New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 2, 1916, Page 10

- NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1916. O longer can critics associate dishabille with disenchant- ment. Only the loveliest of laces and fabrics of the finest regligees and lingerie, which are as | carefully designed as the gown destined | 20 grace the ballroom > From the expensive imported models | come ideas that should solve all ques- | tions for the woman who demands un- | usual beauty in her wardrobe. Some of these exquisite garments are entirely handmade and have trim- | mings of real lace and embroidery done | with silk of cobwebby finenes Crepe | de chine, washable satin, georgette | crepe, chiffon, French batiste, dimity and all over laces are the favored ma- terials for negligees and lingerie. i It is interesting to note the sim- | nlicity of the construction of the hand- omest models. Even the amateur will find it an easy task to duplicate al- most any negligee that happens to ap- | peal to her taste. Take, for instance, | one of the most elaborate of the new models, the wrap negligee of chiffon | and lace. It consists of an undergar- ment, over which is worn a long or short coat. | of construction are by no means the|only disapproval for the woman who | cialty shops which make a point of | sole comfort weaves are combined in the making of | you are find the negligee of tion much to garment con: sers of satin, crepe de chine or taffeta | attached to a bodice. times trimmed with bands band the ment completely garment. net, with bands of the material used for the trouser 2 or trimmed with medallions of lace. | Slipp mented ione designs, while bewitching caps of net, chiffon and lace are called by such ro- mantic names as Priscilla, Juliet, Char- lotte Corday, Du Barry, Marguerite and | ribbon in flesh colored lingerie, wheth- | Nell Gwyn. The beauty and simplicity ~ Today, with its art in fashions, has cannot look attractive when she is not “on parade.” s Embroidered batiste in clean, cool white or in pastel coloring is favored for the tub negligee. The pretty mod- | els that appear in this soft, dainty ma- terial are a boon to the woman who cannot afford to be constantly sending | things to the cleaners, for the frills and | furbelows. | Such a hold has flesh color obtained on the popular at even in ba- tiste flesh color is much used for night- gowns and underwear. Flesh colored batiste is very effective embroidered in white or in bright pink and pale blue A white scallop with a dainty floral | design in white is particularly attrac- tive on the pale tinted background, and many a pretty dressing jacket, night- gown, chemise or camisole is em- broidered with the white. When blue is used in the embroidery it must be | used with caution and in some pat- tern i better combined with white, | but it is very effective to run pale blue | attribute: uch garments spell and charm in every line. If| slender and graceful you will | oriental inspira- | our liking. The under ts of full Turkish trou- These are some- | frills of lace or hirring. Elastic snugly ahout comfy" gar. of corded hold the trou ankles. After this I been adjusted it is almos hidden by a long, coatlike The latter is fashioned of shadow lace or chiffon trimmed Silk hosiery is daintily embroidered , mules and sandals are orna- with miniature flowers fash- of ribbon, embroidery or painted | er of batiste or silk or satin, and this! | is being done a great deal by the spe- | dainty and unusual lingerie creations. | The combination of pink and blue is | gaining steadily in favor in this con- | nection and is useful as well as at- tractive, since it allows of the gar- | ment's use with either pink or blue | over finery | The fascinating chemise and pants | developed in flesh colored chiffon ac- | cordion plaited and finished in points | are a dainty example of how simple and delightful the new lingerie can be The combination suit illustrated is of flesh toned crepe de chine, with val edge and insertion us lavishly as/! trimming. The lines are as comfortable as graceful. In the same style are a dainty camisole and petticoat in creamy satin clu\'nrl)" | trimmed with georgette crape and rib- | bon festoons. quisite silk lace is ef- fectively combined to similar widt of the crape, forming a lamp shade skirt, which is attached to the hip hoop. Lingerie shirt waists are more than | modish, and the one pictured is of fin- | est batiste embroidered daintily. Thei charniing lace jabot is worth notice, | ams and ruches are hemstitched. e cool difficult to believe that any wo- man could resist the garden sets that are shown tr because they & made on loo: season. They e f comfortable lines. Al hioned in linen and ” in all, they are very fascinating and be- coming to the average woman. One cannot visualize a more perfect outfit for gardening than the one illustrated. If seen in a dainty Japanese garden it would harmonize perfectly, for the Japanese costume inspired it. Devel- oped-in an odd shade of blue ramie linen in a roomy, baglike smock, it proves the most fascinating affair. The collar jswene of the broad effects, with a cuff tHit ends on either shoulder, and the sleeves are great, broad and almost ugly affairs, if it were not for the wide border effect. This feature is repeated on the bottom of the smock and proves very effective. The border consists of a large printed design, which outlines embroidered medallions. Unique in its simplicity is the huge hat of self ma- terial. The brim is square, and each corner is turned back to meet the crown. The painted border is again evident, and the square crown is top- ped by one of the embroidered medal- lions. 