The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, June 28, 1908, Magazine Section, Page 6, Image 50

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    THE SUNDAY OK EG ONI AX, PORTLAND. JUNE 38, 1908.
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Some Timely Suggestions for Vacation Attire
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FIG. D BATHJNG SUIT IN BLUE
Etiquette of the
a N this country the Summer lawn party
H is c'airs.'d v.'iih the informal enter
. tnmcnls. and hence a friendly little
note in the accepted form of invitation.
However, many women use their visit
ing c.rds with the iate ami hour on the
l"ft-l-and corner, ami the words "Lawn
l':;rty" written arross'ho top-of the
eard. Tnv ita tinns to lawn parties should
be -answered either-by acceptance or
regrets as soon as a decision ean be
reaehed.
On the day of the party the lawns
should bo mowed very short, the flower
beds trimmed ami eieaned from ali
dead leaves, and the entire tirst floor of
the house thrown open windows and
doors. Tables with chairs should be
scattered over the lawn, and if possible
two or three ru:-rs should be plaeed
about on the lawn under some chairs
l:i order that elderly people may have
protection from tiie t'.amp ground. It
is generally well worth while, to hire
a few dozen camp ehairs from the town
caterer if you expe-t a large crowd, as
it saves much work in carrying large
ones from the house.
One largo table is covered with an
inunacuhile white tablecloth, and from
this is served the rt freshments. Kruit
should be served in great abundance,
and at this season of the year -when
strawberries are plentiful there should
be a heaping dish of them on the table.
A lar.se bowl of punch or some mixed
fruit drink should be on the center of
the table, and the menu should consist
of salads, sa ndwiches. ice cream, ber
ries and cakes.' In addition to this there
should be numerous dishes of candies,
olives, stuffed and plain, salted nuts,
etc.. which should be passed to the
BiKFts by lr.emhcis of the receiving
itaff.
The hostess of a lawn party should
be prepared for a gloomy and showery
:lay. If the weather is bail, she cannot
recall her invitations, so the inside
uf tier house should be ready for this
emergency. Let me say here that the
isual hours for a lawn party are from
;i until 7. It is never wise to extend
them late into the evening.
Women guests should be dressed in
their daintiest of Summer raiment
t lowered nrgamr.es, white lingerie
iowns; pale colored silks. Large flow
ered bats should be worn and parasols
.hould be carried if possible. Men come
in very informal costume. While flan
nels witli negligee shiits are very
proper, or white flannel trousers, and
blue serge -coat. They should wear,
straw hats, but no gloves. Women
generally arrive with their gloves on
and take them off dm ins the early
al'tcrnoon.
There ure no restrictions as to the
time for staying at a lawn fete. As
Fpaee is not to be considered as at a
formal tea, many guests spend the
entire afternoon strolling over the
grounds and chatting with first one
.roup of acquaintances and then an
other. As many of the guests arrive
In carriages, some driving themselvVs,
a bai n man should be stationed at the
b!ok to take. the horses from guests,
sending -the vehicle to the barn or
shed un.til Its owner calls for It again.
The hostess at such an afternoon
rntertalument should be dressed In her
best -afternoon costume without hat
before her guests are due to arrive.
Sle should be assisted during the af
ternoon by girl friends, also dressed in
their very best afternoon gowns. The
hostcsrt must be in a conspicuous place
where all of. her arriving guests ean
easily find her. She must see that any
tiUanser Is introduced to her assist
SERGE WITH PANEL SKIRT.
Lawn Party
ants, and they in turn to introduce the
newcomer to as many of tile guests
as possible, louring the entire after
noon she must cast fleeting glances
over her assembled guests seeing that
no girl is strolling about alone, and
getting congenial people together in
friendly little circles. If she finds that
some young man is being bored to
death by a circle of women who are
talking "clothes," she should rescue
him and lead him away to a bevy of
more agreeable young people.
If the garden or lawn party is to be
a large affair, such as an afternoon
tea would be in the Winter, music
should be played during the entire
afternoon. Stringed Instruments are
prefeiable, such as mandolin, guitars
and banjos. For an Informal affair,
music is not necessary. In departing,
guests must seek their hostess and
bid her good-bye, with some ' compli
mentary remark about having had a
good time. etc.
