Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 304, Hammond, Lake County, 14 June 1912 — Page 10

WHAT FASHIONABLE WOMEN ARE WEARING

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SATIN TH13 smartest materials for spring costumes this season are eponge cloth, hopsacking and serge, with taffeta and bengaline silk for dressy toilets. The girl who has difficulty in bringing two ends to a meeting point has probably . Modes For Young Girls fFHE patent leather belt, not more than an Inch in width and both in white and In black, is playing a conspicuous part in the modes for girls. On linen and serge it is worn alike and it gives a very trim finish. It is seldom pulled In closely to the figure, but neither is it so loose as In the old "Buster Brown" styles. A smart little gray linen frock has a straight, square cut overbiouse that is not sewed to the body of the dress at any point. . It hangs down to the hips, front and back, and is entirely open at the sides, and It is held in place by means of a white patent leather belt, which is caught under a slide at each side of the waist on the frock underneath. The linen is embroidered in white and the short tunic is hemstitched and finished at the throat with scalloping in white. A frock In pink linen for a smaller girl has an extra long fichu of embroidered white batiste which reaches al most to the hem of the dress and has slits st the waist line through which a girdle of black velvet ribbon appears to be tied In a bow. Little, turned down collars of 6oft white batiste finish the necks of many of the colored frocks of summer stuffs for girls In their teisns. Toung girls are afTecting huge necklaces of thick beads, half an Inch or so long. In yellow, blue or other shades These necklaces hang almost to the waist line. The smartest gloves for a young girl's wear are white glace with heavy black silk stitching In triple . rows on the backs. Even ' elbow glove! show the black stitching, though not so thick. New Umbrella Case A novel umbrella case has Just been brought out and promises to meet with favor, especially for traveling. It is built on very slim lines and the tightly rolled fabric fits smoothly Into a silken covering, which fastens all the way from top to bottom with black snappers. This arrangement facilitates getting at one's umbrella when in a hurry, and the new cjse looks much neater than the other kind, which usually

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MODEL, IRISH LACE TRIMMINGS. knitted her brows many times over the problem of which of these materials Is likely to serve her purpose best. It depends, my dear young lady, upon what service the gown Is going to receive. Of course, when one can afford it, two tailored suits Should be included Table Napery For

DOILIES IN EYELET DESIGN AND LINEN CHEST. TjlOR the bungalow or summer cottage the shops are showing linen cloths and napkins to carry out the color scheme of the decoration with colored floral borders. Bold reds, greens, blues in fact, any color to carry out the color scheme of the decoration is used. The linen chest shown in the appended illustration Is of solid walnut with little lavender pads In each of its three

COSTUME OF PERSIAN FOULARD.

in the wardrobe, a cloth trotting model and a silk affair for special occasions. Taffeta is not an expensive silk, but only a good quality can stand constant wear. The new silks look for all the world as if they had come out of the color print of the mid-Victorian days. There are quaint stripes and checks and mixtures of tones such as one might encounter when turning over a number of the ample skirted, frilled and flounced frocks worn by pur grandmothers. A very attractive' revival Is that of the kilted underskirt, the overskirt being cut away in front to give it tfie Summer Cottage

Its full value, a kilted underskirt appearing from beneath a peplum shaped drapery represents on of the prettiest and most attractive expedients In the making of a new gown. Even In the case of eponge cloth the rough surfaced material In dull, soft shades of clay color or cafe au lalt can be made with kilts. This sponge, or eponge cloth, as the French call the new fabric with a bath towel surface, is rivaling silk in popularity for gowns and trimmings.Fringe as a trimming for the gown

of eponge and silk is a favorite, and when used with eponge it makes the fabric look more like a bath towel than ever, but wool lace that is equally used as a decoration for these gowns is more in keeping with the rather rough nature of the materia L A costume of eponge as well as of hopsacking and serge never looks so well as when it is perfectly plain and unadorned, and this year many of the best looking of these suits have only button trimmings. Little sets of buttons, about five in a group, are often introduced on the skirt seams of a cloth costume, while bigger buttons play their part on the coat. The most popular of these is mother-of-pearl, and when a magpie creation is being treated these white pearl buttons are often rimmed with black. N Another great favorite Is the glass button cut in glittering facets, and so

