Oregon City courier., December 20, 1907, COMICS, MAGAZINE SECTION, Image 11

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MISS Dolly's outfit Is a very im
portant Item at this season of
the year when Christmas things
are being fashioned, and much tlme-and
attention Is given to the subject by
mothers, aunts and friends of "the lit
tle mother." The fashioning of these
little garments Is always a source of
pleasure, and with the help of these
patterns Dolly would soon be the hap
py possessor of a fashionable ward
robe. The set consists of six com
plete patterns. It is essential that
Miss Dolly have a frock suitable for
tea parties, so white lawn was chosen
to be made up in the long-walsted
French style. A prettily-shaped bertha,
trimmed with Valenciennes lace and
Insertion, falls over the short puff
sleeves. A blue sash completes this
dress.
Of course, Dolly must have a coat to
protect her from the cold when she
takes an airing In the little go-cart.
The one illustrated was developed In
light, blue cashmere, the broad cape
collar edged with a pleating of pale
blue chiffon. A band of satin ribbon
decorated the front and lower edge of
the coat. The bonnet Is made of the
same material as the coat, and Is tied
with a blue ribbon under the chin.
The red ridlnghood cape is very simple
and easy to make, just a seam in the
back, a row of shirring around the face
and ribbon to tie. Next comes the lit
tle kimono, cut all In one piece, the
edges finished with feather stitching
or French knots, and the sleeves and
front fastened with tiny blue ribbon
bows. .
When Dolly grows sleepy the pretty
white dress Is laid aside and she dons
the little nightgown. It is fitted by
shoulder and underarm seams and the
tucks in the front will i.fford profita
ble work for nimble fingers. Scraps of
material may be utilized In the making
of these little clothes that' would other
wise be thrown away. Pieces of dainty
light-colored lawn, left over from the
summer sewing, Would be suitable for
the dress, and odds and ends of ribbon
and lace could be used for trimming.
This set consists of six complete pat
terns (or a Red Riding; Hood Cape,
Kimono, French Dress, Bonnet, Coat
and Night Dress or Wrapper with full
directions for the making and buying
of material. Rises for 14, 16, IS, 20, 22
and 24-Inch doll. Cost of set, 15 cents.
The little ones soon tire of the most
expensive Christmas playthings, but
these home-made toys (now 1b the time
to begin making them) will be a source
of endless delight They are inde
structible, and so cunning and lifs-llke
that "Grandma" and "Auntie" will feel
well repaid for the time spent In their
making. There Is nothing that will
please the baby more than these ani
mals; the monkey especially can be
made to assume the most natural atti
tudes, and the rabbit is Just as cute as
the real live "bunny." The expense is
very slight, Just a yard or so of can
ton flannel, a bit of bright red cloth
for the elephant's blanket, and some
bright colored stuff for the monkey's
jacket and cap. A small remnant of
Turkish toweling makes a realistic
looking sheep, or eiderdown will do as
well. The dog and pig are made from
pieces of canton flannel. A piece of
wire wound with cotton is used for the
monkey's tall. ' Sticks inserted in the
legs of the elephant give extra firm
ness. The outlining of the features is
a very simple matter; the mouth Is In
dicated by black thread, and shoe but
tons are used for eyes. A white cel
luloid hairpin or bone crochet needle
will serve admirably for the elephant's
tusks.
Each of the two animal seta Illus
trated consists of three complete pat
terns, with full directions for making
and buying; of material. Cost, 15 cents
a art, or both sets for twenty-live
cents. ,
Set No. 6223 contains an Elephant,
Monkey, and llabblt, and Set No. 5684
consists of a Sheep, Dog, and Pig.
Patterns will be sent to any address
on receipt of' price by Marjorle Dane,
43 West Thirty-fourth street, New
York City.
To avoid delay, do not fall to slate
else of pattern desired, and be sure to
write name and address plainly.
How to Secure Pretty Arms
To begin with, red hands and arms
are caused by poor circulation nine
times out of ten, and hence to reduce
the color you must reach the seat of
the disorder. The circulation can be
greatly assisted by bathing and mas
saging. Many women will spend plenty
of time on their faces and utterly dis
regard their arms, which, in these days,
are almost as conspicuous.