Guests who have attended a lawn
party should call upon their hostess
within a week or two. Summer calls
are yery informal, but they are none
the less necessary, and If a man or
woman has spent a jolly afternoon at
the expense of a charming hostess,
the least they can do Is to pay the
prescribed "party ca!V
PRUDENCE STAXDISH.
PINS FOR ALL
PURPOSES
In place of the proverbial stitch which
saves nine, the up-to-date woman seems
to be utilizing pins. So many and so
varied are their shape, size and pur
pose that it is nothing short of bewilder
ing to gaze at the exhibition of the pin
counter in the smart shops.
Undoubtedly the horseshoe model is
still very popular, and perhaps the Idea
of Its bringing luck has much to do
with this. We find the horseshoe set in
brilliants, in all the colored stones and
in imitation pearls, or pearls and tur
quoise combined. It is a most useful
pin, as it can be used for the back of
the belt, to fasten the back of the veil,
to keep the collar together In front or
the tie down at the back of the neck.
Among the smartest of the novelty
pins are long narrow ones in the shape
of a flying bird. The wings are made
of polished shell or a clever Imitation
of mother-of-pearl. The head of the
bird is highly colored with tintlna or
enamel. These pins are very showy and
you "get a lot for your money," as they
are most inexpensive. Some of them
have a brace of birds and others a row
of tiny birds on a plain bar. They are
very new and very effective.
The Brazilian beetle has returned and
we see it set In most fantastic designs.
Three of these little green bugs are set
to form a clover leaf, again you see
three of them set in the center of a
gold horseshoe. They are very effective
when worn on light gowns, as the col
oring of the bug shows up better than
on dark material. They are easily
crushed and should be adjusted with
great care.
Among the sets of three tiny pins for
the back of the collar are the peacock
feather pins. These are not quite an inch
In length, but the coloring Is very vivid
and they are extremely effective on the
neck of lingerie blouses. They cost about
J-ri for the set of three. Many women
shun them, however, for the reason that
peacock feathers are supposed to be an
omtn of had luck. iiARY DEAN.
THE sucess or failure of the vacation
trip is frequently measured by the
raiment of the fair vacationist. This
may read like rank calumny to the sex,
which presumably has outgrown such
narrow things as dependence upon
clothes for happiness, but the fact re
mains that the woman who lacks the
correct clothes to make a 'successful
appearance on her vacation seldom ex
tracts real pleasure from her outing.
But mark, please, that I use the phrase
"correct clothing," not an extravagant
wardrobe, nor an inordinately large
supply. A few things, well chosen and
strictly up-to-date mean more to the
vacationist than trunks filled with all
sorts of flimsy frocks refurbished from
last season's finery, or Innumerable
gowns flung together without much
regard for the time, the place or the
figure of the girl who is to wear them.
Fashion is a decided autocrat this
season as to traveling attire, and the
girl who looks trim, and up-to-date
when she arrives at her destination has
half won the battle of popularity at the
hotel.
First and foremost your traveling
suit this season must be tailored, a
matching coat and skirt, with a blouse
or shirtwaist which at least suggests
the coloringof the two-piece suit.
If you Intend to employ the skirt of
your traveling suit for walking expedi
tions and general wear with shirt
waists, then by all means cling to the
pleated skirt and leave the circular cut
for house dresses only. The circular
skirt, especially, if made by a home
dressmaker to clear the ground by
several Inches, is very apt to sag at the
seams, while there Is no excuse for
this, and little chance. In the straight,
pleated skirt. A slim girl, under I'O
or a trifle past that age,,if she retains
her girlish appearance, can wear the
new skirt which clears the ground by
four inches, but no matronly woman,
no girl, whatever her age of opulent
curves, should attempt this. Extreme
slenderness alone looks well in the
short skirt. And with this must bo
worn the smartest of ties and plain
lisle hosiery.
The cutaway coat certainly leads all
comers for traveling, and even with the
straight front jacket, there Is pretty
sure to be a slight clipping off of the
corners. These coats all show the long
sleeve and very simple trimming, gen
erally braid. The fabrics employed are
very light weight French suitings, mo
hair, panama, rough and smooth silks
and linen. Very stunning are the
tailored suits of finely striped mohair,
Panama or linen, such as brown and
cream, black and white, blue and white,
trimmed with braid of the darker color.
