Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 73, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1904 — Page 28

PART THREE. Fashion's Decrees on "What to Wear? G ossip on Subject of Pretty Gowns

THE INDIAN PAOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1904.

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Preferred to Severe Tailoring

Matters of Feminine Interest HovascKold Lore. Beauty PHilosopHy, and OtKer Subjects in Which Women Are Especially Concerned

fcKT n woman of imifpfi hiiRinpss Ol experience comes Into possession M - . ... , . , ' I Jir 1 ' i iv. a -1 y rt ia I I ' nit Louise Smith in The Housekeeper. She has money that she feels ought to be safely invested anl in such a manner that profits may accrue. She knews that ail around her are people clamoring for money, and even her friends may have "axes to grind." Others may lack Judgment, for in lending money peculiar sagacity is required. In this dilemma it is well to leave the money in the hank until a first-class opportunity arrives. When this does, she must investigate thoroughly, for it is better to leave her money In the bank at a small rate of interest than to run the risk of losing It. The follow ng are some of the rules suggested by a careful business man regarding the Ironing of money: Ascertain how much property the applicant has and if in his own or his wife's name. See if the property Is in any way encumb red. either by mortgage. Judgments, taxes, dowries or other liens, and if under mortgage, whether he keeps his payments up or is behind. Inquire if he has many loose or floating debts. See if he is engaged in hazardous speculations or furnishing money to others who are. Kind out if he is signing with others to any great extent. What are his habits morally and financially? Is he going up hill or down? Even If these are satisfactory the necessary magnitude of the margin of safety depending On the character of securities will have to be considered. The safest fundamental principle with regard tu the management of property is to abstain entirely from speculation and to 'nflne al! financial operations to regular und well-known forms of investment. Persons whose income at the rate of 5 or U per cent, is ample for reasonable desires should he content. For the purpose of discussing the general principles of invstment they can be divided into two (lasses: First, the class in which investors become absolute owners. This would include real estate and government bonds. Second, the .1 iss i:i which investors advance money upon the promise that the money will be returned with interest, and the borrower gives security, as a mortgage. In regard to the first method of investrm i t th.- general rule is that I'nited States bonds are safe investments, as are the 1'ot N i : most of the States, hut on.- should li sitate m investing in the bonds of counties, towns and village, from the standpoint of the greatest caution, for while many such - have wi'hout delav ful fill d their financial obligations, there have been cases wh rt the reverse has been true. In considering investments in bonds the past Ihsanrlsl history of the particular State or city, the amount of indebtedness to which that plaqe is liable, and the people who make up the community and make the laws upon which the safety of such investments depend. should all be taken into account. As a rule bonds which return low rules of interest can be safely handled and can be classed among such conveniences as savings banks for the safe keeping and obtaining of Interest on money until a more permanent form of investment presents itself. If the question of interest Is of no Immediate moment and the woman wants a rixed investment, something sure and stable she may lind real estate preferable. A woman contemplating an investment of this order should have the title carefully examined by a competent abstractor or attorney She must not take it for granted that the title Is perfect simply because people have lived in - tie house for years or any be personally known to her. The numb.-r of irregular titles is astounding, and examinations of records show that many honest -nple have lived in a house for years totally unconscious that here was any question as to validity of title. During recent years there have come Into existence corporations whose business to to examine real .state and to guarantee the titles of the purchasers and mortgagors. These companies furnish written guarantees to the effect that if the title shall prove defective thev will make good the 1 osse. The difference In expense between these companies and the services of a lawyer is trivial. Properly speaking, a deed is anv con-tra.-t which shall be sealed and delivered by the parties, but In our countrv the word has come to signify the instrument by which real property is conveyed. The legal requisites t. r its validity are: Person of proper age and sufficient understanding: writings upon paper or parchment; legally uftlei ni consideration ; thorough knowledge Of the contents by both parties, prop, i attestation and delivery. Kven If she hs reason to suppose these tldngs are carried out, it is well for a woman carefully to examine the description Of the j.roerty and to see that tM prenn. to be conveyed are accurately described, for law suits have grown out of careless descriptions especially where the property mentioned is miles distant. It is the possible contingencies t hat must le fa-arded agaitt for it 1- U tter to be too cautious that; not autious enough. Onions mid the Voice. Good Housekeeping. For years my profession led to an almost dully meeting with theatrical people, and Singers and I came to record as a curious fact that the multitude of them se. med to po eis an "onion breath." sometimes a half-strangle: hreath. but strong in spite at Steves pnri.v. eurua:;. u vU or ao)