As a rule hot water should be used
with a good plain soap, and your arms
need much rubbing with a rough Turk
ish towel or other towel with rough
finish. This rubbing tends to keep
the flesh smooth and soft, keeping
down any eruptions that might show
themselves. If the skin Is rough and
easily Irritated I would suggest the
use of oatmeal or bran bags, always
rubbing the flesh dry with the rough
towel until the skin Is rosy red.
Regarding dlscolorations of the ar .i,
home remedies are really better than
any amount of prepared bleaches. The
toilet tables of some beauty parlors
look like a veritable vegetable garden.
They are laden with lemons, tomatoes,
cucumbers and even lettuce. All of
these are for bleaching purposes. Per
haps none of them are more valuable
than the lemon. If the skin on the
arms and hands has become discolored
through exposure or housework, noth
ing will clear It better than the con
stant application of lemon Juice. Cut
a lemon In half and rub the arms well
every night and morning. Fresh, ripe
tomatoes are also good for this purpose,
while a milk made from the juice of
fresh cucumbers Is also excellent.
Many women have a very rough el
bow, and this afflction can be greatly
relieved by rubbing with a cake cX
pumice stone every night The rub
bing should be gentle and gradual, not
vigorous and violent
The greatest evil that presents Itself
on the arms Is the superabundance of
hair a trouble common to many wo
men. These, of course, can be taken off
by means of electricity, but the ex
pense is great and the process very
painful and slow. There Is, however,
a proprietary article now on the mar
ket that has worked wonderful re
sults, and I shall be glad to recom
mend this depilatory to any readers
who have this trouble to contend with.
At this season of the year women
are very apt to slip a loose garment
over their short-sleeve blouse and run
across to a neighbor's. This practice
will chap the hands and arms and
leave them In a bad condition. One of
the best pomades for chapped hands
and arms Is made as follows:
Cocoa butter, 1 ounce; oil of sweet
almonds, 1 ounce; oxide of zinc, 1
drachm; borax, 1 drachm; oil of berga
mot, 6 drops. Heat the cocoa butter
and oil of almonds In a double boiler
and when thoroughly mixed add to
them the zlno and borax. Stir until
It Is quite cool and then add the berga
mot. The oxide of zlno in this pomade
Is very healing. Rub it well Into the
hands and arms at night If they are
chapped, and you will have good re
sults. Many simple exercises are good for
the development of the . forearm. A
simple pully rigged up on the back
of your door Is very good, and such
exercises were published several weeks
ago. One of the simplest methods
of Increasing the size of the forearm
Is to stand erect and extend the arms
out straight, closing the hand tightly
over some object like a wad of tightly
rolled paper. While the full arm Is
thus extended raise the forearm and
try to touch the shoulder and then
go back to the original outstretched
position. This Is really one of the best
ways of developing the muscles of
both the fore and upper arms. An
other simple exercise Is to clasp the
hands at the back of the neck, work
ing the two elbows forward as much
as possible. Both of these exercises
should be taken in a loose gown and
after the corsets have been removed.
Some women are burdened with too
much flesh on the forearm, and to
them I . can tnly say that constant
scrubbing with hot water and a rough
brush will help them more than any
thing. "Kneading" the flesh Is also
very beneficial, as It seems to break
up the particles of fat, leaving the
arm In a more pliable condition. The
woman who has a very stout arm
should also avoid tightly-fitting
sleeves, as they only tend to draw
attention to the size of her arm. A
loose sleeve will hide the size and re
lieve the redness very much.
In connection with the care and
proper exercising of the arms much
thought and time should of course
be given to the hands and nails, for
they are very Important adjuncts to
a woman's beauty. Indeed, schools
are now established which train wo
men to use- their hands properly and
to help remold the shape of both the
hand and each Individual finger. I
will take up the care of the hand In
future article.
A Reversible Ironing Pad
IN the illustration above is shown
a reversible Ironing pad recently
patented by J. E. Church. It
Is formed of paper stock treated with
lubricant. When a heated Iron Is passed
over the pad the lubricant with which
the pad Is supplied Is delivered from
the pad to the surface of the Iron and
corrugated ribs act as scrapers to re
move the surplus lubricant from the
Iron.
