The Sunday Oregonian., April 13, 1902, PART FOUR, Page 29, Image 29

THE SUNDAY OHEGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL 13, 1902.
29
TRAVELING DRESSES THAT 7VRE
ALMOST CTRNATE
BLACK CLOTH THAT
EW "YORK. April 7. (Special Cor
respondence.) Traveling dresses
are to be almost ornate for the
orthodox ideas of good form. The severity
of the tailored gown Is lacking, but in Its
place has come a gown so pretty that one
does not regret the change. Beautiful
black silk, with brocaded figures, looking
very much like rich brocaded silk, but
being In reality a cloth, with a silky tex
ture, is made up into a traveling gown of
approved type.
Then, too, the style of skirt la open to
criticism from the old-time view, for it Is
very long. A so-called Newport traveling
gown is In black brocaded cloth, with
sweeping train and very plain. It Is cut
perfectly plain and a shirtwaist is to be
worn with it. For a coat there is a
blouse of black satin cloth, very full and
loose and with a deep sailor collar.
Another style of traveling dress Is cut
on the pedestrian order, with skirt of
ankle length and blouse waist. It is
trimmed with stitched bands of black
cloth, the suit Itself being castor gray.
"With the gray and black there must bo a
touch of scarlet, which is provided in the
brilliant velvet pom pon which trims the
tailored nat
The mountain suit Is worn for traveling,
and, if It be of gray, can be used as a
general utility gown by the woman who
does not want to be burdened with too
many suits of this kind. Its skirt is too
snug for cycling, but for traveling pur
poses and outdoor expeditions of all kinds
one suit can be made to do duty.
A general utility suit of this variety Is
In nlcklc gray cloth, trimmed with blue.
There Is a fold of black silk along each
edge of the blue band to set off the blue
and hold It from the gray. This really
makes a very nice trimming and can be
recommended as one which comes from
Paris. Black braid bordered with a fold of
light blue looks very well upon gray.
White braid, silky and lustrous, can be
edged with poppy-colored red and used to
trim brown and some shades of dark blue.
There Is a color scheme In all the trav
eling gowns and one must not be blind
to It.
Summer Colors.
For Summer wear there is a combination
that is struggling for recognition. It has
the indorsement of our French cousins,
out is not yet fully liked here. It is that
of mixing geranium red and light tur
quoise blue In such a manner and so free
ly that whole costumes aro In these two
colors.
One description will suffice. A gown of
turquoise blue French broadcloth was
made with the closest of skirts and a
waist that showed a -very pretty blouse
effect.
The chemisette was in geranium-colored
, silk, and there were cuffs, turn-over in
shape, of geranium. Around the foot there
was a flare flounce in the turquoise blue
cloth, headed with a stitched band of
geranium, while geranium lined the
flounce.
A hat of burnt straw was trimmed with
geranium flowers and blue bowa. At the
belt was worn a chou of blue and tan and
turquoise, but the belt proper consisted of
a wide band of black satin.
The cballle as a dancing gown is gain
ing recognition. Th lovely and fashiona
ble Countess Casslni, of "Washington, has
half a dozen pretty Spring challles made
up with taffeta for dancing; all are long
and all on the order known as fluffy.
Some are lace trimmed, others chiffon
flounced.
Xevr Ideas.
Nrr rir, ., , r.ior,fv.T . RnHnr '
-.... j ...w , j...w.....u. wf.-o I
flowers. A very new thing Is the blouse
belt. This consists of a wide girdle of
black satin. It Is fastened with a bril
liant buckle, which is 'hooked at one side.
Upon the other side there is another
buckle to match. The idea Is that with a
blouse waist, all baggy In front, tho
buckle is hidden and the proper place
for It, therefore, is upon the side.
The blouse girdle is pulled down In front
and fastened with a pretty pin, while the
back is. rolled as small and as round as
possible, the object being to secure length ,
in front and that smart look at the back 1
whlch is' necessary, If one would be well
gowned.