perfumed capsule. The other day I was told by a singer that the onion diet and raw onions at that is not indulged in because of preference by the people of the stage. The onions are used to enhance the clearness of a speaking or singing voice, and oftentimes the prima donna for whose appearance a great audience impatiently waits, has dined on little but onions and bread, that her voice may be surpassingly clear. The onion diet theory originated in Italy, where it is prescribed to pupils by a great Italian maestro. 'And in addition." said this singer, who was educated by a famous teacher. "I began to notice after only a few days of onion diet, not only that I was in better voice, but a remarkable improvement in my health. I detested raw onions, still when I found not only my voice becoming clearer, but also my skin and my eyes. I stifled likes and dislikes and fairly went on a diet of black bread and raw onions. A" long as I kept to this simple menu I enjoy, d as splendid health as I ever knew, and my voice was in perfect condition. I came back to America to rich American food and American ways of living. Straightway it told on me both physically and vocally. Always during a concert tour I return to a liberal use of raw onions.

The Value of Fads. New York Globe. "There is nothing like a fad to make life interesting." said the girl with a collection of art posters to a writer iu the I hiladelphia Inquirer. "There was a time when people thought it silly to be faddy, but show me the woman without a fad and I will show you the one who is the least interesting of her sex. Of course. I mean the girl with leisure. The girl who works in an office or the girl In a profession has no time or money for fads, as a rule, but the woman who has nothing to do but dress and see her friends, to go here and there more to kill time than anything else, needs a fad. "There comes a time to every worn tn when she grows tired of people and herself. She is bored and begins to feel ill. Her physician may give her a touic aud order her out of town for a change. Perhaps she takes one of the many treatments for nerves, which enfeeble women more than they help them in the very stages, for the reason they keep th mind Axed on whatever ailment, real or imaginary, th.it afflicts. "Then the woman becomes the greatest of all bores, the woman whose health is the general topic of thought and conversation even at a dinner table. If her health is not discussed, the thought of it hangs over all. and she mutely expresses the invalid at every turn. "lu nine cases out of ten the cultivation of a good wholesome fad would drive away the trouble and make a new and interesting woman ot the sufferer, and cheer her friends who are the real sufferers after all. The fad tor health culture is. of course, the healthiest fad of the lot. A woman may cause her family to fear for her sanity if she prefers to vault over the footboard of the bed when she arises in the morning rather than get up iu the old-fashioned way. but her miud is tending in the right direction, even though she overdoes it. "I know a girl who disliked classical music; had grown tired of society, her friends and her gowns, lost her appetite and interest in things. Some one told her to brace up. take hold of a subject, find out all about it and run it to the ground if necessary. So she began to go to the opera, concerts and recitals, all of which she had deemed a torture. She studied the lives of musicians, began a collection of their pictures and little marble and bronze busts of the composers. "She became engrossed in the study of music, and in a year, through her development of a fad, she had become an interesting person to herself and others. She had so many autograph letters and photographs from great pianists, violinists and music writers that she seedily made friends Hnim people interested in music, and the first thing she Unew life had taken on a roseate hue. "Rugs are an expensive fad. but a most wonderful study. You can go positively daft about them, and when you know all the names and patterns and meaning of the designs you possess a mine of information. A fad for antique gives one dignity and requires study, while a fad for athletics brings health and color and pleasant companionship. A fad for the theater keeps one's knowledge for the drama brushed up. and even the girl who makes a sincere study of gowns will seldom tire everybody as a companion, for she knows all the newest fashions and makers and colors far in advance of other people which will surely find favor in the estimation of many. "Fads tend to broaden the mind ami keep up one's interest in life which is the surest way to become Interesting to others, Wbeo a woman allows herself to settle down in a rut she speedily becomes tiresome to hersflf and a deadly bore to others, tiet out of the rut while you are conscious yon are In It. else you may grow accustomed to its restrictions and conceive your own little furrow is the only one in existence." st. Patrick lla I'nrl.i. What To Eat. A St. Patrick's day (March 17 euchre must conform to the popular Idea of Irish appurtenances, for St. Patrick is the patron saint of the Kmerald isle. (Jr. n. therefore, will be the leading color in the decorative scheme ferns, vines, palms, green ribbons tor score cards and green shades for lit;lns. It will be necessary, however, to have a part of the lights white to do away with the gloomy effect of the green. The shamrock or trefoil is the popular shape. These shamrocks cut out of green paper should be largely used in the decoration of the rooms. Strings of large shamrocks can outline the luce curtains and festoon the wuils.

