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THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST
The Boarding School Girl's Outfit
TUB mother who is outfitting her
eldest daughter for the latter's first
year at boarding school feels as If
K-ie were providing a trousseau. This Is
because boarding school life'ls little un
derstood by the average mother, who Is
far more apt to provide too much rather
than too little.
In a first-class finishing or prepara
tory school of good standing, simplicity
of dress is almost mandatory, and the
over-dressed girl Is an object of ridicule
and not of admiration. In fact it will
take her some time to live down the repu
tation of betnr newlv rich or underbred
which too elaborate a wardrobe will give
her.
Silk frocks, ererje de chine waists, man
separate blouses and fancy skirts tnesa
are among the articles of raiment tabooed
at rood schools. This does not mean
that up-to-date school outfit Is cheap, but
it does mean that it is simple ana snows
fineness of material rather than elabora
tion. In frocks, certain things are absolutely
essential. The girl of 16 years or there-
hmiM must have what the boarding
school miss calls her Peter Thompson
suit, which Is really a very finely fitted
and tailored suit with deep collar, em
broidered shield and pleated skirt. In
fln material, tailor-made, this suit will
cost to order at least J25, but It la the
one costume the girl will perhaps wear
during the entire term in the class room
and for her ordinary outdoor exercise.
If the suit is made at home and this
can be done by employing a rename pat
tern it will cost considerably less
rH.i BArflrA In a tnr tiliiA la the stand
ard choice for this suit,, and In hunter's
green, maroon ana warm nut-Drown.
. ' . , K, talrn oHrtllt finishing the
suit to give It the tailored look which la
considered smart. Tessmg ana line
stitching alike are Important factors in
ontirini, tiia rpMiilt. If anv trimming is
employed, it must be a flat braid in
-r, i f tnnii a, !onV rather than one show
ing violent contrast, such as white or light
tan. The dickey or shield may be made
of the same material or or wnite pique.
If made of the serge, a piping of pique
n, itnn vnur worn around the neck.
a narrow linen ruchlng or a fine but
plain turnover.
in 4i, a mnHi mYttwn F"1mire A. the re
quirements of the school room are ad
mirably met. The skirt is laia in oroaa
side pleats, finished with two rows of
ht-oM In rnntrnRtinr Width. The
buttons may be omitted on the skirt, as
they are apt to wear against acs. mm
Ixioks. Denpite the prevailing craze for
three-quarter length sleeves, for general
class room wear full length sleeves with
narrow turn-back cuffs of linen or lawn
are in better taste than the shorter
sleeve. The skirt should have a narrow
matching belt, finished with stitching or
fine braid sewn very flat.
Neat In Importance In the schsol girl's
wardrobe is the seml-tallored suit which
slie wears while traveling to and from
seiiool and for trips to the shops, church,
etc. While this is tailored, it should not
h too severe, or the girl will feel the
necessity of a trifle better suit for church
wear, and other more or less dressy occa
slnns. Ttie design shown In Figure B
gives a fairly good Idea of what la needed
for this purpose.
Here you have plain and striped cloth,
of the same weight, excellent combined,
and the sleeves are roomy enough to ad
mit of a fluffy waist beneath for dress
up occasions. For traveling, a plain
matching blouse of silk or veiling is used,
while for better wear ft very fine mar
quisette or chiffon cloth over silk, with
strappings of the cloth, may be substi
tuted. Whatever the blouse, it must
match In coloring and simplicity the de
sign of the tailored suit This design was
Brawn from a model In rich tan color
broadcloth, trimmed with atrlped broad
cloth, tan and brown In hue. and a touch
of embroidery In Van Dyke points,
brown, tan. gold and a tiny dash of pale
blue. The tailored blouse was of tan
colored silk, but for dressy wear a blouse
made of chiffon cloth over matching
silk, with touches of ecru lace and em
broidery In matching tones, would be
most effective.
A third important dress for the boarding-school
miss Is the pretty and girlish
confection which she will need for faculty
receptions, hops, etc This should be de
veloped In a distinctly girlish fabric, such
as batiste, mull or other so-called tub
fabrics never in silk, satin or crepe de
chine. The only silk permissible for a
boarding-school wardrobe is the soft
The Rejuvenation of the Old
THIS In the time of the year when
the effect Of the sun on dainty hats
has almost ruined them, yet it ia
too early to invest In a Fall hat. Con
sequently, the girl of foresight will bend
her efforts towards making the old one
take on a new look.