The blouse of the mlnuto is the black
silk blouse, with very large flowers In It.
EASY LAUNDRY
HOW AN OIL-STOVE
SAVE STRENGTH.
IN the choice of furniture for the laun
dry, set-tubs come next to cedar ones
with brass hoops. A nest of four, fitting
snugly, one within another, will, with
reasonable care, last ten years, beside
being ever so much lighter and handler
than tubs of pine or poplar. Keep the
tubs together between wash days end
pour a little clean water into the upper
one. This will' save all from shrinking,
yet will breed no smell nor mold. In
use, set them upon a long, stout bench,
so proportioned In height to the washer
woman there will he no. need to stoop
much over the work. If space Is scant,
have the bench legs hinged on, so they
may be folded, and the bench stand or He
flat when not required.
The new glass washboards are clean,
durable and good for clothes. Their one
drawback Is that they are a trifle heavy.
Sanitarily they are far and away better
than the wooden or zinc-faced sort, which
absorb dirt and hold all manner of taints.
Indeed, it is unsafe to use wooden wash
boards unless they are carefully scalded
and dried at the end of washing. One that
has been used to wash the clothes from a
sickroom, even If there Is no contagious
disease, should be scalded with soda wa
ter, and treated after to a drenching with
chloride of lime. In contagious sickness,
such as measles, scarlet fever, or diph
theria, the best thing Is to burn up the
washboard outright.
In using the wringer it saves both tho
wash and the washerwoman to fold the
clothes to an even thickness and exactly
the breadth of the wringer rolls. Send
ing things through. In lumps.and bunches
strains the springs and brings them quick
ly to the breaking point It is much tho
same with turning the crank. One vicious
jerk does more harm than steady rolling
on a whole wash. As soon as the wash
ing is over dash clear, warm water over
the wringer, first removing it from the
tub, and standing it on end; then wipe it
dry, put a little fresh oil on the bearings
to jugi45sateajfusgjgytTay. la
LOOKS LIKE SILK THE LATEST RICH FABRIC
I wBKBBiSK I BBSIBBBBmm
K rwBBWHBWflMTMfTr illWBBnnmlT-f m ScIHnJBBmlHHBB
XWSBmmS mm1MiWBm
If ffl viewport" 7.. fl8SiPSB9Ei SHBSnl
This is the Dolly Vardcn. The black ma
terial is cither silk, or satin, and the
flowers are very brilliant, but not very
large.
The blouse is cut rounding In the neck
to show the pretty lace chemisette, or it
is cut square and finished with a sailor
collar. It is a very becoming thing and
-can be worn for traveling or for after
noon, for It Is adapted to a wldo variety
of uses.
The new blouse sleeve is very baggy
between the elbow and the wrist, while
at the wrist it is brought in and fitted to
a very tight, small, narrow cuff. The
contrast between the bagglness of the
lower arm and the tight cuff Is very pro
nounced and pretty.
The Russian fancy for wearing a blouse
as a coat Is a growing one. The muslin
... .i..,.. , ... ,t.. C. .
girl. But over It there Is slipped a silk
blouse, which buttons down the front and
ties at the low, squarencck with a big
satin ribbon bow.
The waist may be finished with a stiff
elastic, which is, after all, the best way
to finish a blouse waist. A strong hook
j holds It In the front. If a different finish
is aesirea me nussian oiouse can oe oeiiea
and finished in front with a big buckle.
The newest challles are fit to rank with
the louislne prints and are extremely dec
orative in all ways. They are more sub-
rillori Iri fnnrt Vian thn lrttffcfrtAa onl
always so flowery, though In certain
grades of challies It is hard to tell challle
from the empire stuffs, even to the little
wreath which has found Its way into this
goods.
It Is very Interesting to note the silks
WORK
AND AN IRONING BOARD
a dry place, cool enough to prevent all
danger of warping.
Savins: of Strength.
