sae ce is st of conservative taste wi colored solution made water. on_the Sometimes with anotner Kind of ribiie, werns e he Summer o«.m or Efiw,-mlumw Il ting effects at small cost. oxalic acid and a cupful’ of ‘This be allowed to Mmet?ndummn be scrubbed well with soap and water. modern in their attitude toward dress | No matter how you look at these new | While Frills and Furbelows Show Chief Experts Uncertain Progress of Women’s Dress Has Simply Been Interrupted or 1930 Marks Beginning of Romantic Revival— Very Short Skirt Entirely Out of Picture. eve occasions and for that reason will not make fits appearance in the Spring and Summer wardrobe of that large number of women who give up formal affairs after late Winter. * %k x % ‘HE normal waistline really is normal now, so much so that we shall soon have little reason to call it any- thing but a walstline. If by lowering the proportions of . That is a tment, not of blouses—these "are all detalls that are mentioned in every review of the new fashions and these are all things that 4dd to the allure of dress and that sug- gest a return to romance and u:la- ment. (Copyright, 1930.) - For Our Health When the doctor of today finds you suffering from what our mothers used to speak of as “general debflity”—just being more or less fagged and run i i 5 [