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1 m. STRATION No. 6104 shows a fat becoming dress in over use style in plaid suiting. It -Vi le and girlish, and at the same tcidedly smart. The waist is in use style and Is mounted on a Ining in which the sleeves are 1, the armholes of the over- Mjeing deep. Two deep tucks ex- er the shoulders, and the front ver a dainty white chemlsettq. latiste, delaine, cashmere, alba tross and pique are all suitable for re production. For a girl of 12 years, 4 yards of 44-lnch material will be needed. Girl's Dres. No. 6104. Slxen for 10, 12 and 14 year. The little girl can have nothing more stylish or becoming than a little one piece dress, such as is here shown (6101). It may be worn with a gulmpe or without, Just as preferred. The front closes in double-breasted style, and a deep hem finishes the lower edge. Pretty cap sleeves and a leather belt complete this simple little frock. Linen, pique, gingham and the stylish plaids are all suggested for the making. For a girl of 8 years, 2 yards of 36-inch material will be required. Girl's Over-Dress. No. 8101. Klsos for 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. The graceful lines of the little dress. No. 716, render it very becoming to the youthful figure. It la made o wear over a gulmpe, and slips on easily over the head. A circular collar is a pretty feature of the mode. Slashes may be made in the ends, through which a broad silk tie t passed and tied in front, or the front and opening In sleeve cap may ba laced as Illustrated. The heavy washable materials as well as the soft woolens are adaptable to the mode, the stylish pew plaids being es pecially smart. For a girl of six years, 2H yards of 36-inch material will be required. Girl's Box-Pleated Drens. No. T16. ftle for 4, 8, 8, 10 and 12 rear. This dainty little dress in Empire style (699) Is charmingly quaint, and Is one of the prettiest yet shown for little girls. Box-pleats are laid In the upper part of the front and back, the fulness In the back being held in place by broad ties of the material. The sleeves aro In the fashionable three quarter length, finished by narrow bands. Nainsook Is represented in the Illustration, but China silk, lawn, dim ity and gingham are all suitable to the mode. For a child of five years, 2 yards of material 86 Inches wide will be required. , Child' Dress In Empire Effect. No. 600. Slsea for 2, 3, 4, 8 and 8 year. Patterns will be sent to any address on receipt of ten cents each, by Mar- t Jorle Dane, . 43 West Thirty-fourth street, New York City. ' To avoid delay, do no fall to state nine of pattern desired, and be sure to write name and address plainly. ETIQUETTE OF THE AFTERNOON CALL i in til KPasnn nf flip vp:ir when af- ' Toon entertainments for women are their height. They are of two distinct """forma und'informal. All of us are tnough to prefer the latter, yet few decline, invitations to the former. )man who. sits at home and complaining to her husband at hat she Is bored and lonely, has """ Vself to blame. Let her ask a en friends in for the afternoon , cards or to npake clothes for hospital anything to occupy lands while their tongues are Then let her serve a cup of rich te, or even tea, with dainty fishes. She will find that her h.H annVi a D-nnri tlmA tlint thpv. will have a little "afternoon," r ib a. lolly If informal circle will ni you give an lniormai anair 'iviiauonB suouiu db snupio nine written in the llrst person, or jver the telephone, or delivered illy if you happen to meet a in the street. An hour should be set for the affair, no matter formal. The winter afternoons rt, so ask your guests to come past two. They, of course, will ected' to remove their hats and it these little affairs. If the do not bit all afternoon with at on, saying to your hostess )ii did not have time to comb "air. Wear a neat little shirt V simple dress, have your hands lanicured and your hair neatly ere the hostess at such an jll gathering, be quite sure you invite two women who are not y. At ft large gathering this "".not matter so much, but in a (There there are only flv-e or ten the situation would be most jasslng-to all the guests as well rself, thus putting a damper on rwlse pleasant afternoon. Wlth one of the greatest secrets nccessful hostess is her ability to get the right people together. A question that has always been more or less under discussion is whether or not you owe your hostess a call after an