Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1910 — Fads and fancies in Dress [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Fads and fancies in Dress

Nattier blue, that exquisite shade, bids fair to be most fashionable. One sees It in the newest dress fabrics and silks. Tulle is to be worn not only as a foundation material of many dresses, but as the trimming and decoration of many others. Some dainty shirt waists, fastening under a plaited frill in. the center front, are made of printed bordure batiste in pretty colors. With the double blouse of chifTon and a contrasting material a plisse or lace frill is worn when a jacket is slipped on for outside wear. In ready-made petticoats modern jersey cloth is most used for tops, since 41__gives ample warmth without objectionable bulkiness. Depth of color is one of the pro-

nounced features of this winter. One sees it In deep blue blacks which have tried to steal the tone of Hamburg grapes. Skirts of new corsets are long and close and they are pulled farther in the usual way by stocking supporters at the front and sides and often at the back. ~ Black satin gowns are smart this season, but they are veiled with tunics of embroidered net of chiffon, covered with a jerseylike bodice of heavy embroidery net and jet combined or silk with jet

The American Woman. The women of America are wonderful! Their versatility, acuteness, splendid mental energy, high ideals, firm grasp of subjects, added to their charming manners, tasteful dress, graceful deportment, are refined and feminine to a degree. We all know the brainy, masculine woman the world over. But the American, while she may be masculine in brain and alertness, is also feminine—emotional, If you like — In her make-up. She Is a truly charming type. The American woman is also very practical, very Inventive. She develops an idea, and she works out her idea to Its utmost possibilities. It may be only a new sort of neck-band supporter, but she does not belittle her hobby. She brings her imagination Into her work. She may be utilitarian, but the successful business woman is artistic to her finger tips. —London Express. Battona and Buttonholes. Even such simple things as a button and buttonhile require proper treatment to insure neatness. When buttoning or unbuttoning a garment, forcing the button across the width of the buttonhole will soon tear out the latter. For the same reason buttons with only two holes are better than those with four, and Bhould be bo placed that their holes will be on a line with the length of the buttonhole. Even with a four-holed button, one seamstress sews through only two — those on the farthest corners. Frock (or a Child. Often we make the mistake of thinking frocks for little girls ought to be fluffy with lace and ruffles; but the truth Is that almost every child shows to better advantage In simple clothes, and if, Instead of spending money on yards and yards of trimming, a better quality of material is employed, the dress is sure to be a success. Order la the Pantry. Nothing Is so unsightly in a pantry or closet as a number of tin lid 3 pitched loosely on a shelf. One woman had overcome this effect by nailing a narrow strip of wood to cleats about ten Inches under her high pot shelf in the pantry. In fbe space thus made the lids are slipped. The handles pre-

vent slipping and they can be bed at a minute’s notice. Ranged according to sizes, hunting for the right lid does not waste one’s time. The Girl Yoa’d Hate to Trail. The girl who openly boasts of the married men who are in love with her. The girl who says she “dotes on children,” but whose smaU brothers and sisters shun her. The girl who is horrified byi calling a spade by its “right name,” but whose taste in. literature is lurid. The girl who is careless to return small loans. This habit may spring from heedlessness, but it bears watching. She who dresses lavishly on a small income. There is a distinction between looking well on a little and cutting a splurge on nothing a year. The girl who gushes over her love for her parents, while she lets her overworked mother mend and launder for her, and spends more than her father can afford. She who is prinked out for show views—and a sight when caught unawares. The man who contemplates matrimony should make it a point to see his Angelina off guard. She who is sugary sweet until she thinks she is alone. Far better be like al alligator pear with the roughness on the outside than resemble the tempting wild plum with bitterness within. She who has great tales of her prowess as a worker, but who never sees any work to be done. The real workers of the world rarely discuss what they do, and never need jogs for its doing. What Make* the Charminc Woman. Woman is most charming when she is bright and animated. A tear may arouse pity, but it is a smile that commands admiration. She must not be always sparkling—that is, monotonous

and wearing; the perpetual flashing of diamonds fatigues the eyes. She must have her sober moments, if only to throw Into higher relief, by contrast, the moments when she is gay. A woman is always charming when she is tender and sympathetic. She may dazzle when she is merry, but when she is gentle and full of sympathy she enchants the man’s heart. Probably she charms the most when she is most unconscious of her power. A woman is really amiable when she is good-na-tured. Sarcasm may amuse when it is directed against some one else, but It does not win any one’s heart. Good temper is an attraction even in a plain woman. When a woman has that, in addition to her other winning qualities she is natural in her manners, not self-conscious, animated, tender! and gentle—then indeed she Is charming to all the world. Attractive Erenlag Bodies.

This effectively designed bodice for demi-toilette occasions Js. of black nlnon, with V-cut yoke and sleeves of cream net trimmed with narrow Jet insertions. Hanging Jet ornaments appear in front suspended from a band of jetted neck thickly spangled with small jet sequins. A blouse of this sort is not beyond the ability of a good home seamstress if she is at all capable. Mo.tk Wuk. An excellent mouth vyash may be made by mixing 1 ounce of carbonate of soda with one pint of water. Bottle for use. After cleaning the teeth as usual, rinse with a little of this liquid. It has a fine preservative effect on the teeth and cleanses the tongue and gums. To Make Frills. In many cases the ruflier of the sewing machine is hard to adjust. To gather any goods, simply lengthen the stitch to seven Or eight to the inch, and stitch. The thread can then be drawn tight and the frill made as full as desired.