Steel-faced sadirons, with reasonably
high handle?, and six or seven pounds in
weight, meet the greater number of laun
dry needs. The variety In irons is so
great every woman should be able to find
something o her mind. As, for Instance,
the electric Iron, which has a wire at
tached to the handle, and Is thus contin
uously heated: the gas iron, worked on
much the same principle by help of a light
rubber tube, and several patented con
trivances whose handles never get hot.
Each and all have their good points, but
when all is said the common sadiron is
the queen of laundry. Half a dozen of
the six-pound weight will be none too
many. There should also be two polish
ing irons, two five-pound irons for thin
stuffs, and a couple of tho still lighter
ones known as trimming irons.
"Where there Is a heavy weekly wash a
small watering pot with the finest possible
holes comes handy for the sprinkling
ever so much handler than the tin clothes
sprinkler sold in the shops. But the very
best sprinkler is a good-sized atomizer,
such as greenhouse men use for spraying
plants. Choose one to fit the hand, neith
er too big nor small enough to cramp It.
It sends out a fine, misty spray that
dampens clothes all over, yet makes no
place sopping wet.
The variety of laundry stoves Is simply
without number. One that is good and
cheap can be easily fitted so as to supply
hot water independent of the kitchen
boiler. It has sloping spaces around the
flrepot for irons, and a specially fitted
round table to hold the wash boiler. The
water pipe is in some mysterious fash
ion colled around inside, next the fire,
then leads out either to tubs or faucet
Then there Is an oil stove, price U, which
will keep three irons going and hissing
hot at a cost of less than 2 cents an hour.
It Is withal bo handily portable that one
may Iron in the airiest room of the house
with no danger of defacing It If gas Is
available It is barbarous to iron in a hot
kitchen. One of the long stoves with the
perforated burners, each of which heats
an iron, can be set outside the door of a
hall bedroom and prove a godsend to eith-
J.gJPittggft.graiA
MsliHBHBBBBHS'jiSHHBS9KBBB9K.Kfr69iHi
SBBHHnHBHHHnHfpp
BKBBBBBSBSBm I
that come for shirtwaists. They are called
fancy silks, and by that simple name
many of the most elegant of tho season's
goods are found.
The uncertain figure with a gros grain
CORRECT BREATHING
HOV TO KEEP BODY AND
BEST CONDITION.
A
BNORMAL leanness, weak muscles.
cations that the tissues are insufficiently
nourished or that the waste of the tissues
exceeds the repair. This may be caused
by the elimination of protelds and fat
making elements from choice; irregularity
in meals. Insufficient rest and sleep, lack
of fresh air and general unhygienic living,
or Insufficient exercise to promote ass!mi
latlon, the blood flowing too sluggishly to
cleanse and feed the nerves and stimulate
their activity. When one has reached the
stage of "sklnnlness," she must begin ag
gressively to live anew.
The first and most essential part of the
new life is correct and abundant breath
ing. Breathing, deep, full drafts of pure
air. Throw a blanket around you, go to
the open window before dressing and slow
ly breathe In from 20 to 50 breaths of the
morning air, exhaling slowly. Before or
on going to bed repeat tho exercise.
On inhaling raise the arms sideways
upward overhead (pulling up as far as one
.can reach to increase the chest cavItyjT
and letting the arms sink as the breath is
exhaled.
The Elixir of Life, the Breath.
The centralizing life principle, the elixir
of life, the fountain of youth which "all
the world's a-seeklng," lies in the ability
I and capacity of the breath. With a knowl
edge and practice of right breathing very
much less food is required, less drinking,
less sleep, and the tissues are repaired
with a minimum amount of labor of the
organs of the body. Thus energy is con
served, not only Increasing and promoting
longevity, but making .active and normal
i the function of every organ of the. body.
When you say to me with an indulgent
smile, "So you have a cure-all In respira
tion, have you?" I bear with your superior
Incredulity and Simply say: "Try it and
see!"
Correct breathing purifies the blood.