I IT'S RHUBARB SEASON

1"N the spring it Is well for the housewife to serve in her dally menu acid fruits and vegetables that act as spring cleansers to the system. One of the most palatable of these fruits is rhubarb, which now is so plentifuL The following ways of serving this plant are somewhat different from the average recipes: Rhubarb Charlotte. Cut nto small pieces enough rhubarb to measure one quart. Melt one-third of a cup of butter and pour over it one quart of crumbs from the center of a stale loaf of bread and stir until well mixed. Butter a baking dish and fill with alternate layers of crumbs, rhubarb and sugar. Add a Blight grating of nutmeg, cover with a top layer of crumbs, dot with bits of butter, cover and bake about three-quarters of an hour. Rhubarb Pie. If you have fresh young stalks of rhubarb use It for the pie with the skin on, but if it Is tough or old be sure to remove the skin. Cut the rhubarb Into pieces about half an inch long and after carefully washing the stalks sprinkle over them some su

Seasonable Window Curtains

TjEW people show originality about the arrangement of their window curtains, but now is the time to furbish up one's ideas and hang fresh curtains for summer in place of those that have been hanging all winter. Plain white muslin or lace window curtains are far too common, and they do not suit every room. Often a tremendous difference In the appearance of the room would be made by a different treatment. Including a touch of the right color In curtains. Wash silk Is an excellent material It does not hold the dust and consequently keeps clean longer than cotton fabrics. It launders well and does not look draggled and limp In damp weather. The cost Is very little more than for ordinary muslin or fancy scrim, and "jap" silk can now be obtained In lovely coloring. The palest pink, blue or lilac may be chosen with good effect for a plain papered room, and yellow curtains in a dark room increase the sunshine, : With a satin stripe wall paper In pale colors the curtains might be of silk

popular has this become that on a a charming gown of green eponge crystal beads were introduced la rows to give the effect of buttons. Horn buttons on tweed and serge costumes are Just as much In vogue as ever, and a newer scheme is represented by those which are carried out in plaited strings with rough knots on the surface. The costumes seen in the illustration, while not extreme, are very modish and smart and are what women of refined taste who follow the mode at a fashionable distance a,re wearing this

BUTTON TRIMMING. spring. The little coat of dark blue silk serge pictured suggests the closer lines that are predicted in coat suits for next fall. The close fitting overskirt effect on the skirt Is also very good, and the beauty of the model is enhanced by hand braided panels. An eponge collar of a pale putty color relieves the somberness of the jacket. The vogue for buttons is shown In the treatment of small satin- covered buttons applied in two rows from the knee to skirt hem on one of the suits illustrated. A Persian patterned foulard suit in shades of dull blue, blush pink and soft gray Is one of the daintiest things sent over recently from a French dressmaker who may always be counted upon to turn out something different from everything else, but conforming perfectly with the accepted fashionable lines of the season. CATHERINE TALBOT. gar and place them in a deep pie plate lined with flaky pie crust which has been slightly dusted with flour. To a quart of the rhubarb cut up as directed add one large cup of sugar. Place the rhubarb thus sweetened in the pie at least an Inch deep and then sprinkle with flour and a saltspoonful of salt and flavor with a dash of nutmeg if this flavoring Is liked. Put on the top crust and pinch together. No w-ater should be put in the pie, as the rhubarb is very Juicy and furnishes all the moisture necessary. Rhubarb Cup. Take about five large stalks of rhubarb, peel them, cut In pieces and cook In a double boiler without water. Sweeten the rhubarb well when It is done, then have ready one-quarter of a cup of rice that has been boiled in one cup of water until soft and dry. Mix the rhubarb and rice well together, beating the mixture thoroughly. Mold In cups that have been slightly buttered and set on the Ice. Just before serving turn them out on a large dish and pour around them a soft custard. with a tiny old world pattern of pink rosebuds or wee blue and mauve flowerets. This looks quaint, pretty and distinctive, but remember it is quite unsuitable for a room with floral paper. For the last named, inner curtains of white or cream silk look best, accompanied by long curtains to harmonize with the predominating shade In the paper. The color of the carpet or rugs must also be taken into consideration, as a mistake here often spoils the effect of an otherwise charming room. ' Where money is limited a heavy make of plain casement cloth Is both artistic and serviceable for the outer curtains. Green Is not always a wise choice, although it harmonizes well with almost every color scheme, because it quickly fades to a dull sage brown that Is anything but desirable. Blue green or blue gray answers better, and rose color or crimson Is cheerful as well as useful, while a bright shade of golden brown can hardly be beaten for artistic effect and good wearing qualities. .