The top and bottom of the pad are
separated by air channels, through
which the air may circulate. This pro
tects the Ironing board or table from
the heat of the Iron.
It will be seen that this pad is de
signed to do away with the aid way of
lifting the hot iron up to the shoulder
bottom side up to rub wax on the Iron.
The pad prevents burning the hands
from the Iron or hot wax. The pad may
be reversed occasionally to use either
side.
The Wedding Invitation
When a bride has lost her mother or
father and the remaining parent has
married again her cards are Issued in
the name of her own parent and her
step-parent The wording, however,
clearly indicates whose child she is,
unless, as Is sometimes the case, she
prefers, through affection for her step
parent not to have this distinction
made. Ordinarily the wording on the
wedding cards of a step-daughter takes
this form: "Mr ami Mrs. ThomaB R.
Brown request the pleasure of your
company at the marriage "f Mrs.
Brown's daughter. KWanor Flagler
Innn. fir.;" or. "Mr. and Mrs. Thorns
R, Brown request the honor of your
presence at the marriage of Mr.
Brown's daughter, Amelia." When a
bride's father Is a widower she Issues
her cards In his name alone.
The chosen formula Is engraved on
the first pages of the double sheet and
never occupies more than that one
page. And let It be borne in mind, by
those who seek to follow the letter of
the social law concerning wedding
cards, that the wording "honor of your
presence" Is now employed In prefer
ence to any other for a church wed
ding. In large cities where Inquisitive
strangers not infrequently attempt to
usurp the places of the invited guests
and force their way Into tbe church
where a marriage Is to take place. It
has become essential to guard against
this Imposition by enclosing with
every invitation a card of admission.
CARE IN
FEEDING
THE BABY
THOUGH many mothers do not seem
I to realize It, It Is just as Impor
1 tant to take great care with the
baby's food in winter as In Bummer,
The mere fact that milk Is not so apt
to sour In cold weather as In warm Is
no reason why the mother should relax
her vigilance over her baby's suste
nance. It Is a well known medical fact that
the majority of baby Ills, both winter
and summer indeed, the whole year
'round result from Improper or care
lessly handled food. It not Infrequently
happens that mother's milk Is improper
food. When such is the case, the
mother should not despair; besides
cow's milk, nroperly modified, there Is
a prepared infants' food that will per
form the Important function of proper
ly nourishing baby. This is Imperial
Granum, which has been used success
fully In thousands of cases.
One advantage of prepared food Is
that the mother need not worry about
the source of supply; whereas, If cow's
milk Is used, great care should be ex
ercised to secure pure milk milk that
Is free of tuberculosis germs and the
ANNOUNCING
THE BIRTH
' OF A CHILD
THE birth of a child is announced
to friends and acquaintances by
special cards sent by post A
large square of brlstol board bears the
mother's name and address, and tied to
the upper halt of this by a narrow,
white satin ribbon is a second card
about one-fourth as large bearing the
child's full name, without the prefix or
title, and with the date of birth In one
corner.
On the receipt of cards announcing
a birth calls are usually made to en
quire after the health of mother and
child and cards are left for them both.
Persons prevented by distance or other
sufficient cause from calling, should
answer the cards of announcement by
posting their own cards, to the mother,
with the words, "Hearty congratula
tions" written in pencil above the
name. '
Bathing and Dressing a Patient
other disease germs that get into II
from careless handling.
Give the baby proper and germ free
food, and he will thrive like the pro
verbial weed.
New Petticoat Styles
For the woman who Is very stout a
tight-fitting Jersey petticoat Is the only
style permissible. The top of the skirt
should be cut circular fashion, and
made to fit perfectly, without a wrinkle
or a pleat of any kind. Have It rather
large In the waist line, so that It falls
about an Inch or two below tha band
of your outer skirt. On the Jersey top
you can sew a ruffle of silk of any de
sired shade or combination of colors.
Let the Jersey portion come to the top
of your shoes and then add your silk
ruffle.
