Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1901 — The Designer. [ARTICLE]

The Designer.

The Designer for September abounds in attractive advance styles for autumn apparel and millinery, both of which are lucidly described and artistically displayed. Of special interest to mothers should be the articles “Aprons for Our School Girls,” and “Preparing a Child for Boarding School,” the former prettily illustrated. The Kentucky love story “Faint Heart and Fair Lady,” by Henry bleveland Wood, is continued in this issue, and two short stories “Her Grandfather’s Clock” and “A Bit of Finery,” the latter a tale forgirls, are a'so given. Amateur camera snappers should gladly avail themselves of the suggestions given in “Caricature for thereby they may employ their spare time pleasantly and with possible profit in a monetary sense. “A Colonial Minuet Drill” gives instruction for a particularly dainty little entertainment, suitable for raising money for church or society, and “Off for a Tramp,” by H. L. Locomb, will be welcomed by feminine lovers of fresh air and sunshine. Numerous designs for fancy work are supplied in this issue, and the latest in literature is discussed in “Notes of New Books.” Under “Health and Beauty” are reliable recipes for beautifying the hands and arms, while “The Ideal Bathroom” shows how many comforts in the watery line are possible for those who can afford them. “The Cultivation of the Voice” especially considers the elocutionist this month, and “Points on Dressmaking” treats of the fashionable skirt. Selections for parlor or schoolroom recitation, Etiquette Hints, Nursery Lore, Household Advice, recipes for Pickling, Canning and Preserving, and “Among Ourselves,” the latter a resume of current topics interesting to women, are also presented in this very entertaining number, the price of which is 10 cents.