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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.
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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. In addi
tion, the chest should contain a box of
carbonate of oda (baking soda); one
of "dyalyzed Iron," and one of Epsom
salts; a bottle of lemon Juice, a, bottle
of whiskey or brandy, one of peroxide
of hydrogen and one of a weak solution
of permanganate of potassium.
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