II ILK there is nothing new in the idea of making the shoulders seem to slope a was from neck to elbow, the trick having been one of the more marked characteristics of the winter styles, there is much of newness in the many ways in which this slope Is attained in spring dresses. The winter's devices to this end did not by any means exhaust the possibilities. So slope is v V Mf H gained in novel ways and, in the more striking models, in intensified degree. Take coats and jackets for spring under consideration. One feature will be found in a great many of them, appearing both in the bobbed off etons that terminate away above the belt, and in the coats that reach some little way below the waist line. It consists in having the upper portion of the sleeve iu one with the body of the garment, the seam coming just over the shoulder's round, or anywhere between there and half way to the elbow. A very stylish slope Is got in this way. and when the seam between the two parts of the sleeve is put well down toward the elbow, it becomes pronounced, which also is stylish. In 11 of these garments there is a oneness of line in this section which has stylish value, and this is suggested now and then by a line of trimming from collar to where the sleeve proper begins. Such trimming is simple. At top aud bottom it may end in some simple ornament, but its middle course must be unbroken, else its effect will be quite upset. Viewed from the side, some of this shoulder and upper arm trimming seems to stop with artistic suddenness. The rule that it should not extend to the lower end of the sloping line is positive, and often this leaves the widest section of the sleeve without any ornamentation whatever. This may be the case, too. when the lower sleeve has trimming iu one as to sthenic with that above and an elaboration of the other. At first glnnce this will strike many as a defect, but it Is not so from the stylish viewpoint. If, howeer, the tirst impression remains after further consideration, it thou will not he difficult to secure a coat or jacket that is of stylish arrangement aud is without this feature. Not a few of the wint r's medium of securing the slope are continued, those which include cape-line finish for the top of the bodice recurring with especial fre The tally cards should be decorated with shamrocks. Other designs which can be sketched on the tally cards are: Irish harps, tiny hats, clay pipes, Irish scenes, pigs, cottages with turf roofs, old women knitting and Irishmen. The tables can be covered alternately with green and with white cheesecloth, and score kept by dropping tiny green candies in green satin bags or by pasting shamrocks on white cards. A sen . n made of lattice work and covered with vines and Mowers is a very pretty decoration for shutting off a staircase or . room, screening music ians or to place before a mantel or between windows. Such a screen of green and white would tit into the decorations of a St. Patrick's party nicely. The prizes should be of the new green art ware or glass, very beautiful articlesvases, bonbon dishes and boxes, candlesticks, etc.. ran be secured in green. Serve ice cream, cake and coffee. Have the ice cream molded either In shamrocks in vanilla and pistachio or in squares with the shamrock on top. Have the cake in small squares iced with white with shamrocks made of tiny green candies or green sugar on the top of each. For a contest other than cards try drawing pigs with the eyes shut or pass out cards with the same curve drawn on each. This is the pig's tail, head or body, and the rest of the pig is to be drawn from the c :rvc. A new variation of the scent party can be tried for a St. Patrick's day party. Arrange a number of tiny green bags each containing an article of strong and peculiar odor. Hang the bags on a line across the room numbering each bag. Have the guests pass quickly along, writing down the name of each article in the bag. Only allow a very short time for this contest. A programme of Irish songs and melodies (none sweeten is appropriate for such an occasion. If one knows a good reader who can do the subjects justice there are some delightful legends and fairy stories in Irish literature. Some of the best-known Irish songs are "Kathleen Mavourneen." "The Wearln' of the Green." "The Last Rose of Summer." "Believe Me. If All Those Endearing Young Charms." etc. A Lesson in Love. Life. "1 am all at sea." As Mr. Plunkctt Robinson uttered these words he looked despairingly at his fair compauion sitting at no great distance away from him. aud whose face showed the most intense sympathy. "Yts," he continued, "my dear Miss Forsythe, in matters of love 1 am all at sea. The fact is, I have been too busy making money to attend to the softer side of life. Having ammassed a comfortable iudeed, 1 may say, a very comfortable fortune, I begin to ft el that I must make some love to some oue." Something glistened in the appreciative eyes of Miss Forsythe. "All the sentiment in my ardent nature arises." continued Mr. Robinson, "or tries to rise, to the surface. But I don't know how." His companion was intensely interested. "Might I ask." she said, with a trace of timidity in her own maideu voice, "if you have as yet determined upon the object of your love?" Their eyes met. and Mr. Robinson's were cast down immediately. He was painfully embarrassed. "Yes." he said, hesitatingly. "I think I have. But why should I hesitate? I know I have." As for Miss Forsythe, her manner became more confident. "Have no fear!" she exclaimed. "I appreciate it all. Immersed in business affairs, you have had no time to learn the art of c pressing yourself. What you want is a lesson in love. I will teach you." Mr. Robinson's eyes expressed his intense pleasure. "How good of you!" he cried. "You know I do not like to feel that anything Is quite beyond me." "Do not worry. I will make an adept out of you. Now, look stiaight into my eyes." Their eyes met again, this time in a long. intense gaxe. Miss Forsythe even ou'.jld herself in Intensity. "How do you feel now?" she said. ' Don't ask m-" said her companion. "It Is lovely, isn't it?" "Fine!" observe,! his companion, herself somewhat agitated. "Now let your arm steal around my waist. Ah! How is that? Now. you must kiss me." Her bashful lover, after some nervous hesitation, did the deei. "And again." Their eyes met once more. "And now. " .-aid Miss Forsythe. "yoq must talk to me. Ask nicto be your wife. Tell me just how much ydoi love me." Mr. Robinson suddenly sprung to his feet. "But 1 don't love you!" he exclaimed. "I love a girl in Williamsburg!" Ddilx nml Lndn. A calm room Is one decorator's motto for all baaVoonssa Shnpl hemstitched hems aud a tuck or two iu she . : in - -liit are by far the l"-t window hangings for sleeping rooms. Kasily lauudeitd aud luckiu ffffl uutd they ate