For the slender figure the broad braid
Is used, binding the entire coat, and
the pocket lapels and laid in three rows
on the skiit. with buttons covered also
with the braid.. For the' stout woman
better results are secured by running
Woman and
E was an assertive gentleman,
slightly past middle age; and his
voice had the carrying quality
that belongs by right to the stump
speaker. Consequently, his words were
distinctly audible throughout the car.
The little lady with him was mild-mannered
and qulet-auilced, shrinking a bit
farther into her seat as he thundered out,
"Ridiculous extravagance! Two dollars
for having your hand read! It's all stuff
and nonsense. Women are as supersti
tious as heathens."
With a growl he subsided Into his paper,
while the victim of his outburst, a trifle
"teary 'round the lashes,' repented her
rash confidence. But her observant next
door neighbor, sympathetic though she
was, could not help feeling that there was
much truth in the old gentleman's vio
lent tirade.
For she herself had just come from Ho
boken, where she had gone to see a good
friend sail. A half hour before the time
for raising the gangplank not a piece of
baggage had appeared, and each succeed
ing moment until the trunks showed up
20 minutes later, had seemed like an eter
nity. And during that Interval the only
compliment or expression of opinion ut
tered by the owner of the baggage had
been: "Well, I should have known better
than to start anywhere on Friday. I'll
never do It again, I can assure you."
There was no word of annoyance with
the delinquent express company. The day
was Friday, and that was enough to ac
count for " everything that might go
Wrong.
With the tyrannical old gentleman and
the departing European friend in mind,
the observer could admit that, in her ex
perience, she had found women frankly
superstitious, not ashamed of their weak
ness, nor engaged In- combatting its influ
ence, but pampering It, and admitting it
as a factor in existence. The nature of
the superstition ranged from the more
ignorant credulity of her primitive-minded
friends and their faith in signs, such
as the breaking of a mirror or the itching
of the hand, to a really intelligent inter
est on the part of others to certain psy
chic phenomena, says the New- York
Evening Post.
Years before, when she was a litle girl,
all her study of Salem and the witchcraft
trials, in connection with early' colonial
history, had been made vivid and fascin
atingly real by the visit of an old servant
to her mother.
Annie was then the wife of a thrifty
farmer, and had come into town to "tend
store" in the market during her husband's
Jury service. In the course of her call she
told of her husband's prosperity, but la
mented the recent loss of some valuable
cows, hazarding the opinion that they
had been bewitched. "For, indeed, ma'am,
they all died in the same way, by a small
cricki just near the place where an old
.witch woman lives. She has the evil eye.
and if she doesn't quit my man and some
neighbor men are going to see to her." .
Just what that dire threat meant the
small auditor had never learned, but It
brought home the fact that there were
still those who believed firmly in witch
craft. Have you ever stopped to count the
various ways in which money may be
spent in foretelling the future, or, if one
hesitates at that name, in having one's
character analyzed? And having collect
ed a partial list at best, for new devices
are constantly appearing, lest the old lose
their attractions, have you realized how
many times a year and for what reasons
some of your seemingly most sensible
friends consult the people who trade
on this feminine foible?
It is interesting to discover that nearly
ever woman's introduction to such mat
ters dates back to her girlhood, when
some old family servant amused her by
reading her fortune in the settlings In
her teacup. In one case it, was a- col
ored butler. Daddy Jlm.a venerable sur
vivor of antebellum days and manners.
"Little missy got a good fo'tune in her
cup this ma-wuin'. Want old. Jim to read
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Fig. C Long Coat or "Duster" for
for a Girl Under Her Teens.
the finer soutache braid in vertical
lines on the coat and front panel of
the skirt.
The Eton jacket, so popular for the
rtast few seasons, is little seen this
year, and if worn for traveling at all,
it is quite plain. When linen suits have
fancy lapels, cuffs or vest effects,
these are done in flowered cretonne or
In black and white striped galatea
cloth. 31aek and white serge suits
trimmed with wide black braid are
popular for young g.rls, and older girls
are wearing much plain linen and pon
gee finished severely with stitching.
The new traveling hat is quite small
by comparison with those shown
earlier in the season, but a young girl
is justified in wearing a few flowers
on her traveling hat, which she covers
with a veil, plain chiffon being best
form for traveling, and brown leading
as a color.
The shirt waist may match the suit
In soft surah, messaline or pongee silk,
or. If a wash waist is desired, a
striped or figured material is chosen,
with the stripe or figure matching the
suit. With a brown suit, a pongee
Her Pet Superstitions
it?" And then there came a thrilling
session, in which coming letters, good
marks in school, gifts and all sorts of
delightful things were foretold.
