New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1914, Page 4

"‘B-eivitching Summer Fashio UMMER does not linger in the. lap of spring—not in fashion 3 land—no dalliance, no coquet- ting, for autumn treads close- Iy upon the heel of summer, and we are asked now, much to our bewilderment, to consider autumn fashions. But we will not. Here and now we assert our independence. The fashions of spring are far too fascinating to be treated in any such cavalier fashion. ‘With a wealth of lovely material in beautiful colorings to choose from m.li- lady of 1914 can make herself into an apparition as exquisite as a picture after Watteau. For we have the Watteau hat—love- 1y when worn with the proper costume, hideous when it is worn, as it ofttimes is, with a heavy street costume. Wat- teau never painted women clothed in heavy materials. All his pictures are of dainty femininity clothed in the most fragile of fabrics and colored in pastel shades. At the extreme right of the {llustration a Watteau hat is shown. Dainty as a flower, it frames a sweet young face, for, as the Watteau hat Should be worn only with sheer ma- terials, so only youth should crown it- gelt with this pretty chapeau. ' This hat of white leghorn was pret- . Hily trimmed with leaf green ribbon and Pink roses with their natural foliage. e Q‘"‘?\}: A PAIR OF BLOUSES. Worn with a fllmy lingerie gown, either of white lace or delicate em- broidery, this would be a charming creation for a young girl. ‘We surely have the Russian blouse NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1914. TAFFETA TANGO GOWN. with us for the summer months. It has been stamped with the approval of the fashionable Parisian world and {llustrated here it was nuilt ot yellow linen, very simply, yet very effecu\'ely.l | The straight tupic, narrow skirt and | RUSSIAN TUNIC. touch of sheerness In the vest and col- lar are distinctive style features. The perky little hat worn with this costume is of yellow straw, with a charming bow of black velvet ribbon nlaced across the front. We are inclined to fight shy of the bustle as an idea, but when we see it we are not so much alarmed by the effect as we are by the name. The word “bustle” conjures up the night- may be seen in all the exclusive shops kimono blouse, the self buttons, the |mares of the early eightles, but in this now upon this side of the water. As |potent leather belt and the inevitable |dinner gown of soft yet firm pussy ner is unusually modish and was bullt of white tango crape, trimmed with white organdie embroidery. Th lan shoulder line and drop sleeve with the little flare cuff, the collar and re- vers give the proper style notes. The accompanying blouse Is of & unique design. The underblouse is of white crape, with an odd overblouse of sheer black chiffon. For the tea dane sant, matinee or afternoon bridge this would be a very good choice to be worn with the tallored skirt and coat. MAY WILMOTH. HOW TO UTILIZE ODDS AND ENDS OF RIBBON. NEVER neglect an opportunity te pick up a bargain in ribbons. On every counter of “short lengths" you will certainly find at far less than its former price a yard or more of ribbon which may be made into an accessory or be used as a trimming of one sort or another. The broad brocaded sash ribbons make rich looking waistcoats for taflored coats and effective panels for dinner gowns. They also make handsome girdles for satin frocks and facings for evening wraps. For the new collar, revers and cuffs needed for the street suit's jacket there are gold or sliver brocaded dull toned satin rib- bons, and for the sleeves and plastron of the malines bodice are similar tim- sels of brocaded gause. On the chiffon or net frock there 18 nothing prettier than the three tiered pannler or the short tunic made of WATTEAU HAT. willow taffeta the bouffant drapery is very fetching. The color was a delicate mauve, with a deeper mauve girdle to give tome. Sheerness in the corsage strikes a popular fashion note. In this instance it was ot cream lace in ki- mono shape over a lining of mauve chiffon. There is a grace as well as a feminine quality In the new blouse vastly more becoming and prettier than the old taflored waist effect. The one lllus- trated here at the lower left hand cor- | flowered ribbon, and for the decollete | bodice that is velled with lace the pale |tonéd fancy sash widths are ideal and much less expensive than would be the same quantity of “plece” silk. The little camisole which is so rap- idly ousting the corset cover is easily made entirely from sashing; but, even lmoupm preferred chiefly in lace or net, | it still must have shoulder straps, belt ‘nnd drawstrings of ribbon somewhat \widtr than that used on all kinds of lingerie. Learn How to Sit Down Gracefully us consider where you fall short of your ideal of grace and charm. Call our friend, the mirror, into the ‘consultation and examine yourself as dispassionately as though you were a bisque, figure in a china shop. Draw up a chair before its truthful reflection and seat yourself. Notice whether you sit down heavily, whether you uncon- sclously grasp the arms of the chair and lower yourself, whether you flop down quickly, as if to get it over. of whether you slowly unbend and relax and sink gracefully back. Quite likely the latter achievement is beyond you as yet if you have been too busy a wo- man to giye much thought to your own attract: hitherto. In sitting the body should be well back in the chair. If the muscles are ‘well trained the spine should not quite touch the chair; if they lack training, as is apt to be the case, sit so that the end of the spine is against the back of the chair at its joining with the seat. You can then lean gracefully againat the back of the chair without spoiling '} the lines of the body. Never slide down in the chair, no matter how comfort- able the attitude may seem to you. Next look to the position of your legs. Are they crossed? Oh, yes, of nourse! The ultra smart set are mak- ‘g fashionable a pronounced freedom ot attitude, but crossed legs are not at all pretty, as your mirror will tell you when you critically examine the lines | they produce, and it may not be amiss " fo add that physicians say, through