The first move is to rip off all the trim
ming. Then, If the hat la a black straw,
wash off with a little warm suds, let it
dry In the sun, give It a liberal coating
of shoe blacking, and again dry in the
sun. This will take away the dusty, gray
look. But if the hat Is a colored one,
faded to some indistinguishable hue. go
to your druggist and buy a dye of the
am color for straw. In buying dyea
always state what you want them for;
there are dyes for wool, dyea for cot
ton, dyes for silk and feathers, and dye
for straw. Dye the old hat the same
color it originally was, and follow the
directions carefully. So much for the
hat itself.
The ribbon should be void of all threads,
and If it was wired, this also must be
taken cut. Ribbon which has not faded
but Is simply soiled should be washed
with naptha soap and lukewarm water.
Do not rub It, but put a lather of soap
on the ribbon and let it remain for a
few minutes, then rlnee, and iron dry
between two pieces of sheeting or some
white cloth without lint. Black ribbons
are best freshened by going over them
with a cloth dampened with warm water,
to which a few drop of afnmonla have
hen added. They should be Ironed under
a cloth. This done, baste back the wire
and arrange the bow as before.
Flowers that are faded badly are al
most beyond redemption, but if they are
merely soiled they can be giv;n new life
by dipping them in naphtha several times
snd letting them dry. Wash the green
leaves off carefully one by one with the
naphtfla. and your bunch of flowers will
be fairly gay once more. If the flowers
flo not lend themselves to treatment, do
not put them back on the hat. Either
buy a couple of new quills or a new bunch
of flowers to take the place of the old
ones.
Should the hat be trimmed with lace,
this should be washed with a pure white
soap or naphtha soap, rinsed many times,
and wound around a large empty bottle
to dry. Lace should never be ironed,
particularly if It is a good quality Iron
ing sets the pattern down fiat and takes
away much of Its distinction.
Velvet can be mads to look almost
FIG. A-THE POPULAR SAILOR COSTUME-FOR CLASSROOM WEAR.
China or taffeta silk undcrsllp which Is
used beneath thin frocks.
The design shown in Figure C will de-
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It was done In white silk mulle with a
silvery sheen ana trimmings oi imitation
Irish lace. Pale blue mulle with ecru
lace, fine batiste with batiste embroidery
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cate coloring, blue, pink or yellow, which
i i in nA n.i nar nmarolrieries.
would be equally effective. The deep
tUCKS in me sitiri aim nit m.iv,,
of the jumper are particularly becoming
J a sienaer nguitr.
T .nlllnrt (a t Vl 1 tVAIlinr fi-OWn thft
young lady will need a simpler dress or
two for wear to' dinner each night Tub
fabrics, made with full skirts and Dutch
neck blouses and soft ribbon girdles, are
worn in the average school where steam
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plre design developed in challle. cash
mere or veiling, wun a aeep J"
tucker of lace or tucked net and elbow
sleeves with cuffs to match the yoke, ia
far better than separate silk skirts with
new again by pulling out all stray
threada and ' steaming over the mouth
of a kettle on a little tin fixture which
conies for the purpose. If you cannot
get thla fixture, dampen the back of the
velvet, turn an iron on end, and run the
dampened side of the velvet over the back
or the iron slowly so that the steam
comes from it. Thla should take out most
of the creases.
Feathers can be both cleaned and
dyed at home. They are best tleaned
by dipping In naphtha and drying In the
sun. The fashion for tightly-curled
feather has practically gone out, and the
Some Timely Kecipes
Maple Blanc Manee. A delicious
sweet, and. If properly chilled, a sub
stitute for ice cream. In a double
boiler heat one quart of sweet milk,
thicken with four heaping tablespoons
of corn starch, moistened with Just
enough cold milk to dissolve it. Stir
until smooth and thick, adding gradu
ally a cup of very thick, real maple
syrup. Do not add all the syrup at
once, and stir continually. If you have
no good maple syrup at hand, buy
maple sugar and boil It down until it is
thick, almost ropy. When the mixture
Is almost stiff, pour into a mold, dipped
Into cold water. When ice cold, turn
out, and serve with whipped cream.
Candled Cherries Wash, stem and pit
one pound of large firm cherries, putting
a pound of sugar to a pound of the fruit.