Then a friend learned how to read
hands, and there was much puzzling over
life line's and little criss-cross patterns
on small palms that meant most, im
portant events and fingers that bespoke
the artistic temperament.
But the summit above all things supre
natuial in girlhood came when a more
daring schoolmate persuaded one to visit
a "really, truly" fortune-teller, who
charged 50 cents for a sitting. How much
planning that visit did require, and with
what palpitating hearts two young sin
ners sped down back alleys and slipped
around remote corners of streets until,
safely seated in the untidy parlor, they
watched a drowsy, unattractive woman
thumb a dirty pack of cards, and listened
breathlessly to ungrammatical maunder
lngs about a "light-haired fellef" and
a dark rival, and discovered. In their fu
ture, diamond solitaires and some trag
edy. That was a visit to be dreamed of
for days and discussed in whispers with
certain chosen confidantes at recess time.
There are many who. opposed to the
more vulgar forms of fortune-telling, be
lieve most firmly in palmistry, the read
ing of character in handwriting and sim
ilar forms of divination, if they may be
so named There Is one woman who, for
many years, has made a comfortable liv
ing by reading specimens of handwrit
ing. A quotation signed by the one
sending it and 50 cents brings In reply a
page or two of finely written analysis of
the inquirer's character.
Read for the first time, this is satis
factory. for it keeps safely to generali
ties. The writer is artistic, emotional.
Each woman is convinced that she is.
She is fond of nature, inclined to be
critical, has moods, and so on. Nothing
Fig. B Leather-Toned Pongee and
Polka Dot Trimming for Girl In
Her Teens.
blouse In natural tone Is worn, or with
a dark blue suit, a blue and white
madras .with a tie or jabot bound all
the way round with navy blue will be
seen. Some of the newest shirt waists
are in white, trimmed with striped ma
terial, applied in the form of bias
bands.
The tailored blouse with standing
I collar and tie is preferred to the typi
cal lingerie blouse for traveling, wnue
with the silk blouse a woman wears
either an embroidered collar and tie or
has several dickies or chemisettes
which she can renew during the jour
ney, If it is- a long one.
A well-gowned woman this season
does not wear the elbow sleeves in coat
or blou?e when traveling. In fact,
word comes from Paris that, save on
the evening gown, dinner frock, or
waist for home wear, no elbow sleeves
are seen. The long sleeves Is worn
whenever a woman steps across her
own threshold.
Some very good designs are shown
today for the fair vacationist. Three
traveling suits are offered, for three
ages in the family party. For the eld
est daughter, well out of her teens. Is
shown a tailored effect In striped
goods which can also be developed In
iinen. The skirt is cut with four
gores whose stripes meet In the front.
The jacket is semi-fitting and can be
buttoned straight down the front or
cut across the- corners to give a cut-
j mwny eircct. inc. trimming is a Droao.
nraio witn Duttons maae irom tne
braid.
In Figure B is shown a jaunty suit
for a girl In her teens, done in leather
colored pongee with trimming of a
deeper shade and cream-colored dots.
The skirt is the plain pieated effect so
becoming to a girl just emerging from
the awkward age. ,
A most useful traveling coat for the
littlest girl of the family is shown in
Figure C. It ean be developed in three
quarter or full length and in cloth or
silk. It should be finished In very sim
ple fashion, with stitching, bias
bands or flat braid. Never load a
chilli's traveling coat with embroid
ery or lace. And if the weather prom
ises to be very warm 'and the trip is
not too long, use. linen instead of cloth.
These little linen coats or dusters are
invaluable for the youthful traveler.
The last' illustration shows the lat
est design In a bathing suit, which
every vacationist, bound for seaside or
lake resort, should have. There Is
nothing more plebeian than to hire a
public bathing suit, and a well-fitted,
modest suit liko the one shown in The
illustration is most desirable. The
waist and knickerbockers are In one,
and the skirt with its pretty panel ef
fect is attached with many buttons.