Pure blood clarifies the brain, makes clear
and clean thinking possible, in point of
fact it makes any other thinking Jm-
jttalUeJsnlJLJUteisllft Jthe "fpjrituar I
The wide !
weave ottoman silk also makes up wen,
and all the corded silks. Moire and mlroire
effects are more than charming, and all of
these wear better than taffeta; so much
better that one loses one's liking for the
taffeta, which slits so easily.
Yet whole taffeta dresses are being made
up for Spring wear. A leather-colored taf
feta, in a dark shade, was made up in
very fashionable design, with a basque
with a little frill around the waist, and
with a skirt with three ruffles around the
foot, one above the other, each a little
narrower than the one below it.
The skirt is very long, and the wearer
somehow had a quaint style, as though
the gown were borrowed from an old
trunk stored away to grow rusty and
dusty in the days when seal brown and
brown silks of all hues were worn.
The olive green and the bronze silks are
"in" also, and a whole gown of silk Js as
fashionable as it was when every rade
traveled in a seal brown or an olive green
silk.
Tho foulards leave nothing at all to be
desired. There Is no last word for them.
Always one word more can be said, and in
that word another chapter can be added.
They come in all tho new patterns- and
certainly in all the new colors, and the
foulard Summer gown will hold a high
place In the wardrobe. One can pay as
high as $150 this minute for a lace-trimmed
foulard at any of the fashionable estab
lishments. Of course you will say something de
pends on the lace. And so It does.
AUGUSTA PRESCOTT. '
MIND IN THE
food of the mind. Yet tho exhilaration,
buoyancy and good will the actual "In
spiration" that comes in full drafts of
pure, fresh air, is known to most of us,
only on rare occasion when we have
stepped Into the clear morning air, after
being confined in a "stuffy" atmosphere
all night After breathing I should say
exercls els next In importance, then air
and water baths and wholesome foods
when one is hungry, but at regular inter
valsthat is to say; avoid eating by the
clock, and if at noon the stomach does not
ask for food, wait until the evening meal.
Hot Baths, Air Baths, Cold Baths.
A hot bath at night, a cold bath at
morning and an air bath while exercising
the exposure of the entire surface of the
body to air and sunshine. "Why aro we
content to exist. Imprisoned by a routine
of tasks, forms, ceremonies and conven
tionality, content to abandon original
thinking, content to Ignore life, life
abundant, and "rush past lorever Insen
sate, blindfold" hurrying from one unfin
ished task to another, while the glory of
living is at hand unnoted, unseen. "You
do not see how it would serve to have
eyes, blood, complexion, clean and sweet?
Do you not see how it would serve to
have such a body and soul that when jou
enter the crowd an atmosphere of desire
and command enters with you, and every
one Is Impressed with your personality?"
"Women must learn to brush nervous
ness aside. A disordered, nervous condi
tion is superinduced by worry worry, that
I differentiation of fear, and "fear the only
inmg to oe reared.
It is not the doing of things not work
that is the cause of the wear and tear of
human souls, It is the concern about the
doing, "for It Is one thing to do things,
but another to bo concerned about the
doing of them." "Women "addicted to
nerves" should try to think of but one
thing at a time; that is, they shouldn't
"put a space" around everything they do.
The Xoonda Siesta.
A siesta should follow the noonday meal,
and the diet should be somewhat as fol
lows: For breakfast, fruit, cereals with
cream, eggs, boiled or poached; rolls and
cocoa. If coffee Is much preferred use
two tablespoonfuls In a cup of hot milk.
For luncheon and dinner, a variety of
fresh vegetables and fruits and all foods
to be cooked simply.
Before going to hpfl Hnv a .gtcgt.JiPt
background Is the favorite.
milk, and divest the mind as well as the j
body of all that has clothed it during- tne
day. Sloen to be refreshing must be free
from wraiths of cares and plans for the L
material life, and "though thought should
gird you about, remember and forget not
to dlsendue it. as a man takes off his coat
when hot; and as a skillful mechanic lays
down his tool when done with, so you shall
use thought and lay It quietly aside again f
when it has served your purpose. i.ditn
ilaclure Love, In the Indianapolis News.