informal affair an afternoon at cards, a tea, etc. I think no definite answer has yot been given, but It Is well to be on the safe side and drop in on your friend Informally some morning or early afternoon. J?o not make a fashionable call, dressed in your most gorgeous raiment, but pay her a call in the same Informal spirit as the occasion was given. With formal receptions and large afternoon teas, the rules are quite dif ferent. Although, men are invited to these festivities, they do not go in anything like the iiumbers that the women do. Most men have to be about their business while their wives are gossiping over their tea and wafers. A married woman should leave her husband's card when she attends such a function. A tray for this purpose is generally found In the hall or some convenient place. You do not remove either your hat or your -gloves at a formal afternoon tea. If your wraps are heavy, you can take them off in a room provided for that purpose. Do not enter the parlor with a veil over your face. If you have handsome furs, the neck-piece you can keep on, but a muff Is always a burden In a room, where you are culled upon to shake hands and to hold a plate while you eat. It should be left in the dressing room with your veil and wraps. The muff Is respon sible for more accidents in the tea room than any other article of ap parel. ' Often a woman trying to manipulate a fork' and hold a plate and a muff at the same time is so overburdened that something is bound to be spilled. , At formal teas and receptions you should stay only a short time. Some times a hundred or more invitations have been sent out, the hostess know- 5 ' ing that only a few women will be present at a time. If you meet several friends and want to chat with them a few" mdments, you should not let that chat run Into a visit. Even when you know the hostess very well, half an hour Is long enough to stay at any formal function of this sort. . Here, again, the question arises, "Do I owe that woman a call?" And again my answer Is as before. Drop In some afternoon and pay her a short call, leaving your own and your husband's card. ' Card parties are sometimes given with great formality. This is often done as a means of returning many so cial obligations at one time. Invlta Hons to such an affair should be sent out two weeks In advance; they should be either written in a formal manner or engraved cards, if you can afford them. The hour should be Bet. At a card party of this character ladles do not remove their hats, but, of course, must take off their wraps and gloves. Refreshments are aorved at the finish of the game, at the individual tables where the guests are seated. The giving: of booby prizes has been discontinued, and a third price gener ally given instead. Personal articles are now given to women as prizes at afternoon gatherings silk Btocklngs, feather boas, gloves, etc. Such prizes are acceptable to either the slnglo girl or married woman, while bric-a-brac, table linen, etc., are often of the "not wanted" class of prizes. There is no question as to whether you owe thla hostess a call or not. The answer is most emphatically "yes and it should be paid within two weeks after the card party. As your hus band was not invited to the uflalr, you need not leave his card. But the call must be made promptly and not put off from day to day, until, when you do call, your whole time is spent in ex plaining why you have not called before. M t RIGHT AND WRONG BELT FOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS fcJDREDS of women mar a (harming costume by the addl on. of an Inappropriate belt or I A belt that does not harmonize ' gown t, girdle that clashes in o matter how exquisite the ma (Wlll spoil the handsomest cos hat any woman ever wore. This Inn" nge in which we live Is responsible for such dlscord tthlnatlons, against which every " should fight. tailor-made suit consisting tt and Jacket, there Is only one belt if you wish your Jacket to I and your entire costume to lit. That belt, made of a piece I goods, Is not over an lnoli In ftnd is stitched all around until tire' belt Is covered with stitch his belt should be tacked on the if the skirt and be fastened in sMth a tiny hook and eye. It iff I ready, and without exceptloj ne and only appropriate belt t frith a stiff tailored dress. I for Instance, a brown broad ult, such as Is pow so much J With this Is worn either a wilt fcinuBe or one of net. Now t to yourself two