The sleeves may be cut kimono fash
ion or fastened into a band just above
the elbow. Blue brilliantine, trimmed
with polka dot foulard, was employed
for the design and a polka dot bathing
cap was added. Incidentally, the bath
ing caps are extremely gay this season,
many bandanas being noted among
them. MARY DEAN.
appears that the unbelieving reader Is
not convinced might be said of every
woman with an excellent chance of her
believing.it. If the victim is more curi
ous and more willing ' to invest her
money. $1 will procure a more detailed
analysis, and some predictions as to the
future, and certain facts concerning the
past.
That character reading from handwrit
ing has a firm hold on some persons is
beat illustarted by the story of the court
ship of a New York girl now resident in
Europe. She had developed a distinct
talent for reading handwriting, and both
amused her friends. Who took the mat
ter less seriously than she liked, and
added to a slender Income by exhibiting
the skill. She had' attracted a clientele
of well-to-do women, who consulted her
constantly about new acquaintances, ac
cepting much of her decisions, based on
her reading of handwriting. Occasion
ally she had been consulted in affairs of
tiie heart, but that her talent was to
play a part in her own romance she did
not dream.
She was a guest at dinner one evening,
and, arriving late, failed to meet any
save her immediate neighbors. Some dis
tance down the table sat a strange young
man, whose face and manner she liked.
At the close of the dinner the hostess
asked the handwriting expert to amuse
the guests by reading their characters.
She agreed willingly. Slips of paper and
pencils were provided, and each guest
wrote a line or two and passed It, un
signed, to the reader. As she went
through the pile one slip challenged her
attention. The handwriting was that of
a man, and at once she said to herself
that he was possessed of exactly the
character she should choose If she were
selecting a husband.
Of this particular slip her reading was
a eulogy so complimentary to the original
that the moment of Its identification with
that of the attractive guest she had
noticed earlier was somewhat embarrass
ing. But the sequal? A prompt introduc
tion, and another international marriage
that so far promises well.
Feminine investigators of the occult
have recently learned that each human
being, whether he likes it or not. Is the
owner of a very important adjunct called
the atira. Two women bound for the
suburbs were engaged in an animated
discourse on the subject the other day.
"But, my dear." said one. "I have the
loveliest aura, all purple and gold, melting
into lovely soft violet shades. I went to
her the other day, after Mrs. Brown had
been, and I've been so comforted. Some
how I had grown tired of Mine. Blank
and her horoscope. But this Is fascinat-
J ing. You see to have a purple and gold
uuia liieuus wmi J uu uvvcti uu u Ulgliei
plane of thought, that you are open to all
fine influences, and that you have risen
above the physical.
"Is it expensive? Well, she charges $2,
but the visit is worth it. The only Vhing
I didn't like was not having any pink in
my aura. That means love for humanity.
But I told her that a suburbanite couldn't
have much pink after being made angry
by so many people in ferryboats and
trains."
The listener wondered whether it were
possible to arrange an aura to suit
changes of costume. There might b3
times when even so superlatively beau
tiful an aura as one of purple and gold
might jar or spoil the color scheme. Then
he composed himself to listen to a (sor
rowful tale of one enthusiast who had
cried a whole day over a dingy brown
and gray aura without a single touch of
color anywhere in sight.
"That Is what I like about her." said
the chronicler. "She Is so frank. She
puts you in a strong light, stands oppo
site, half closes her eyes and then she
goes into that frame of mind In which
the aura is visible. Oh, do go, my dear."
It is easy for each woman to be amused
by her neighbor's weakness, but search
long enough and her own pet superstition
comes to light. It may be 13 at table, or
the unlucky Friday, or "Saturday flits, a
short sit," or a cure for warts, but it is
there. Is there -a bride whq has ever
defied fate by failing to wear on the day
of all days
Something old and FomethiFK new.'
Something borrowed and something blue?
FIG. A FOUR-GORED SKIRT AND JACKET IN STRIPED FRENOH
CLOTH WITH BRAID TRIMMING.
oome Mid-S ummer Dainties
IT is far easier to make a dainty ap
pearance In cold weatner than in hot,
and many a girl who is most attractive
in crisp Autumn days looks frumpy and
blowsy when dog-days roll round-
The first cure for this condition is to
assume a coolness one does not feci,
and this Is best accomplished by sim
plicity in dress and coiffure. Over
dressing in Summer is a fruitful source
of downright unattracli veness and un
desirable comment. An elaborate coif
fure built from hair that is matted by
perspiration and heavy with Summer
dust is far less charming than the
simplest of coiffures with each strand
of hair burnished to metallic brightness
by the deft use of brush. A face, sadly
tanned or even blistered by Summer
sun and wind, looks even worse if it
rises above a rock of raspberry linen,
over-trimmed with heavy laces. A sim
ple, un trimmed gown in a more neutral
tone would make the abused complexion
less conspicuous.