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quency. Kxtremely deep yokes are many, to... especially in ilf.-s. for JTOttM women and misses. The extension of this yoke line may come in a deep ruffle all around, in small extensions out on to the shoulders, as iu the winter, or in some slight elaboration of the trimming that outlines the yoke. These yoke extensions, while numerous enough, do not seem of so conspicuous size as they had in winter gowns. And sometimes the finish at the very round of the shoulder breaks in upon the oneness of line just the least hit. but such models are not many Some of the most striking slopes t ome in evening gowns for spring and summer. These will make their wearers look as if the throat rose almost at the apex of a ttiangle. but there really are no sharp angles, so the effect is not unpleasant. Shoulders bared below the round are leveled to the one desired line by a simple trick. This consists of several bauds of ribbon passing over the shoulder each two separated by an open space through whieh the flesh shows. While these ribbons do not bind the shoulder in the k-ast. they have the effect of seeming to hold it in flatly. Then from the lower band the sleeve may start, or a lace ruffle may hang from it. Had the winter's many prophecies of approaching severity in tailoring come true, the earliest settled warm weather would have found stylish women vielng with one another in the plainness of their suits. But they will not be doipg anything of the sort. While the suits being prepared are free from the exaggerations of the "fancy" tailor-made of two or three years ago. there is no widespread severity in the tailor's output. When dressiness Is desired, there is resort to trimming, not infrequently to showy ornamentation. It seems likely that the tailor gown is not to count as dressy as it did in winter, but nevertheless many of the gowns are as worthy of tine company as ever. Example of the new tailoring put here by the artist are evidence of this, and further corroboration is to be secured for the looking. The first of these dresses was a navy blue Sicilian, with buttons and self-trimming of bands and bows for embellishment. From left to right the three gowns of the next picture were gray cloth, blue and black passementerie and black buttons; green cloth, fancy black braid and black velvet, aud brown voile trimmed with dark brown velvet and brown cluny lace. A great deal of braid is being em-