women one I Uijiit blue crushed girdle, shirred in front and boned In the back. Of course, this cannot be fas tened to the skirt, so it Is pinned down in the back with a large gilt pin and is always riding up in front. Look at the other woman, with her neatly stitched belt of brown cloth sewed on the skirt and fastened trimly in front. No pins are necessary, and the belt seems to fe part of the skirt. Which woman are' you? Leather beltB and elastic belts of various colors are still seen In the shops; honce. women must be still wearing them, oat, believe me, nothing louks worse than a soiled white leather belt on a coin 'ress. A black leather i-eit on a co.oi (dress is not quite so "yver be worn with black skirt. A rn with a white valklng skirt, en. There is ?uri im vlt wn to The beautitul k. are flooding the counte. Ing in their exquisite color. bad, but " anvtr ng most fashionable dressmakers are using them for girdles and bows. But you must select a Dresden ribbon that harmonizes in coloring with your gown. A ribbon with a black satin edge with blue flowers in Hie center cannot be worn on a pink evening gown; the dress fabric must be blue, or else the tones of the ribbon pink. Brown is the color par excellence for gowns this season and the Dresden ribbons come in gorgeous shades of brown, tan and biscuit coloring to combine with the gowns. Years ago we used to think that all brown dresses should be relieved with a tc f color, generally pink or blue. Not -day. All trimmings, girdles and i, lust be of. blending tones, with r " touch of gilt braid to it. y nd almost all young gi -!o dresses in the he 'v - qt mar one of th i soiled belt t favored kirt is waist it. V EGG RECIPES EAT prices have soared so high that few people are serving it more than once a day, and that is generally for dinner. Many families, however, like rather a hearty break fast, and the plain boiled or fried egg soon palls on the early morning appe tlte. Here are some suggestions for cooking eggs tastefully: Scrambled Egg with Ccleryl Take four or five pieces of crisp white eel ery, cut Into small dice, wash and urain. jr-iace in a saucepan with a pint of cold water, salt well and let boll for twenty minutes. Remove from the fire and drain through colander. Break six or eight eggs in a bowl, sea ooii wuii sail ana pepper and add a scant half cup of milk. Beat this well together. Heat a tablespoon of butter in a saucepan, drop in the eggs and celery, thoroughly mix with a wooden spoon and cook for flvo or six minutes. Serve on a hot platter, garnished with celery tips. Omelette with Sausage! Take six or eight fresh eggs and separate yolks and whites. Add to the yolks a scant half cup of milk, salt and pepper, beat well together and then beat the whites to, a stilt froth. Cut four skinned sau (sages Into quarter-Inch pieces, place In a frying pan with a tablespoon of butter and fry for live minutes, tossing them occasionally. Add half a tea spoon of finely chopped parsley. Mix whites and yolks together, pour over the sausages, and mix for a moment. When brown, fold over half way. Turn on a hot dish and serve. Fried Egg vtltli Applesi Peel and core two large solid spples, then cut in slices about a quarter of an Inch thick, and season with salt and pep per. Thoroughly heat two tablespoons of butter in a frying pan, add the apples and fry for two minutes on each side. Cruck six or eight eggs over the apples, season, and fry for a minute on top of the range, then place in the oven for five or six minutes re move, slide on a hot dish and serve. Egs with Rlcei Plunge a quarter of a cup of rice into a pint of boiling water and cook for thirty minutes, thoroughly drain, then placo In' a bak ing dish and add a scant cup of cream or rich milk, a tablespoon or nutter, a saltspoon of Bait,, cayenne pepper and grated nutmeg. A dash of curry pow der Is liked by some, but can be added or omitted at will. Mix this well to gether, let come to a boll, then crack over it eight or ten eggs, Bet In oven for ten minutes, remove and serve. Shirred Ege mllh Hniui Shred or grate half cup of lean cooked ham, place In a bowl and add a teaspoon of French mustard, a teaspoon of Wor cestershire sauce, cayenne pepper and a little nutmeg. Mix wen with a spoon, then evenly spread into six shlrred-egg dishes. Crack two eggs Into each dish, season and set In ft hot oven for three to five minutes. SOFTENING ANGLES AND SECURING CURVES bow is worn at the back