Hbvr to Reduce the "Waist.
To decrease the size of the waist by
tight lacing is simply to ruin the figure ir
retrievably. So much has been said and
written on the subject and the physio
logical reasons of this fact are now so
generally known that It is unnecessary to
go into tho matter here. The fact re
mains, tight lacing, bo far from adding
to a woman's beauty, merely detracts
from the symmetry of her shape, and
ultimately results In what Is -popularly
described as a "lost figure" In early mid
dle age. Most girls, happily, aro now be
ginning to realize this truth, and Instead
of squeezing their waists Into the smallest
possible compass, have taken to reducing
its actual size by a series of gymnastic
exercises. The following simple move
ments, if persevered in regularly and con
sistently, will work wonders in this direc
tion: First stand, perfectly upright, with
shoulders back, chin pressed well back,
and arms at sides, with palms of tho
hands to the front Raise the arms over
the top of the head till the thumbs touch,
and then drop them down again. Second,
hold the arms straight out in front of you,
palms down, and then move each arm
around gradually to the side and back
again, keeping them on the level of the
shoulders. Third, stand with the arms
stretched as far apart as possible, level
with the shoulders and making a perfect
cross with tho body, and describe small
circles with each arm, using the shoulder
as center. Repeat each exercise half a
dozen times consecutively. Xondon
Health.
Blalclngr a. Dark BTall Iiigrht.
A woman who has long found tho nar
row hall of her house dark and difficult to
treat in any way that made the entrance
to the residence attractive, has trans
formed it to its great improvement by
letting In a mirror from tho floor to cell
ing on one side. This is opposite the par
lor door, and the light from that apart
ment falling on the mirror, is reflected
back into the hall, to its much better light
ing, while the apparent size of the little
place is greatly Increased. The mirror is,
of course, untramed, and is fitted in be
tween cornice and baseboard, and finished
at the sides- with a fiat molding that seems
a part of the woodwork. The value of this
treatment is not realized until It Is tried.
Often a blank stretch of wall that seems
a hopeless shutting In of space may offer
the transforming opportunity. Care must
be taken not to overdo tho treatment in
such a way as to create the effect of a
hotel corridor or public hall: but judi
ciously used under the caro of a good
architect the plan is to foe commended.
Harper's Bazar.
The Banana.
The banana was named muss, after Aln
tonlus Musa, thefreedman and physlcan
of the great Augustus of the Romans,
says Linnaeus. The saplentum the wlse
ness in its name Is a graceful tribute to it
as the "wise man's food," for, incredible
as It may seem, It Is perhaps the best food
product'of the earth, being far more pro
ductive than either wheat or potatoes
the staple food of other nations. Long
ago it was calculated that It is 133 tunes
as productive as wheat and 44 times as
productive as the potato; in other words,
that the ground that would give 33 pounds
of wheat or S9 pounds of potatoes would,
as far as mere space Is- concerned, give
4000 pounds, of bananas, and with a frac
tional amount of the same trouble. It
has been called the "prince of tho
tropics," because it takes the same place,
only to an even greater degree. In these
hot countries that wheat, rye and barley
take In "West Asia and Europe, and that
rice takes In India and China. Longman's
Magazine.
A Cdrc for Insomnia.
Dr. von G-ellhorn has recently reported
a cure for sleeplessness, or "Insomnia."
A piece of muslin, about IS inches wide
and two and three-quarter yards long. Is
rolled up like a bandage and a third of
It wrung out of cold water. The leg Is
then bandaged with this, the wet portions
REIGN OF RED IN MILLINERY
SEVEN OUT OF TEN WOMEN CHOOSE FIERY HEAD
GEAR ff WASH EVENING GOWNS. -
GIVEN" a flower toque, a tulle neck
bow and a net and ribbon boa,
even Noah's wife herself. In other
wise antediluvian attire, would be consid
ered presentable and modish this Spring.