I ployed in trimming tailor suits, very ofteu as the cnier garniture, nut this is uot so significant of plainness as it might be, for any shopper who has looked about her of late knows the stores are full of very showy braids. Just at this itme it is difficult to tell what is to be the favorite dress goods of all those that manufacturers have provided and that the shops now have in stock. Such indication as has been given seemed hardly to be relied upon, as it placed as the prime favorite a goods that h.s been well to the fore all winter. Hut later developments corroborate this first disclosure, and it looks more than ever as If voile was to be the goods. It might almost be the only available material without causing trouble, so many and so diverse are its weaves. Some are close woven and firm, but more are open and filmy. It is an easy guess that the latter will be the better liked. In another sense, too, there are all sorts of voiles, for weaves looking much alike will be found held at widely different worn out, they look much better after seeing service or being washed than the ruffled kind. The massive arts and crafts furniture, so unwieldly that it cannot be moved easily, is not desirable for the contract d spaces of the rooms of the ordinary modern city house. This needs baronial splendor, wide, spacious halls, etc. A modified form might be used, however. Unsightly cracks in a kitchen floor were filled in nicely with a composition made as follows: Bring to a boil three quarts of water, to which has been added one pound of flour and one tablespoonful of alum. Stir in large pieces of newspaper until the mixture is thick like putty and fill the cracks with the warm compound. This is really a homemade papier mache and hardens equally well. After turning the hems on new napkins or tablecloths, says a writer in Good Housekeeping, I take a gentleman's lather

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In these days the demand Is constantly increasing for a snug little home, such as a man with limited means can erect, that will allow nis family to enjoy every pos1 Sfbte comfort. I A t 1 1 rrii Iii 1 ( Ii iv.,,i V nno rffrtt n Ho tiat by building the lower story of weatherboard and aboc the second floor line using

prb .5. That means that there will be M iles for every Mte. It means also that care should he used in selection, for in stich rlrnimstsnros the pi "Oct sses of cheapening always ire carrierl so far that almost worthless quellt lea are produOf 1. Walking suits, while simply made, are mark. d by no little individuality. This doeS uot depend upon fanciful trimming, which happily is tabooed, but upon the devices of simple tailoring and in the choice of mal rial. Here there is chance tor her who likes the fanciful to indulge her taste, because the choice of fabric is among mixturea, and checks, ted plaids, most of them jaunty and sensible, but with now and then an assertive one. In this way an occasional walking suit In coarse, high colored plaid, or in a mixture of striking oddity is seen, but for the most part these costumes are admirable. Tweeds, serges and homespuns are made up simply, also Tith skirts of full P ngt h. In some of these simple gowns is seen the hest fulfillment so far of the v. inter's prophecy of forthcoming severity. Two of these dresses appear here in the concluding picture: a tweed stitched and trimmed with brown and blue passemeuterie. and a light gray homespun trimmed with narrow gray cord and finished with corded neck piece. Braid is much used on such get-ups, too, but once a fancy braid is chosen, the gown begins to take on dressy character if it is employed freely. Old-fashioned notions are to be at a premium during the coming summer. They will undergo more or less of up-to-date treatment before being subitted to stylish folk, of course. The liking for old-timers is already noticeable in sleeves, which run to puffings in series and to ruffles fashioned after those of bygone days. Ruchings are to be standard as a dress trimming, will be us. d very freely and will be made in great variety, some sorts calling for a deal of work. In the stores the stocks of taffetas make more of an impression than they have done of late. Checked sorts are numerous and very pretty. Quite as attractive and s ming newer are those marked with fine lines. Both of . these will be used a good deal in shirtwaist suits. The showings of soft silks are fine, and with them can be seen silk and cotton mixtures that seem worthy. Then, of mercerized materials there is no end. and shoppers who want a little money to go a good ways are quite content to have it so. Summer standards are to authorize more of self-trimmings than is usual, and it will be a stylish trick to trim one dress fabric with another when self-trimming does not suit the fancy. This hints strongly of great elaboration, for besides these fancies there is the usual host of garnitures. Laces are to be used without stint either as to the amount employed or as to the number of sorts put on one costume. Light dress stuffs are almost overweighted with heavy laces, and the laces of feather-weight are reserved for heavier dress materials. This rule is one proven amply by many exceptions, but remains as a noticeably whimsical feature of the summer provisions. Bmbroiderlea will be a stand by. and will be used directly on the material or in applique form, as the fancy dictates. Both forms are marked by richness and a deal of raised figuring. Many white waists for summer are wondrous with these elaborate embroderies. New York, March 11.