or at one side, but not around the waist. So, I say once mora to you, be care ful and wear the right belt with the right dress, and with every skirt that you have made, have also a little belt of the same material. Else match it exactly In a plain ribbon of heavy tex ture, which is the next best thing. For your evening gowns, have your girdles of soft silk or Dresden ribbon, always harmonizing with thft dress Itself, IT seems almost inconsistent in this season, when the hipless woman is in high favor, to write an article for women who long for curves. There are many women, notably dressmakers, who will protest that no wo man desires to possess curves since the Louis coat and the Paquin sheath-like skirt are in vogue. But the fact re mains that hundreds of women all over the country do write to me be wailing their angles and the seeming Impossibility of covering them with Arm, curving flesh. The most common causes of thin ness unattractive thinness, not. slen derness are Indigestion or malassiml lation of food, and extreme nervous ness or the habit of worrying. The woman who eats, but does not secure any strength from her food, will never take on any fleBh. This means that diet should be ordered by the family physician and some special tonic or appetizer given. A successful French beauty doctor advises this appetizer for the nervous, thin, fusBy woman: Tincture of star-anise 3 grammes Tincture of rhubarb 2 grammes Tincture of nux vomica 3 grammes Take six to ten drops In a spoonful of water Just before meals. , If It is a case of nervousness and worry, the faculty of taking every thing in the hardest way and fretting about the unavoidable thing, then no tonic, no appetizer, no cream or emol lient or skin food can work a cure. The cure lies within the mind of the woman. She must stop fussing and worrying. ' For a general skin food, to be used to feed either flabby skin' or actual hal lows, there Is nothing better than this: Tannin grain Lanoline 30 grammes Oil Of sweet almonds 20 grammes To get best results from tills mas sage cream, take a warm bath and, when the pores are open, rub the cream In wherever hollows are found. If only the . breasts have turned flabby or atrophied, the flesh can be fed externally with the above lotion and then the patient may take Inter nally the following' potion: Liquid extract of galega (goatsrue), 10 grams; lacto-phoBphate of lime, 10 grams; tincture of fennel, 10 grams; simple syrup, 400 grams. This can be prepared by any drug gist. It is to be taken internally, two soupspoonsful with water before each meal. Keep the bowels open and drink extract, of malt or ale with your meals instead of water. A very simple flesh food, especially good for the woman whose skin Is dry and harsh, a condition which often ex ists in connection witli extreme thin ness, is this: Fresh lard 100 grams Alcohol (80 per cent.) 20 grams Essence of rosemary 11 drops Essence of bergamot .....11 drops These Ingredients can be purchased at any drug Btore. Be sure that the lard Is pure. Melt In a double, boiler and add a tiny bit of gum camphor. Strain, and beat into this the alcohol, and Just before the cream harden or congeals, add the essences. Massage the skin with this every day, doing the work slowly, firmly and conscientiously. Spasmodic treatment of either too much flesh or a shortage in flesh will secure no results what ever. Best of all for the thin woman are the deep breathing exercises so often monttoned in these columns. I will be glad to send these exercises, together with any advice for Individual cases of thinness, on receipt of a stamped and addressed envelope. COMMON POISONS AND THEIR ANTIDOTES CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE The proper name of this substance Is mercuric bi clilorid, or bichloride of mercury, and it Is extensively used as a germicide and antiseptic. Ordinarily it is sold in green tablets about half the size of a penny and three times as thick. After swallowing it, the patient notices a metallic taste In his mouth and then a severe pain in the stomach. Saliva flows freely. Vomiting and diarrhoea appear. Give the patient milk imme diately, and the whites of three or four eggs, and then try to induce vomiting. The after effects of poisoning by mer curic clilorid are severe. Therefore It is important to send for medical aid, even when the quantity swallowed has been small and apparent recovery has followed quickly. OPIUM. This is usually