"Without all or one of this trio of essential
details no woman is entitled to consider
herself a fit representative of fashion.
Tho flower toque la no novelty, save In Its
size and the glory of its coloring, for just
after Christmas women began to antici
pate Spring by wearing very large Marie
Antoinette hats of white roses and green
leaves, i The Marie Antoinette Is a genu
ine toque developed to an abnormal Elze,
worn a good deal over the eyes, and with
a double jabot of lace or a sash of panne
ribbon against the back hair. White rose
toques, deepened to pink rose copies, those?
were succeeded by red rose affairs, and now
a wide, flat crown with a blunt bowed
roached brim, solidly made of the most
fiery geraniums that blow, Is the Ideal
topknot for seven women out of 10.
The remalninc three in the 10 relieve
this sanguinary coloring with velvety
green leaves or moss, or a tasteful ad
mixture of pink or white geranium flow
ers. These last are certainly more agree
able to the eye when worn In the street,
nevertheless the authority of the major
ity obtains as a rule, and those women
who do not wear toques made wholly of
red geraniums have bought equally Impres
sive structures of scarlet begonia blos
som?, or daring hibiscus flowers. As all
these artificial blossoms are made of vel
vet and as stems and leaves seldom al
ternate with the triot of red, the effect
of the new millinery Is hot and heavy to
the eye.
Tho Reign of Red.
Nevertheless, red as a color Is reigning
at present and evidently Is going to exert
a marked Influence through the season.
A good half of the straw hats are adorned
with bows of scarlet ribbon, bunches of
crimson berries, russet rose hips and
grapes that never grew In any but chromo
lithographic landscapes. White pillow
case linen shirtwaists are piped with red,
and the drygoods men affirm that a bar
gain counter loaded with red ribbon, red
flowers or red silk blouses will gather a
crowd of eager women In 10 minutes.
An illustration, quite apropos, is given
by the sketch of well-designed Spring
suits, in two types and tones of red veil
ing relieved with black. A plain veiling
forms the upper half of the skirt, lower
half of the waist and the main portion of
the-sleeveo 6t this 6Ult The color of this
material is technically termed torreador
red; that of the black striped and figured
veiling allied with it Is pur field-poppy
red. Torreador red, taffeta bands, hand
work In French knots, supply a third
decorative clement in this suit, and the
parasol used with it la. of very soft black
peau de sole. rIerced with round holes,
to show dots of the poppy red eilk lining.
Bdvrs and Boas.
To return to the tulle bows and the net
hr e pA ft.n Tf Ih fV
EVILS OF TIGHT CLOTH
By MARGARET L. BUIGGS. .
(ACL RIOHTS RESERVED.)
"
It la a well-known fact, and a perfectly reasonable one, that the glove
and shoe, If worn too tight, Interfere with the proper circulation of the
blood.
The ehce and glove, however, when worn too tight, do not make half
the trouble caused by the tight corset In spite of all that is said to the
contrary, I believe in the corset, although the slim woman looks much
better without it. But for the person inclined to be stout I know the cor
set to be a friend Indeed. Such a woman la apt to lay on more fat over
the stomach, and if the corset Is worn constantly, it keeps the too solid
flesh from accumulating too .rapidly.
But, like the shoe and the glove, in its use the corset haa been much
abused. What should be used merely to give the waistline a trim appear
ance, often is drawn so tight that displacement of the female organs re
sults, and causes women untold agony. Every one haa in her list of ac
quaintances some one whose wasp-like waist was the pride of her young
womanhood. I know such a person who, when she was going to theater
or reception, would draw her corset even a little tighter. By and by she
began to have pains In her side, which seemed almost unbearable. They
came at first at these evening affairs, when she should have been enjoying
herself; but by and by the pains were always there even when she did
not don the corset at all. She had brought on female trouble by her reck
lessness, an illness that kept her in misery much of the time. She finally
went to the hospital, and there the nurse told me it was an actual fact
that the various feminine organs had taken an unnatural and deformed
shape as the result of tight lacing.