brush or any soft brush and go over the . due to be hemmed with soapy water. This will dry In a very short time and they can be hemmed as easily as old linen. The woman who can tie a bow is on the winning side just now. as these are much affecf d for hats, neckties and hairdressing. Velvet ribbon is the favorite of the moment. When wide it is used for the oldfashioned Alsatian effect; when narrow it is tied in several coquettish loops and pointed ends. Ribbon roses have been brought to great perfection of form and color, and are much worn by well-dressed women. They have all the best effects of the ordinary artificial flower, and yet are appropriate where these would not be. A fashionable brunette recently attained a striking effect by trimming a black velvet hat with a wreath of ribbon roses a wonderful imitation of Jacqueminots. Pink roses of this sort are also most successftd.

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shingles, cutting the lower courses saw-te.-th fashion. The roof should be of shingles, .-t. lined moss green, while the body of the leuise is a light brown and the trimmings a rich dark brown. The interior should be finished in cypress or chestnut, so that the total cost will not exceed !.. and even this allows a margin for any minor changes or additions. Hot air is useu U'or heating, and plumbing and

Simple Designs for What Women All questions pertaining to subjectR on which women desire Information, religious subjects excepted, will be answered in this column. Eruption of the Skin. iARY: When the skin is very oily and always more or less disfigured by blackheads and pimples, it clearly indicates an oversecretion of the sebaceous glands, and im paired circulation, which must be relieved before a better condition will prevail. Skin foods, under these circumstances, should be strictly tabooed, except in a very small quantity, and when absolutely necessary to prevent the skin from actually becoming rough from exposure to the win,d. Additional oil for the skin is absolutely useless, for it aggravates the condition and thus creates more eruptions. Frequent bathing, to clease the congested pores, is of paramount importance, and when followed by massage to encourage more perfect circulation, a cure can be begun speedily. Turkish wash cloths and towels are too harsh to use when the skin is sensitive from eruptions; use instead soft towels and cloths of damask. A bland pure soap, such as castile, is most refreshing; a mild, astringent, healing lotion and some refined toilet borax will also be required. Before retiring make a lather of hot water aud soap and rub over the face several times with the finger tips, doing the work thoroughly; this will assist in setting the clogged pores in action. To a basin of hot water add a liberal pinch of borax and wash the face to remove the soap; rinse with clean warm water and again in cold water to close the pores, dabbing the water on with a clean soft cloth. To the cold water used should be added ten drops of simple tincture of benzoin. Dab the face with warm water, dry and bathe the spots every night with the following healing Less to Build. gas tittiiiK will be. plain but of a good, substantial kind. The porch is not pretentious, hut protects the entrance, and the terrace lands S charm that is apprec iated by all. The tairwa is neat and attraetive, so that i effect harmony will be the result when the j iin-r hanging Im done. for. indeed, tin who), sin -cess of tin- scheine' depends upon these linishir.g touches.