Boil the Juice and" the sugar to a very
thick syrup. Put the cherries in this
syrup and let them simmer not boil, for
ten minutes. Then set them away In the
syrup until the next day. The next morn
ing take the cherries out of the syrup and
put in a deep dish. Let the syrup boil up
once and pour over the cherries. Thla
should be done for three mornings. On
the fourth morning, boil the syrup almost
to the thickness of candy, dip the cherries
in and let them get thoroughly coated,
then place them separately on flat dlshea
and dry.
Violet Cmatard. For a -lavender
luncheon try a custard flavored and
tinted w-ith grape Juice, making aure
that the latter is absolutely unferment
ed. Heat a quart of milk In a double
fancy blouses that do not .harmonise and
are much over-trimmed.
A very important feature of the girl's
outfit Is her storm skirt and coat for
long walks In bad weather. She also
should have a well-made gymnasium
suit. Her shoes should include heavy
walking boots, a pair of dress shoes to
wear with her best tailored costume, a
neat pair of ties, if she likes low shoes
for the class room, a pair of dancing
pumps for evenings, and a pair of bed
room slippers.
Plain lisle or silk stockings are pre
ferred to open-work or embroidered designs,-
brown hosiery with tan shoes,
black with black. She should have three
hats a severely tailored one to match
her suit for traveling and ordinary wear,
a more dressy one with feathers or fancy
wings for church, and a soft, boyish felt
hat for rough weather wear.
She will need a liberal supply of sim
ple, not over-trimmed, lingerie, practical
ly what she should have at home, and
everything must be clearly marked.
MART DEAN.
Summer Hat
very straight ends can be slightly curled
by throwing a handful of salt on the
kitchen stove, holding the feather over
this, and curling with the back of a sil
ver knife. . The salt gives out a very
dry heat which tends to make - the
feathers curl naturally.
All these things done, your trimming
is fresh again, and should be put back
on the hat. You will then find that you
need not buy a new hat until the Fall
fashions have bem out for some time,
and you have fully decided Just what
you want in the way of new millnery.
MART DEAN.
boiler, add half a cup of sugar. When
dissolved, stir in two tablespoons of
grape Juice and directly after this two
tablespoons of rennet extract which
you can buy at any first-class grocery.
Turn Into a large glass bowl, which
haa been wet with hot water and la
setting In hot water. This will pre
vent the cracking of the bowl. As soon
as the bowl Is cold enough to handle,
lift out of the water, wipe and set away
in ice box. Serve with whipped cream,
in which candied violets, mixed nuts
.and pulverized sugar have been beaten.
Or you can turn the rennet Into a mold
with a tube center, turn it out very
gently and fill the hole, left by the
tube, with whipped cream. As rennet
Is very difficult to handle, it is safer
to pour It directly Into the glass dish
from which it ia to be served.
Cream Crabs In peppers If you live
near salt water where crabs are obtain
able this is a most inexpensive dish. If
you are not in a crab country, substitute
any good white fish with a firm texture.
Select large, green sweet peppers of uni
form size, one for each person. Cut off
enough of the atem. ends to make the
vegetable set firmly, but do not make
an opening through which the Juice can
come. Cut off the tops, scrape out the
seeds and throw into ice water to soak
for an hour. For six peppers make the
following mixture: A coffee cupful of
crab meat, flaked after the crabs have
been boiled. In a procelain or enameled
saucepan melt one tablespoon of butter
and cream Into It one tablespoon of flour.
Add slowly one cup of milk, stirring all
the while. When this has come to a boil.
remove the pan from the fire, add a
beaten yolk of one egg. a large teaspoon
of chopped parsley, a little lemon Juice,
salt and paprika. Add the crab meat,
return to the fire and bring to boiling
point. Remove immediately, wipe out the
pepper cases with a .soft cloth and fill
with the fish mixture; place In a brisk
oven and bake 10 minutes.
Scrambled Eggs and Mushrooms A
very economical dish for the out-of-town
housewife who knows where and how to
gather mushrooms. For six people a
quarter of a pound of mushrooms will
be required. They are light in weight.
Skin the tops, scrape the stems and wash
In cold water; have ready some melted
butter, drop in the mushrooma, whole if
they are small, halved If they are large;
shake vigorously until they are lightly"
browned and then set on the back o
the stove while you prepare your eggs?
Warm a cup of rich milk in which you
melt two tablespoons of butter, salt, and
pepper to taste. In another bowl beat
six eggs, whites and yolks together. Stir
In the mushrooms and tha seasoned milk
last. Turn the mixture into a porcelain
lined or enameled frying pan, rubbed with
butter. Cook over a moderate fire until
the eggs are set, using a silver fork to,
keep the cooked portion from sticking to
the bottom and sides of the pan. Serve
on hot toast garnished with parsley.