It Is not good form this year to ap
pear blowsy. The Summer girl guards
her complexion well and for this pur
pose there is nothing better than chif
fon or silk veilings of brown or geran
ium pink. Only the girl of pronounced
outdoor tastes, the athletic faddist, now
appears bareheaded. The average Sum
mer girl clings to veils and long gloves.
The girl whose hair Is dry and who
desires to look trim and neat will take
comfort in the use of a good brilliant
ine. A few drops of this should be
taken on the palm of the hand. Then
into this the brush is rubbed thorough
ly, after which the hair is brushed vig
orously until It shines. In this way
very little oil Is applied to the hair, yet
It keeps place when dressed and has
the desired sheen.
Imported brilliantine generally c.'sts
about 75 cents the small bottle, but the
girl who will take time and buy good
ingredients can secure excellent results
by making up this formula:
Castor oil. 4 fluid drams; sweet al
mond oil. 3'4 fluid ounces; glycerine,
3hi fluid drams; Jockey Club extract,
3 fluid drams; alcohol enough to make
S ounces.
Violet or any preferred extract can
be substituted for the jockey club.
The girl with oily hair must be es
pecially painstaking about keeping it
clean in hot weather. It should be
shampooed at least once a week, and
right here I want to say a word against
the inordinate us of ammonia, borax
and washing soda for shampooing. To
a basin of warm water soda or borax
the size of a pea is sufficient, and a
dozen drops of toilet, not household
ammonia. To this should be added
enough, finely shaved white soai) to
make a thick lather. Many girls use a
teaspoon of borax to a bowl of water,
thinking they can thus prevent a future
accumulation of oil in the scalp. The
remedy Is futile. The oil will come
back, oozing from the pores, and borax
soda or ammonia is useful only to "cut"
the oil if the water is hard, not to effecc
a cure.
A raw egg beaten lightly with a pint
of tepid water and a good white soap
will clean the scalp, and do the hair
less harm than the excessive use of the
above mentioned remedies.
The girl who bathes at seaside or in
land resort, should be very careful
about freeing her hair from ocean or
river water. Rinse it thoroughly If you
get it wet during your plunge and dry
it In the sun. Never He down, night or
day. with your hair wet Shake and
ventilate it in the sun. And between
shampoos, if the hair is very oily, rub
your brush into finely powdered orris
root. Tills will remove some of the oil
from the hair and insure a fragrant
odor.
Shields should be changed daily in
Summer frocks, nnd it pays to buy wash
shields only. These should be allowed
to soak some time in tepid soap suds,
then rinsed many times and finally dried
in the sun. Io not iron them.
No matter what the complexion or
coloring of the hair, there is nothing so
cool and effective in Summer as white,
ami the simpler, the dress is made, the
less attention Is drawn to physical de
fects. Hut when wearing very thin
white dresses, exquisite care must be
taken in selecting lingerie. A woman
was showing me with pride an imported
gown of handkerchief linen which she
had picked up for $4". It was really
a creation, with fine Cluny lace inset
around the nock and over the shoulders.
Through this delicate Cluny lace, how
ever, showed a cheap corset cover,
which cost anywhere from i0 to "."i
cent?, run with tawdry pink ribbon in
a deep shade, and under this she wore
a gauze vest which never cost a cent
over a dime: Now, just imagine the
sacrifice of daintiness wrought in that
imported gown by the ch'jap under
wear! The girl or woman who can af
ford to wear handkerchief linen, batiste
and other transparent materials should
take time to make fine underwear II
she .cannot afford to buy it-
A yard of barred nainsook or dimity
and a few yards of good German val.
lace, with a few hours' time, would
have given a corset cover worthy such
a frock, and if the girl must wear a
cheap gauze shirt, then by all means
she should slip it over her shoulders
and tuck it down Into the corset where
it will not show.
A fresh collar and tie will not redeem
a soiled shirt-waist suit, neither will
the freshest shirt-waist suit pass mus
ter if a mussed collar and tie are worn
with it. The Summer girl mut he Im
maculate. K AT H RHINE ilOKTGN..
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