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ens Want Know lotion: Take rne drachm of gum camphor, two ounces each of water and best alcohol and two drachms of milk of sulphur. Dissolve the gum camphor in the alcohol, then add the other ingredients and shake well each time before using. Outfit for a Foreign Trip. Mrs. Belle B.: The woman who wishes to travel as easily as possible will find it better to carry her outfit in a suitcase and a "hold-all." rather than in a trunk, and the two will accommodate all the really necessary articles for a three-month's Journey. Among th necessaries for the voyage are a steamer rug. p.n ulster or a golf cape, preferably the former, a close-fitting cap. a special skirt of thick warm material with a warm flannel waist, a pair of rubbers and a pillow. An extra light waist and a loug skirt are carried, as most of the passengers dress for dinner, but a dinner gown is by no means an indispensable requisite. The waist for deck wear and the underwear should be warm, as even in summer the voyage is likely to be chilly. For travel in Europe there must, of course, be the short walking suit, one or two flannel waists, and as many more of silk or cotton as the wearer wishes. The silk waists are preferable, as they do not require frequent laundering. The same fancy waist and long skirt that did duty for dinner wear on the steamer will suffice for all extra occasions, and, with a walking hat, the necessary outfit is complete. The "hold-all," shawlstrapped bag, is one yard wide aud two yards long. Any number of things may be strapped up within it. and the clever packer will find it possible to get all other necessaries into a good-sized suitcase. It is still better, however, to carry a second suitcase so that the things which one always buys abroad may be sure of accommodation. The woman who desires a more pretentious accompaniment of clothes during her travels must tsko a steamer trunk, but as hand luggage is much easier looked after abroad, the woman who goes for a three-months' jaunt will find her pleasure less marred by worries if she confines herself to the necessaries and dos without the trunk. Sina-finar or C'llppfn Hair. Margaret: For years there has been much difference of opinion as to whether singeing or clipping the hair is the better method for removing the faded split ends. If singeing is resorted to it should be done by au experienced hair dresser for. in the hands of an unskilled person, more harm than good will result. Clipping, however, can be done by any careful person with good eyesight. The hair should be brushed smoothly and divided Into strands. Hold t. strand firmly in the hand and. if the ends are very much faded or split, cut off onehalf to one inch, according to needs; theo pick up the shorter hairj and clip each end just enough to remove the split portion. Continue thus until all the hair has been gone over. If negi-cted for ime time tho hair is apt to dwindle greatly at the ends and be quite thin and worn for three or four ui- lies of its length. If this is tho case, ft is a decided improvement to cut off this portion of the hair and thus start a more uniform growth. The pernicious habit of using a hot curling iron ia responsible for much of the shabby hair one sees. If the iron must be used, have it as cool as is compatible with the desired result. Whet the hair is once got in good condition it is not a good plan to keep up the clipping process, for the hair is liable to become coarse and stubborn if cut too much. Pointa on V nl.hnii. Bride; Invitations a-e usually sent out two weeks before the date of the wedding ceremony. The invitations should be engraved, never printed, an J this expense, as well as the expense of mailing them, ia borne by the parents of the bride. Certainly, it was the proper thing to ask your intended husband for a list of the namea of fri. iils whom he would wish to attend the wedding. If tiv list is too long, or if there are objections to any of the people ' he names, tell him so frankly. lien are apt to be somewhat thoughtless in such matters, and by txercisiug a little tact now you will avoid misunderstandings and unpleasantness later. All wedding gifts should be acknowledged as soou as possible after their i' ijt bv a personal not of thanks from the bride; this is imperative. The same rule applies when gifts are received from friends or relatives of your husband-to-be whom you have not yet met. The bride, groom pays for the earring, to and from the church and train; he also pays the minister's fee and faff the flowers for the bride and bridesmaids. The correct outfit for a bridegroe.m for a 12 o'clock wedding in a black frock coat, fancy or mhite wahtcoat. dark grav hair--dripped trousers, white gloves and white tie. The gown for the bri.i. is always made with high ueclc and long. sleeves. are of lot lir and tonR-. M B. : Th rnmon practice of hanging cloth aiit sponges to dry after carel wringing out and leaving them exposed to the prisonous particles of dust which may p. f i til - In i los bathroom or i lumtior, cannot he teo sttongly condemned. One should have a MwffSJ suj-ply of wash cloths iU,,i s,.i.s ai.el the pi- .ss of washing, scalding and d'vinc them in the sunlight I observe d as I as with towels. The there will be no dange r of microbe infection. Sponges are best purifled by g tle roufch washln ia very warm water containing a solution t mk no.!; then rinse and soak them for a few hours ia cool water to which has ! n added a few h ops of carbolic acid I r. the vMigea m.i v washed in a strong suds made of . irboltc soap. I Ulcd in amoniated water Sad drie d in the- oh ii air aud sunlight. S e nd a fe w ROUTS with a trained nurse fcs , ! -i'Hal and ob-, i . how iiid is the :is. Ipliiits concerning cleanliness. You will ejuie kl convinced that v n the- most refined poopk mik. serious mistakes la this respect, large 1. 1 through t hough tlese- - md uti ot wo , j i. uuuaa u vtoika.

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