1 Your Summer Tea Table EVEN on the warmest day hot tea is refreshing, but tea, as we use the name nowadays, does not necessarily mean just what it says. The tea tray often appears bearing glasses that tinkle with ice and give promise of some cool homemade concoctions. The | appointments of the tea party, although | not always gorgeous, are alwa i one’s home, dainty and immacu Even though cool beverages appear on | the tray that sent to the tennis court | or garden, veranda or drawing room | on a summer afternoon, the steaming | teapot always appears—or ought to— | for the sake of those who prefer the | hot beverage and to keep up appear- | ances, for if we go on calling our 4 o'clock refreshments “tea” why tea there must be. We Americans have r glad that the tea wagon has been in- troduced in our land from the Eng- | lish country homes, where it has long | in evidence. Most of us have | never cared much for the drawing room table left set with teacups, silver and plates, yet even the largest tea tray inadequate to hold all the tea When these things must be out of doors the task is even more difficult. 7T tea wagon, which goes on wheels like a baby carriage, solves the problem, for it is both tea table and tea tray combined. The fol tea wagon is our own Ammerican ition this English | convenien or the cottage or small spartment it is especially convenient. it comes wood of any finish and v not in - use collapses into such | m: that be kept i son to be| been proves things. of it 5 it 1 of hos- | ity. ths millionaire, if he | uses good in eerving tea, spend little, for simple sandwiches, made of wafer-like slices of bread with thinly spread filling, crisp slices of | toast, fresh small patty cakes or sweet | biscui re the only accompaniments to the cup of tea that are really suit- able. When a millionaire wants to spend money. on afternoon tea he has | to do what late J. P. Morgan did avery ve once tasted at Petro- | lelicate flavor. it came by caravan 1 the orfent, so he ar- the rop and agents corner i He 3 Siberia frc ranged every yea Russia_to ticular } to buy up entire thereafter sent to negotiate a d of tea. MAPLE CANDY. DD to two cupfuls of maple sirup | ons tablespoonful of vine; and cools until brittle when dropped in cold water. Turn on to buttered plates and when cool enough to handle pull and| wut o stichia, This Wee Person of Fashion S — HIS small tot wears a summer coat of buff poplin cut with a full skirt, a buckled belt and much buttoned waist. Batiste collar med give a very ladylike effect along with the bisque taffeta bonnet =0 modish with its Frenchy rose on one side. e i and cuffs val trim- i L’Envoy of Housecleaning When earth’s last picture is dusted, And the floors are oiled and dried; When the oldest carpet is beaten, And the youngest spider has died We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need it! Lie down for a moment or two Till the dust on the grand piano Shall set us to work anew. We shall have real paint to lean on; Pile everything into the hall, And scrub for hours at a sitting And never be tired at all. And they that are clean shall be happy; | They shall eat off a kitchen chair And splash with a seven league dust mop | And chase the germs from their lair. And all for the joy of the cleaning! And each in her feminine glee, To look just as well as the neighbors For the sake of things they might see. —Laura Simmons. SMART SILK GLOVES. O appear well dressed a woman must wear gloves with her street outfits. In the cold months the gloves are worn for comfort, as much as for style, but in the summer they are worn merely for the latter reason. Since they are warm, it is necessary to find & fabric which will be as comfortable las possible and yet look stylish. For this reason the smartest dressed wom- [en are wearing s It is quite noticeable that the silk gloves of this season are quite different from those of other years in that they are made on better lines and have more char- ’a( ter. | Here is an example of one style which is undeniably smart: The gloves proper are of white silk. The insets are of black silk. The black stitching on the backs of the gloves does much to give them distinction. While the glove that buttons or clasps about the wrist is in favor, the gauntlet glove is more in demand. HOMEMADE ATTAR OF ROSES. ELECT two glasses, one small enough to fit in the neck of the other. Partly fill the larger jar with fresh fragrant petals and invert it over the smaller, in which has been placed a fine, absolutely clean sponge soaked