the pressure of veins and arteries which results, appendicitis and rheu- matism quite frequently follow in their train. If your feet are wound ingeniously around the leg of your chair or each other or are tilted on their toes you must admit that the attitude 1s not one which ‘would appeal to the observer as full of grace. Rest the soles of your feet on the floor at a graceful angle, . with not more than the toes showing | from beneath your gown. ¥ .CONSIDER THE SANDWICH PASTE RmHBER the sandwich pastes when you are planning to make sandwiches. A pot or tube of some sort of paste can be kept on hand al- ways, and 80 the task of making dain- | ty sandwiches at short notice becomes These pastes come in many tory than hand embroidery. combined with hemstitching. IM for a pillowcase, EMBROIDERED HOUSEHOLD LINENS LERE is no garniture upor. household linen more durabie or more satistac- Tllustrated here are three types which conld be w.dapted to almost any domestic linen article which would admit of garniture. | The top plcture is a towel, embroiderec with solid and eyelet in a simple scrof] design. The center Is a shzet in a slightly more conventional pattern, which Is The third illustration is best of all since the scalloped edges are so much more durable than hemstitching, This could be Sesfesfeafeesdeadeofeofeodesfedeodoafufedootsdeedodieodeodeded About Corsets 3 - L3 sheadefesfiafeodesdeodedefoodeeodededeodedededefeodotolol T is suspected that the corsetlere is psychic, for corsets seem to keep just a little in advance of the fashion in dress. For a time the line above the walst receded until it almost reached the vanishing point, and brassieres were found a comfortable exchange. But now many of the new models are high- er again, showing in some instances as much as four inches above the waist line. The 80 called tango girdle will be re- placed reluctantly by its devotees, for |its grace is combined with sheer com- fort. ‘One that has recently made its appearance looks like a straight band |to which garters are attached. It is made of elastic webbing and in three lengths—ten, twelve and fourteen inches. | There 1s a corset of coutil of light | weight with steels back and front and |only one on the hip. It extends well | above the waist line and comes in sev- | eral hip lengths. Corsets of webbed material, made for summer wear, are shown in a number of models. | One shows a decided tendency to |curve in at the waist and that comes | well up in the back. The high priced stays are for a lim- ited number of women who can also afford to have them made or refitted, but there is a great variety among the cheaper ones of excellent cut and ma- | tertal. EARRINGS ARE IN VOGUE. EARR!NGS are enjoying a greater vogue than ever. There are now more ways than one of wearing them without having holes plerced in the ears, and there is no doubt that a note of picturesqueness is added to a grace- | ful head by the swaying movements of the round Spanish rings or the long |line of pearls or dlamonds. The old fashioned heavy ones are taboo. They dragged down the ears in a manner painful to the wearer and unpleasant to the spectator. Jewelers are now producing these ornaments with a view to lightness. The most fashionable are more than an inch in length, and plati- num s the “smart” material for | mounting them. SHAPE BUTTER WITHOUT A MOLD N cutting cubes of butter for individ- | 1" ual use take a wet thread, which cuts them easily and does not leave ragged edges. wearing apparel. SMART APRON FOR MAID 'HIS fascinating apron, made of sheer dotted swiss muslin and valenciennes lace, Is a very coquettish development of an extremely useful article of | A cup of afternoon tea would seem doubly refreshing served | by a demure parlor mald attired in an apron like this. edged with the val lace and pinned across the front of the colffure could ba ne=q with the apron, making a very plquant maid's uniform. A bow of dotted swiss | Recipes From an Italian Cookbook DELICIOUS Tuscan method for serving tomatoes is to peel round. well shaped tomatoes, scooping them out Inside after cutting a firm plece rom the top of each. Drop a raw egg th each and replace the top piece. Put the tomatoés in & baking dish for ten minutes until the eggs have set. Serve hot with a sauce bechamel. This is made by mixing three tablespoonfuls of butter and three of flour to a paste Put ten peppercorns, half an onion, hailf a carrot, a sthall plece of mace, two teacupfuls of white stock, a pinch of salt and grated nutmeg with a bouquet of herbs in a stewpan, simmer for half an hour, stirring well; then add a tea- cuptul of cream. Bofl, strain and serve. A tomato jelly salad is another dell- cacy that is rather unusual. Boll five or six tomatoes until they are soft with one teaspoonful of salt. oné of sugar, half a teaspoonful of thyme. a salt- | spoontul of pepper, one slice of onion, one bay leaf and three cloves; then add some calf's foot jelly to set the juice, | strain and pour into a mold shaped like |a ring with a hollow center. When the Jelly is turned out fill this center with crisped celery and sauce mayonna A RAISIN ROLY POLY AND HOW TO MAKE IT. RAISIN roly poly 1a an odd swee\ [+ and 1t 1s very sweet. To make lu | soak haif a pound of raisins in boiling water for ten minutes. drain them, stone them and chop them fine. Ball together two cupfuls of sugas, | vaia cupful of cold water and half a | teaspoonful of cream of tartar until it will harden to the consistency of jelly when dropped In cold water. Beat 1% to a smooth cream and work In t rasins. If the mixture is too stiff while you are working it put the dish holding |1t in a pan of warm water. Add a little extract of roses for flavoring, but only a little. When all the raisins are worked in roll the mixture out with a rolling pin. Spread over the sheet a thin layer of strawberry Jelly and roll carefully, Frost with white icing and serve in slices. NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN? SPECIAL eyeglasses for the movies! Well, well! A remedy for the flick« icker and a help for the head! They have shell rims and amber lenses, und they come attached o & bye) ribbon. . ns Menaced by Ambitious Autumn » [ Y A .