Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1910 — Fads and Fancies in Dress [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Fads and Fancies in Dress

Silk blouses are sevefe. The sleeves are flat, with little or no fullness. Flat jet ornaments, as well as those of metal, are frequently used as trimming. The vogue for gilt is now at its height, and silver trimming i 3 also in demand. Tasseled ornaments and fringe vie with each other for chief favor in trimming. Some of the new bracelets encircle the wrist and end in a tiny jeweled bowknot. Coats are a bit closer than the halffitting ones of the past season, and skirts are usually plaited. Bows on shoes are more in evidence than ever before. fact, there are bows and bows and bows this season. Braiding upon coats has lost none of its all manner of original results are gained by its combination with silk cordings, rattail buttons and made ornaments. A quaint pelerine and muff was of white fox, with one large pink velvet rose on each piece and silk cords and, tassels. A novel trimming is made of two bands of black velvet ribbon fagoted together, with a gold braid under the open stitchery. Copper is one of the most popular tones of the season, but i# is of a reddish shade, not the brown or yellow one of former years. Favorite shopping bags ’of the day are as big as ever, but they are flat, 1 and are carried under the arm with the straps over the wrist. Transparent scarf coasts of tulle or chiffon will be general favorites In alliance with evening or-ultra-elaborate afternoon toilettes. ■*, Tiny flowerlets are, scattered over the evening gown of satin and placed with the view of giving the gown a good hem finish. The flowers are partially covered with thin tissue drapery. The Happy Habit. Mothers who are constantly cautioning the little ones not to 'do this or nor to do .that, telling them not to laugh or make a noise, until they lose their naturalness and become little old men and women, do not realize the harm they are doing. There is an Irrepressible longing for amusement, for,/ rollicking fun. In young people, and if these longings were more fully met in the home,it

would not be so difficult to keep the boy and* girl under the parental root A happy, joyous home is, a powerful magnet to child and man. The sacred memory of it has kept many a person from losing his self-respect and from the commission of crime. Fun is the cheapest and best medicine in the world for your children as well as for yourself. Give it to them in good, large doses. It will not only save, you doctors’ bills, but it will also help to make your children happier, and will improve their chances in life. The very fact that the instinct to play—the love of funis so imperious in the child shows a great necessity in its nature which if suppressed will leave a famine in its life. A sunny, joyous, happy childhood is to the individual what a rich soil and genial sun are to the young plant. IF the .early conditions are not favorable, the plant becomes starved. This is true with the human plant. A starved, suppressed, stunted. childhood makes a dwarfed man. A joyous, happy, fun-loving environment develops powers, resources and possibilities which would remain dornuyit in. a cold, repressing environment. Hat tor a Young Girl.

While this is a Parisian model, it could nevertheless be copied by one of the many private and inexpensive mllliners for a very reasonable amount of money. If the exact shape is unobtainable, a near should be covered with black velvet and trimmed generously with white marabout. The result is, indeed, pleasing. Health and Beaatr. Beef tea is one of the best stimulants and the poorest of foods. Acids taken before meals and alkalis taken after meals lessen acidity. You should not take tea or coffee with any meal containing fresh meat. Malt preparations are the best remedies for dyspepsia caused by foods containing starch. In combing the hair use a comb with blunt, widely separated teeth. Never use one with sharp teeth. Much vinegar causes gastric catarrh, whereof comes indigestion, which in turn gives rise to redness of nose. Lettuce and onions promote sleep. Resting with the head to the north is essential for the repost of some people. ' The most useful of all drugs for rickets is iron, not lime. Lime is useful. but irda compels the system to assimilate it