Cherry Cordial. Very ripe cherrlea
should be used for this. Bruise the fruit
and mash through a colander, sweeten to
taste. Boll for ten minutes and then
strain. Boll again until perfectly clear,
skimming off occasionally. - To every
quart of cherry Juice, add one gill of pure
brandy. Seal the bottle tightly and keep
In a cool, dark place.
'
German Cherry Pie. Make a cherry
pie as usual, but omit the upper crust.
When almost done, beat up one egg
until very light, and add to It one scant
half cupful of rich .cream. Pour this
mixture over the top of the pie. Put pie
back in oven and bake until the
custard la set. This makes a very at
tractive as well as an appetizing dish.
Peach Melba A much-talked-of dish.
Select large, firm, free-stone peaches.
Pare, cut In half and remove stones.
Simmer gently in Just enough syrup
I.e., sugar and water to cover them. If
you will add the cracked stones, it will
give a rich flavor. Have ready a sponge
cake, cut in half-inch Bllces and shape
In a circle. On each circle place a
peach, with the hollow left by the atone
turned upward. Fill this hollow with
vanilla ice .cream and finish with a
Maraschino cherry. The peaches, of
course, must be ice cold.
Banana Salad Inexpensive and very
nourishing. Make a bed of crisp lettuce
leaves and cover lightly with mayonnaise
dressing. Allow half a banana for each
person. Cut them into thin slices, using
a -silver knife. Allow a third as many
English walnuts or hickory nuts, shelled,
as you have bananas. Pass these
through a grinder, mix lightly with the
bananas and heap on the lettuce leaves,
dressed with mayonnaise.
. .
Cucumber Jelly Salad Peel and slice
cucumbers that are not too ripe; simmer
until they are tenrrer. drain, season with
salt and cayenne pepper and stiffen with
gelatine. Allow a teaspoonful of gelatine
to each cupful of cucumber, dissolving
the gelatine thoroughly before-mixing the
two. Mold Into a square dish and when
it is formed cut Into blocks and serve
on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise dress
ing. Mixed Politic. .
Chicago New.
I am a rank republlcrat -
With prohibition tendencies;
I hardly know "wher I am at.
Political ascendencies
Are hard to keep one's optics on
Then times; but et I will .
Thin one conclusion (Seems foregone
1 11 surely vote, for BUI.
I've thought the problem o'er and &er,
Looked at it every way I can,
I can't consider any more
Which candidate's the better man.
I don't know which way I shall cast
My ballot, but I will
Now this conclusion's hard and fast
I've got to vote for Bill.
I'll vota for one of portly size
And ever-ready rlslhles;
One who has focused many yes
Been long among the vialbles.
Tet I don't know which way to vote;
I only know I will
This only certainty I note
I'm, bound to vote for Bill.
Although this Christian name Is fixed
Beyond all decent doubt or question.
Upon the surname I am mixed
And always open to suggestion.
I know not who shall get my vote,
Tet I am certain still
This lonesome certainty I note
I'm going to vote for Bill.
FIG. C EFECTIVE EVENING FROCK FOR HOPS.
D'ogday Ailments and Their Relief
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FIQ. B. SEMI-TAILORED SUIT FOR
THE .mid-Summer heat seems to
bring' to light every latent skin
aliment and particularly to em
phasize complexion defects. Perhaps
the most common affliction of the Sum
mer girl Is freckles. In this case one
ounce of prevention Is worth two
pounds of cure, and her first aid is
veiling the skin. The woman with a
tendency to freckle should never go
bare-headed or bare-handed, because
the more sensitive her skin, the more
deeply will the freckles be rooted. For
driving, motoring and long walks, she
should add to the broad shade hat a
veil, brown or red preferred. The new
geranium or cerise colored veils break
the rays of light admirably, and are
most useful for this purpose.
To keep- light freck.3 in subjection
there are various homemade lotions, all
within reach of the Summer girl. One
of these is fresh buttermilk, which
should be used night and morning, and
allowed to dry on. The best method
SUNDAY WEAR. CALLING, ETC.
of applying it is to dip an old piece of
linen into a bowl of milk and then pat
tlie face with it gently. This is equally
a good remedy for tan and sunburn.
Another homemade, lotion consists of
a teaspoonful of horseradish, grated
and mixed with a cup of sour milk.