taken in the form of paregoric, laudanum, mor phine or in some "cure" or "pain mix ture." First comes a feeling of drowsi ness, then sleep, then collapse and death. If permanganate of potassium is at hand, a very weak solution one grain to the half pint of water should be given to the patient to drink. Strong coffee should be given frequently. The caffeine neutralizes the morphine. The permanganate will neutralize any mor phine still unabsorbed in the stomach; but since absorption usually takes place very rapidly, this remedy is not very effective. The Important thing is to keep the patient awake until medical aid arrives. This Is done by walking him up and down the room, by beating hi calves or the soles of his feet or by rubbing his ears. Hold ammonia to his nose. HI protests and th pain thereof must be disregarded. Imme diate vomiting, of course, is desir able. CHLORAli.-r-Cb.lora! hydrate Is the principal Ingredient of "knock-out drop." Like opium, It produces drowsi ness and ft deep sleep, followed by a sudden stoppage of the heart and then death. Opium causes the pupil of the patient's eye to contract, but chloral doe pot. This 1 the best way to dif ferentiate between the two, when there Is doubt as to th cause of the patient's condition. Practically nothing can be done by the layman to reliove the pa tient. It is best to hurry him to a hospital, without wasting any time in useless efforts. PHENACETIN. This Is a coal-tar product, and, like antlpyrln and aceta nelid, is a frequent constituent of head ache powders and neuralgia "cures." In large or repeated doses tt lias a tendency to causa heart failure and collapse. The best- ready antidote for an overdose Is whiskey. If a dose of "headache powder" is followed by weakness and pallor or by difficulty in breathing, it is well to take a wine glass of whiskey and send for a doctor at once. PHOSPHORUS. This Is a constituent of several popular rat poisons and is also used in the manufacture of matches. Children often Ingest it by sucking match heads. It causes sore ness In the mouth and vomiting. The things expelled from the stomach have a faint, garlicky odor and are slightly luminous phosphorescent in the dark. The more dangerous later effects of phosphoros poisoning appear but slow ly, and there Is usually plenty of time to summon a physician. Un til he appears, it Is well to encour age the vomiting or start It, If It has not begun by the use of the common emetics warm mustard, salt water, Ipecac, etc. ARSENIC. This Is frequently taken by mistake or as an overdose. It causes disagreeable sensations In the throat, a difficulty In swallowing, dizziness, head- ache and sometimes vomiting. The best remedy Is a tablespoonful of "dlalyzod Iron," which may be obtained at any drug store. The dose should be repeat ed every half hour until there is relief. Then a dose of some handy purgative should be administered. Arsenic Is the active poison In green wall paper and Paris green. ! STRYCHNINE. Beyond administer ing an emetio at once, the layman can do little to combat this exceedingly dangerous poison. It Is best to take the patient to ft hospital, where all needful drag and apparatus are at hand. tuken ns a niattor of habit, like mor phine. H causes a fleeting feeling of gaiety and exultation, followed by de pression, drowsiness and a sense of swooning. In the case of a fatal dose, death follows convulsions and collapse. The patient must he put to bed. Ad minister a wineglass of whiskey end summon medical aid at once. POTASH. Caustic potash, washing soda, spirits of ammonia, and other strong alkali In common use in the household are frequently swallowed by mistake or with suicidal intent. Very efficient antidotes are lemon Juice and diluted vinegar. When an alkali has been taken In a concentrated form the throat Is usually burned very badly. The treatment of this, of course, re quires professional skill. OXALIC ACID. fhls Is often swal lowed by mistake for Epsom salts. It produces pains in the throat and mouth, vomiting and spasms. Lima water, baking soda, magnesia, chalk and milk are all good antidotes. Vomiting should be induced. Compared with other poisons, oxalic acid Is not very danger ous, because a comparatively large dose Is required to do much damage. EMETICS. The best of all emetics for household use la Ipecac. A bottle of this; In solution, should be placed in the family medicine chest. 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