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i t MUSINGS OP ELtNOR HlTE J Skipping For Beauty. wtl never guess what I have been doing every morninar for the last week." said a girl to me recently. "I've been going into a corner of the garden and skipping." "Skipping!" i exclaimed. For good ness' sake, what for?" Well, I"ll tell you. My doctor order ed It. I was feeling so rundown, and my skin was really In an awful state. resides, you know, between von and me, I was getting stouter every day, ana it worried me horribly." Knowing that there are other rlrls who dread becoming stout. I will pass along the skipping instructions follow ed out so successfully by the patient who told me. Like all other exercises calculated to do any permanent good, skipping must be done regularly. It will not do to spend ten minutes Bkipping one morn ing, then omit the exercise for several days. All the good In the world will be done if ten minutes of the exercise are taken about the same time each day. Get a rope of ordinary clothesline thickness and long enough to let the arms be stretched out while you skip, with head as erect as possible. Begin with the rope at your heels. bringing it over your head so that your arms" bend easily. Just as you see schoolgirls skipping in the street Next place the rope at your toes and bring it up over your head and so on round and round. This is called skip ping backward and is a greater strain on the muscles than the first move ment It also brings certain muscles Into play that are not developed in the other play. Stretch out your arms stiff and use as far as possible only the hands and wrists in turning the rope. This move ment has a marvelous effect in beautl fying the shape of the hands, wrists and arms. One thing the skipping girl was very anxious to impress upon me was that the skipper should always skip on her toes and never allow her heels to touch the ground. The doctor's orders, too, were to ae quire as "springy" a step as possible. Vibration of the muscles. It seems, is obtained in this way. Another hint she gave me was always to take an intermediate step between each turn of the rope. Children do it, but grownup people when they skip usually omit this little extra step and therefore lose half the benefit of the exercise. Of course skipping outdoors does most good, but when this Is Impossible the exercise may be taken In some spot Indoors where pictures and ornaments will not suffer .from the beauty cure. A Rival of Taffeta TT was predicted that taffeta would A have formidable rivals In the field of fashion, and already this has proved true, especialfy in the realms of tailoring. There is a shot bengaline that looks extremely well and has the merit of being just a trifle warmer than taffeta, although there is a certain costly variety of the latter, really only exploited by the dressmakers who can command a price, that has quite a weighty feel and looks as if it would wear forever, perhaps a doubtful quality In these days.

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WEAR YOUR SEED PEARL JEWELRY AGAIN.

QET out your seed pearls that have been tucked away for years, for thte once popular Jewelry is in vogue again and is appearing in delightful forms. While the new designs are copies of the old Ifrench pieces, they never have the association of antiques, so deal ers In seed pearl Jewelry are making a specialty of remodeling and repairing the old broochtes, bracelets and necklaces handed Juown from an earlier generation. If your Jewel box reveals no treasures some of the modern effects are lovely. Broocnes oval, round and star shaped the U8.i of an old fashioned

pHERE Is a really new bag coma

uiw unimgg, ana wnea one sees it for the first time one wonders that It was not thought of long ago. It Is balloon shaped when carried over the arm and flat when It is placed on a flat surface. The bag has a round cardboard bottom, with the linen or other material of which It Is made gathered over an embroidery ring at the middle and again at the top. These rings, by the way, are put in with casings that are hemmed to the outside material. Another round piece of cardboard covered with the same material and tied with cords at one side and fastened with button and loops at the other makes a cover. There are long cord handles fastened at the sides of the top. The embroidery ring used in the middle is two sizes at least larger than the one at the top, and the one at the top Is a size larger than the bottom one. This makes the bag pretty full at top and bottom and provides ample room for ordinary needlework or for small pieces of soiled linen. ITS VERY NATTY OUTING HAT OP BLUE STRAW. npiIK becoming little outing hat plotured Is of navy blue tagal straw. It is simplicity Itself, being trimmed with a primp bow of blue velvet and a navy blue stickup. The Folding Nursery - rpiIAT Is exactly what It Is a whole nursery within the compact space of a Child's crib, made from white enameled Iron with a swinging bed. so placed within its frame that it may be pushed under an ordinary bed out of the way In daytime and in such Juxtaposition to the mother during the night that she need not move from her rest in order to care for her little one. This new nursery Is easily moved from place to place and when used in summer there is a heavy netting which insures perfect comfort for the child. Every part of -the bed and the bedding is sanitary, and there is a sanitary box attached to the side of the bed to bold all food receptacles. Life Itself brings philosophy to bear the big sorrows. But somehow years nor experience seems to give . us the courage to bear bravely the little pans of every day's sordid experience. watch or slightly smaller, and as a concession to modern tastes there are fascinating bar pins of various lengths, formed of connecting rings of the seed pearls, some with round cluster brooches In the center. Lorgnette and watch chains of double or triple rdws of pearls are studded at Intervals with oval or round clusters. Two band bracelets have recently been made into a necklace, the Joining being concealed by a fringe of the pearls with small drops. Remarkably quaint, too, are the long earrings of seed pearls. These are rather trying, however, to women who are not blessed with good complexions and regular features.

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