Bearing-down pains and dizziness from which so many women suffer,
are often the result of wearing clothing that is too tight
Of course every young woman who laces too tight realizes sooner or
later that her pains are the result of tight clothing, and she loosens it,
and then wonders why her pain doesn't cease. She doesn't understand
that the displacement of the female organism is not a trouble that will
cure itself. By and by she says that she cannot see that wearing her
clothes loosely helps her any, and she tries to wear them tight once more,
but cannot do so. Often inflammation has set in and enlarged the organs,
and the slim figure that was onca her pride is no more. The whole trouble
is that the woman does not know that the mere loosening of the clothins
will not cure the trouble caused by wearing clothes too tight
When a woman finds she Is beginning to have pains in her side, when
she gets dizzy from causes she does not understand, when, the bearing
down pains are so frequent ehe hardly seems able to walk, iet her take
Lydla E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound. It is the only thing that will
help her. There is no use In her going to the doctor. He has no sympa
thy with a woman who, though not understanding, has brought these
troubles upon herself. Half the time he doesn't believe in them, and puts
a woman off with something that may give her temporary relief, but will
be of no lasting help. But Mra Plnkham has made a study of this matter
for years, and her medicine is just the thing that is needed to restore
the nerves to a healthy condition, relieving and healing the inflammation.
The women suffering from feminine troubles always have a desire to
wear unnecessarily loose clothing. They think it will relieve the pain.
They do not stop to consider that removing the pressure will not cure.
The female troubles get no better, and day after day a little of that trim
look, so essential to a woman's best appearance, is lost
The woman who cannot stand it unless her clothes are so loose she
barely feela them, may make up her mind that her feminine organs need
immediate attention. Lydla E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound will put
her in a normal condition, and as a result the figure will resume its natural
proportions. If every woman would take Mra Plnkham's medicine when
her side or back aches, or when she haa an uncomfortable, bloated feel
ing, we would have fewer Blouchy, middle-aged women, who, as they say,
cannot stand moderately tight clothing. Instead of wearing clothes that
are looser and more slovenly in appearance every day, they might by the
use of Mrs. Plnkham's medicine, get their shapely bodies again. Lydia
E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound will cure the female troubles, will
take away pain, will relieve the inflammation. I do hope that all women
who are suffering any of the effects of tight clothing, or whd, are ill with
any distinctly feminine trouble, will understand how exactly this medicine
is adapted to their needa
being carefully covered by several layers
of the dry part, as well as by a layer
of gutta-percha tissue, and a stocking
drawn on over the whole. This causes
dilation of tho vessels of the leg, thus
diminishing tho blood in the head and
producing sleep. It has been found by
WintTnitz that the temperature Of the
ear passage begins to fall in a quarter Of
an hour after the application of the baiu
dage, the decrease amounting to ,4 degrees,
and tho normal not being again reached
from one and a half to two hours after
both of these airy ornaments together,
and, with the growth of the season, they
have Increased in size, until, with some
pretty, but diminutive women, the individ
uality of the wearer Is lost In a prodigious
mass of fluffy flowers. The tulle bow Is
white or scarlet, plain or powdered with
big black chenille dots, and It Is worn
directly under the chin or at, the back
of the neck. Over the shoulders of every
shopper and caller there falls layer upon
layer of lace-figured net; black net figured
In white, or between the black net flounces
Is sandwiched one of whlto chiffon dotted
In black. Every flounce Is treatod with
flne double boufllonnls of a net of con
trasting figure, or with tiny chiffon roses,
or with frills upon frills of gauze ribbon.