Iet the mixture stand for six hours,
and apply two or three times dally.
When the freckles are very deep set a
more vigorous treatment must be used.
Every night before retiring bathe the
face in water as hot as It can be borne,
then apply a pomade as follows:
Oxide of sine. 10 grams; talcum 10
Etiquette; Engagements
THE regulation crop of engagements
is about to be announced, as the re
sult of moonlight nights and vacation-propinquity.
Some of these will be
typical Summer boy and girl engage
ments, which nobody but the two In
terested parties will regard seriously.
Others will affect the happiness not only
of thoso . immediately concerned but
parents, relatives and friends, to whom
the engaged couple owe certain obliga
tions. The American girl considers it to be
her right to pass first on a proposal, and
then she expects her well-trained parents
to agree with her. For this reason the
old-fashioned custom of a young man's
asking permission of the father to pay
his addresses to the daughter is dead. He
proposes to the girl, and from her gets an
idea of the psychological" moment for
consulting her father and mother. As a
rule, the up-to-date man calls In person
on the parents, but If the young people
are far from the daughter's home per
haps they have met at the house of mu
tual friends or abroad the young man
writes a straightforward, manly letter to
the father. If his suit is accepted, he
then notifies his .own family, who must
call on the girl if they live in the vicinity,
or write her cordial little notes showing
that she will be welcome in the family.
The girl returns these calls or answers
the notes promptly. Many an unfortunate
matrimonial difference arises because the
young wife, when a fiancee, was careless
In her treatment of her sweetheart's
mother, or - assumed that she was not
welcome In the family.' .
If possible, at the beginning of her
engagement a girl will avoid visiting the
family of her fiance. 1et her become a
little accustomed to the new relation be
fore she becomes too Intimate with his
family.
Two problems which Immediately con
front the engaged couple are these: The
amount of time to be spent togather and
the number of presents the man Is ex
pected to shower, upon his fiancee. This
Is not so much a matter of actual eti
quette as of common sense. A girl has
a perfect right to expect an engagement
ring In proportion to the income of her
fiance. Generally speaking, a diamond
solitaire of medium size is selected, but If
either party feels a certain sentiment for
a stone, it may be chosen, or a girl may
choose her own birthstone. A young man
is supposed to remember his intended's
birthday and to send her a remembrance
at such times, also Christmas, Easter, etc.
But the girl engaged to a man of mod
erate circumstances, whose salary she
knows will just support them comfort
ably after marriage, should not expect
to be showered with expensive gifts. She
may be sure that after marriage she
will pay for this extravagance In some
form of household stringency. No well
bred girl "accepts either money or clothes
from the man to whom she is engaged.
Many an engaged couple make the mis
take of seeing too much of each other.
, grams; powdered -soap, 60 grains: lano
line, 8 grams; tincture of benzoin, 10
grams; rain water, 92 grams: glycerine,
10 grams. The soap, powdered for this
pomade, should e one of the plain
white soaps, which contains no free al
kali and does not bite when touched
with the tongue. Allow this pomade
to remain on over night.
The girl who is not accustomed to
outdoor life and who wakes up In the
night with a stinging sensation in the
face and arms is very apt to seek relief
in cold water. If she only realized'
that she had an Incipient case of sun- ,
burn she would flee from the water;
basin and use a remedy that will not
Increase her suffering as water does. ,
A mild solution of witch hazel applied'
to the affected parts will give tempo
rary relief. In the morning bathe the .
face, arms and neck with water as hot;
as can be borne, repeating the appll-,
cations for ten or 15 minutes. Then
pat the face with old linen, or antisep
tic gauze, dipped Into cucumber cream,
made from the following formula:
Oil of sweet almonds 4 ounces
Fresh cucumber Juice 10 ounces.
Essence of cucumbers 8 ounces
White castile soap (powdered) H ounct
Tincture of benzoin 2-3 drachm'
The Juice of cucumbers Is obtained by
boiling them in a very little water.
Slice them very thin, skin and all, and ! .
let them cook slowly till soft and.
mushy: strain through a fine sieve andi
then through a cloth. Make the es-;
sence by putting an ounce and a half;
of the Juice into the same quantity of
high-proof alcohol. Put the essence1
with the soap in a large Jar or bottle
the larger the better, as the mixture1
requires much shaking. After a few
hours, when the soap is dissolved, add
the cucumber Juice, shake till thor-.
oughly mixed, then pour out into an
earthen bottle and add the oil and the.
benzoin, stirring constantly till you
have a creamy liquid. Be sure that the
cucumber Juice Is strong, for It Is the
natural arsenic in the cucumber which
Imparts Its wonderfully whitening
powers. Put the emulsion in small bot
tles, keep tightly corked and In the
dark, and always shake before using.