in olive oil. Prop up the two bottles in the strong sunshine until the petals are withered, then remove and fill with the fresh. Keep this up during the whole summer,utilizing all the petals that can be obtained. When the season is over the sponge in alcohol and you have the essence of attar. If you h a large quantity of petals you may squeeze the oil out of the sponge with- out add 1, which gives the real |attar. By diluting either attar or ex- rinse alec *act you have a delicious flavoring. SIMPLE preventive measures will ve much worry and annoyance for vacationists. For instance, a book- | case should .never be left standing| against a chimney. Almost any| chimney, especially one that is not well | capped, will collect dampness during | the summer. Bricks are porous and | when a house is closed and no fires | going to dry out the dampness,| Leave as free circulation of this will gradually work through the | throughout the house as possible when bricks into the plaster and to the wall | closing it for even a few weeks. The inside the house. When the house is | doo ould be ! ar, cuph ven and the rooms aired daily the|and closets and the refrigerator should ant circulation of air acts against|all be left open. I will collect and the dampness, but with all doors and | there seems no protection inst that, windows closed dampness and mold | but mustiness will be reduced to a run rampant. So, never set a book-| minimum if the volume of air case or a mirror or any other piece of | is left as free a ible. As another furniture against a chimney. If its| circulation safegu e the fur place is there move it out from con- | flue disconnected > chimn tact with the wall. | some ventilation ar to the Circulation of air is also neces outside air. to keep the piano in tune. So when the| As for the moths, t house is closed for the summer do not | cult to deal shut tight the keyboard cover. Leave|very muct it up just a few inches, enough to pre- | articles Sports Haf to m[}aée vent some of t side and yet en inside the instrument to re promptly to cl in the room tem- perature. This is the advice given hy a piano expert of lo nce. Also have the piano keys washed clean with a cloth wrun in diluted al- cohol. 1t will prevent their yellowing from settling in- to enable the : o dust g expe ds inside poss rd 1 for are more diffi- T a house with them, such furs and wool wit is infested as blankets, JEANUT straw in its natural tones and huge brimmed gives this good looking sunshade. The wreath is glossy leaves and padded fruits in their natural colors. To complete the outfit is a silk sweater in green and white plaids, just like a checkerboard. air | clothing can be protected sufficiently by being rolled or laid away in sealed newspapers or in mothproof paper | bags. The bags are best for garments, eed to be hung in shape, as over- but newspapers form a perfect | protecting agent as far as moths are concerned, provided there are no moths or eggs in the article put into the pa- per and provided the edges are well | sealed with mucilage or paste. Rugs can be rolled in heavy paper which can be sealed at the ends and at > edg No housekeeper enjoys coming home to find her silver black from tarnish, To insure against this have the flat silver wrapped in tissue paper rather than in wool and the large pieces pol- ished and then coated with lard. When the house is opened up it is only nec- es h off the lard. boiler in the kitchen can t and shining provided rubbing with sweet oil | after being polished with salt and lemon or some other polishing agent. | Intelligent forethought in small mat- te these will enable us to look forward to our homecoming in the'fall with a lighter heart e outs |it is given a like NOT AT HOM HE little phrase “not at home," used in the conventional sense, simply means that one is not at liberty to receive her friends or acquaintances. It does not mean that she is out of the so understood by peo- to society. When the door to a caller with at the lady is “en- gaged ot come down the caller, unless is a very sensiblé lady indeed, is apt to feel that she has had a rebuff. “I'll not take the trouble | te her house again very soon,” she thinks, and probably says, as she walks disappointedly away, hou ple | maid the inform. ccustomed FRAGRANT RECIPE. AKE one pound of leaves, # half a pound of orange blossoms, half a pound of red carnations, four ounces each of marjoram and lavender, two ounces each of thyme, sage and sweet basil. While making keep these in a new, dry, absolutely odorless crock or jar, adding gradually half a pound of perfectly dry table salt (to iraw the fragrance from the blossoms), nd stir thoroughly twice a day. When well mixed expose for three weeks to the hot, bright summer sun. Keep in a well covered earthenware or china j: rose SPORTS SKIRTS. SEPARATE are now quite as likely to be of silk jersey, khaki kool or la jerz as of linen, even | if the knitted silk, wool jersey or the velvet coat worn They are verfd lovely in white, and the advantage of being washable and needing no stiffen- ing approves them for beach weax. sports skirts