So Important haa become the trade in net
boas that in all the larger retail shops a
long' counter Is devoted to their display
and sale. .Their value runs all the way
from $2 to 575. The millionairess buys an
ecru silk net "boa encrusted with Insets of
organdie flowers that are framed in Ve
netian gimp and gilt thread, while the
long tie ends which, by the way, never
tie. are two 'superb Burano scarfs. The
smart shopper from the cc tntry goes a
bit further along the counts end buys
three-quarters of a yard of black and
white Brussels net flouncing, and then a
couple of lonrr sash ends to match, and
putting them all together her neck is as
effectively glorified as the millionairess'
and her pure Is very little lighter for
the purchase.
For use with dimities and muslins the
shops offer the most taking little kerchief
boas frilled and flounced and generously
rosetted. These are made of white, solid
np.irl ntnlr nlnlfipVia rrar VTaAlr anA
i - ... - t
Red -rellln& costume,
i
jrhlie, .Etrjped; nt4 and in all the Unta of
NO
ward. The author has employed thig
means o procuring sleep for a couplo of,
years, and finds it especially useful in
cases where there is congestion of tho'
brain. Sometimes he has found it neces-
fiary to reapply the bandage every threat
or four hours, as It dried.
This is very much tho same in Its ef-i
fects as the cold, wet compress over the
abdomen Or at the nape of the neck. They
are much used in health Institutions and
home treatment and are often beneficial
Hygienic Gazette.
blue, silk muslin, organdy, wash silk, etc.'
The way to utilize such dainties is suc
cessfully displayed In tho illustration of
an April gown. White silk mercerized,
lawn, which looks like a lovely and Impos
sible crisp white china silk, is the good3,
and Imitation escurlal lace is the decora-'
uon. a. pistache green kerchief, with
shell ruched ends, and two big green
gauze ribbon roses fastening it to the cor
sage, is the shop made and delightful ad
junct of a charming gown.
Wash Evening- Gowns.
openings, of domestic and imported!
gowns, are the excitement of the hour to
the shopper; though many splendors of
real lace and hand embroidered silk be
guile the fancy, to the woman of modest
means and artistic aspirations in dresa
the most important discovery was that
of many enchanting little American made
evening costumes built of the least ex
pensive materials and yet reaching a high
plane of sartorial art. A group of three)
typical and economical toilets are shown)
In corroboration of this fact. The center
figure shows how a rosy wash foulard,
figured in pale green vine trails, decorated
with a few yards of imitation cafe au
lait point d'Arabe and shoulder straps'
of black velvet baby ribbon, effectually
realized the ideal of a quaint, gay little
summer dancing dress.
A white habuti wash silk, its double
flounce heads and bodice top garnished,
with bands of cream Valenciennea lace
laid upon broad crimson wash ribbon, is
the second sweet evening frock that can
pack about In a dress suit case, make,
occasional trips to the laundry, and yet
be always freshly In evidence, and worn
over no more costly foundation than a
ten-cent yard white lawn slip.
Tho third pretty dress "is a pale bluej
cotton Canton crepe, trimmed with bands
of dark blue Hungarian linen, cross
stitched in a quaint pink and blue de
sign. A collar of blu Venetian beads,
strung with bright jet be.ids to form a
sort of pattern, is the inexpensive, but
most becoming ornament worn with the
modest and charming frock.
With such gowns as these selling In the
shops no busy woman of limited means
can fail to find something to suit her
needs and social occasions; and if she
wishes effective ornaments with which toF
Increase their festive appearance she can1
.buy two yards of coral beads, so cleverly
copied from the real that none but an ex
pert could detect the fraud, and twist and
knot them about her neck. She can also
buy a yard of white tulle and make elbow
bracelets of the same with huge bow-ends
sticking out from the joint of her arm and
suggesting coquettish wings.
Gloves to Be Laundered.
Gloves with such gowns can he white
suede, if you like, but there has lately
been Introduced a new white silk and
lisle glove that washes like a handker
chief, and Is Intended for summer evening
lcaclu&l QnEas&.Xblxton?,)