It Is so quickly absorbed by the skin
that It Is very pleasant to use.
If the eyes burn in trimmer and show
a tendency to Inflammation of the lids,
use an eye cup containing tepid water
with a few drops of bono acid. This
Is a very simple an effective remedy.
If a girl so afflicted spends much time
on the water she should train herself
to wear blue or smoked glasses.
Many girls write to me tnat they are
annoed by the heaviness and sourness
of their hair in mld-Sunimor when it is
apt to emit a. somewhat unpleasant
odor. For this, of course, the one cure
Is cleanliness. The hair niu.st he slinni
pooed. using a little borax in the water,
rinsed very thoroughly, then dried and
ventilated in the sunlight. Never braid
the hair or dress it when It Is a little
damp next to the scalp. This is t lie
niont common cause for the sour odor.
Shake the hair in the sunlight until it
is dry to the very roots. Unless It Is
very dry and apt to break, there Is
really no harm In washing the hair
once a week In Summer. Between
shampoos, moisture, perspiration and
oil can be absorbed by ventilating the
hair at night, shaking orris root Into
the scalp and brushing It out carefully
In the morning.
Another common complaint from the
Summer girl is her Inability to keep
her hair in curl. I give a most reliable
curling lotion, which can be used in
connection with kid curlers, but not
oftener than two or three times a week.
Divide the hair into strands, dampen
with this lotion and put up on curlers
until dry, or over nlglit.
1 ounce of good gum arable; 4 ounce
of good moist sugar; pint of pure
hot water. Dissolve this and when
cold add 2 fluid ounces of alcohol: 6
grains each of bichloride of mercury
and salaminonlac. These last two
should be dissolved In the alcohol, be
fore admixture. Lastly, add enough
water to make the whole a pint, and
perfume with anv desired cologne.
KATHEHINK MORTON".
and more than one broken engagement
can be traced directly to the cloying
effect of frequent meetings. A call two
or three times a week and perhaps on
Sunday Is quite sufficient. It Is not at
all necessary for a girl to abstain from
all other social Interests simply became
she is engaged. Only a most unreason
able man will object to her dancing with
other partners, but he has a right to
object to her driving or walking recular
ly with another man.
The girl who expects her fiance to
Ignore the existence of all other women
is entirely unreasonable. The fart that
he has asked a girl to marry him Is the
highest compliment he could pay her. and
she should not Interpret his courtesy to
pther women as a slight upon herself.
Where the family connections are very
large and the two families well ac
quainted, a dinner to relatives is some
times given for the purpose of announc
ing the engagement. When the two
families have no Interest in common, or
live far apart, it Is far more customary
for the bride's mother to give a little
luncheon for her daughter's girl friends,
at which the engagement Is formally an-'
nounced. It goes without saying that the
guests will carry the news. Formal an
nouncements either by card or In the
newspapers are not necessary, nor desir
able, except In Jewish society, where the
betrothal is a very formal affair and
regarded as seriously as the marriage ,
itself.
When a girl is away for the Summer
or abroad she announces her engagement
to her friends by mall, brief and Informal
little notes being sufficient. These friends
must reply immediately.
When the engagement does not ter
minate happily, and, for the good of nil
concerned, it is broken, the tact and
diplomacy of both parties is called into
play. While nothing Is said the man
allows It to be regarded as a foregone
conclusion that the girl asked for her
release. Both should refrain religiously
from discubsing the matter with their
acquaintances or relatives.
PRUDENCB STAN0ISH.
Decorative Cretonne. .
Time was when cretonne and chlnta
were used only to dress chairs and di
vans, doorways and the furnishings of
the house in general. Now It decorates
the mistress herself, and one sees her
waistcoat fashioned of this dainty stuff,'
her hat trimmed with the same, and slia
frequently carries a parasol to match.
Cretonne has also been used by French
modistes for decorative purposes upon
evening gowns or rather, under even
ing gowns, for the flowered material
Is set under the chiffon or other thin
fabric, which veils It sufficiently to
give It the most artistic effect. To give
the trimming of cretonne a look of In-;
divlduallty, a woman handy with her,
needle, may "pick up" with embroidery
silk certain motifs in the design. The,
same work Is also done with fold
thread.