Even the thin girl must try to look
lim about the hip line, and sh can
wear her all-silk petticoats on the
street with very full ruffles below the
knees, but up at the top they must
fit without fullness. If you buy them
ready made, then have them fitted at
home, so that there is no fullness about
the hips. Then, too, soma girls cling
to the old-fashioned habit of wearing
two skirts, and this Is no longer per
missible. If one skirt Is not warm
enough, then you must line the top
of your silk foundation with a light
weight albatross nearly the color of
your silk. Flannel petticoats are far
too bunglesome to be worn with the
prevailing fashions.
If the silk petticoat lined with the
wool albatross is not sufficiently warm,
then you must get wool tights, but
flannel petticoats, with fullness about
the hips, are tabooed for this year at
least
For evening wear and all dressy
occasions, the white lingerie petticoat
has taken the place of silk ones.
These dainty white skirts are made
with lawn tops fitting the figure per
fectly, and from the knee down they
are elaborate In the extreme, with
frill upon frill of lace. Insertion and
handsome medallions. -
sponge-bath In bed is one of the
very best weapons against wast
Ing fevers. To give it with ease
to nurse and patient, first spread a rub
ber bath blanket out full size, and very
smooth, then cover It with the softest
old sheet at hand. Spread the sheet as
smooth as the blanket, then begin at
one edge and roll up the two, sheet In
side. Continue until one-half the rub
ber blanket lies In a tight small roll,
Then move the patient well to one
side of the bed, spread the unrolled
half of the blanket, sheet side up, over
the bed there, bringing the roll In the
middle of the bed. Next ease the cover
and lift the patient over the roll
spread it out over the other half of
the bed, and pin the two upper corners
in place.
Begin at the patient's feet and bathe
upward, working steadily and quickly,
and wiping dry as the bath proceeds.
When the head and face are reached,
get clean water, with a little aromatic
ammonia or alcohol In It Wash and dry
quickly, remove soiled clothes, which
have been pushed up around the shoul
ders in the course of the bath, also the
bath-blanket and damp sheet, tuck the
blankets well about the patient's head
and neck, give a little nourishment or
stimulant if permitted, and leave him
for five minutes.
While he rests, take clean garments,
which have been thoroughly aired and,
if possible, sunned, put the sleeves of
one well inside another, then spread
them out in a srumply ring with the
neck-bands In the middle. Gather up
this crumply ring at the back of the
garments, and lay them over the pa
tient's head. Draw one arm from be
neath the blankets, slip it through
above his head; do the same with the
other, then, lifting him slightly, pull
the crumpled garments down level with
the shoulders. Slip both hands under
the blankets, and draw the clean
clothes gradually down. Any well
conducted patient should reward such
work by going straight to sleep, and
waking much refreshed.
Change bed-linen In the same way
the bath-blanket was used. It is bet
ter, however, to fold the half-sheet nar
rowly than to roll It. With a desper
ately sick patient, do not risk taking
off the cover to put on a fresh sheet.
Slip the fresh sheet underneath the
soiled one, gradually, while another
person gently lifts the blankets. In
the case of patients violently 111, It is
well to protect the mattress with a rub
ber blanket spread smoothly over the
mattress-sllp. But there must be a
comfort above the blanket, both for the
patient's ease and as a further pro
tector, i If soiling discharges foul the
sheet and comfort, yet the patient is
too ill to be lifted, slip a folded sheet
very gently underneath him, then have
it raised an Inch by a person lifting
each corner, and slip out the dirty
things, replacing them with clean ones.
Where It Is desirable to change a
patient from one bed to another, have
the bed well aired, and warmed a lit
tle, even thoueh It Is summer. In cases
of brain trouble, or where hemorrhage
threatens, raising a patient even half-
upright may mean death. If such pa
tients needs must be moved when no
stretcher Is available, fold a wide com
fort double, put a stout slat or pole In
the fold, and lay the patient on It, then
have four people lift It, one at each
corner. The pole prevents , sagfrlnr,
which Is the main danger. I
Patients of this sort had better have
fresh clothes slipped on over the feot,
and drawn gradually up to the shoul
ders. Then, by moving them very grad
ually upon one side after the other,
the arms can be got In the sleeves. But
If mot'on occasions much distress, it Is
better to cut through the shoulder, and
sew the sleeves lightly in position.
Good housewives bear a conscience
against cutting up good clothes, but It
should never Interfere with even the
slightest easing of a very sick person.
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