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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1906)
ALt, the rrettlest and costliest of the Frnch blouses have the A A. trlmmltis; of the front repeated. In slmaller form, of course, upon ths bacW. in placs of the almost universal trlilimtnit of turka. or, at ruMt, of tuck with a llttla lace sat In. Last year t he embroidery of the up per part of tl ie sleevea waa one of the most marked leaturet of the prettiest blouses, and, las If there couldn't be enough embro Idery lavished on a single blouse, the nw treatment of tho Lacks this year provides one more place for It without giving up any of those tt al ready has. The prettiest treatment of all Is when the lower design of the front spreads uu In little aprays which out line the l! 'ck, and blossom out la a profusion f (lowers on the back. Bomelltne the tiny motif which la In tended for -oiler (and perhaps tor cuds) Is applied, half In and half out of tiny panels forVle'l by narrow lace, which runs from, the anouldera down about a third of t.te way to the waist and back again, tie corners of the Utile oblong neatly in It red. With 'most blousea opening:, as they do, in i the back, the design is neces sarily i kept very small and reversed lor the other side, or the Involved combination of lace and embroidery insertion describing deep points and circle", and the embroidery winding In artd out at Its own sweet will, whlclfc trims the front may be re peated tn a more shallow way upon the back, the whole thing spaced care I ally so that the middle of the point inurKs the dividing line down the buck!, O'J-'H griff t i II.JT pi ti.e which buck;, where the blouse fastens. laalonaily, when the design is a t (lower chrysanthemums done In pretty Hat Japanese fashion, or odd conventionalized blossoms. itch might be anything from tiger lilies to daisies a single blossom Is eel on each side of the buck, high on each shoulder, the stem of the flower starting either at the shoulder Beam ' or coining out from the sleeve seuin, ' or omitted entirely. In a case like thla the motif la mude far more eifective by being outlined with lace, and squares are mure liked this year than elide. When the blouse Is made, as some exquisite ones are, with a yoke of embroidery edged with the small, eiereotyped scallop characteristic of 1- rench work, the yoke either runs all the way around, cut In a single piece, or Is maJe In two pieces. Joined by beading upon the ahouldera, the yoke In the back more shallow, of course, than the one In front. Under the yoke both front and back the blouse is set, tiny tucks, set us close together as possible, running down a couple of Inches below the oKe and giving the blouse a pretty fulness. If too much tj'.ess la the re . -dt vt the tucks, the. -excess may be eased iwy r ihouiider-urtrifeam and there disposed of. However it Is worked out, this treat ment of making the trimming of the bucks a feature la thla year's hallmark uhii blouses. But your last year's ones may be quite simply brought up to dute ll you trace off the prettiest part of the dcrinn of the front and work It upon tle nek. Even if your sleeves are long. It in e J make no difference, for Pari la pruinlslii long sleeves again at no very fui distant date. Keeping Shoes Well Groomed TV T 1 TO WKLL-DIIEHaKD woman Is l I ever careless about the ap- I X pearance of her shoes. This, at least, In theory, for oddly enough many a woman who Is other wise perfectly groomed Wears foot- f tnr that la disgracefully shabby and il-kept. Mrunge to say, It Is those who can leu .t altord to buy new pairs who are moil neglectful to preserve the life ol their old onea. Nor la thla hard to explain. The Weulthy woman has enough shoes to change them frequently and occa sional rests are as healthy for ahoea as for their wearers. Then aha is will supplied with trees, whioh are put Into use the Instant one pair of slioea la exchanged for another than v ii ch habit there Is no greater pre eivatlve to both shape and leather . .i rover, she can probably control in.- services of a muld who aeea to It that her nilstrese' shoes are kept Constantly dusted and blackened, with a fcliurp eye for stray buttons, rents Ol run-down heels. Hut for the woman In moderate clr cuinstunces to keep her shoes In good condition requires work, and plenty of Now that there are bootblacklng es tabllshmenta especially for women In connection with many stores, the firubleiu of blacking is not so hope ens as formerly. However, there are many times when these are not ac cessible, and the average woman would do well to Invest In one of the adjustable patent shoeholders that may be fastened to the wall. This will jiove a strong Incentive to shiny, uglily polUlied leather, as well as do away with risks of apoplexy to the stout amateur bootblack, who stoops not easily. .dost women are over-generous with tt.'-lr pastes and blackings in polishing their own shoes, and under-gelicrous In ne mutter of that vulgarism, "elbow gieuse." illack allocs, when not too tar gone In sliubbiness, can be kept In g..od condition for a week after a tho louab polislimt:, by being given dully a twu robbing wnii a evfi cloth or brush. A uselul homemade boolbrush call be Improvised from a piece of carpet bulled to a piece of board. An excellent renovator for black shoes may be mude from the yolk of an egg, one ounce of castor oil. one dram of tur pentine, two drams of gum arable and line ounces of black Ink. strange us It seems, the white and lit. ht-colored shoes are not the senseless luxuries they may seem to the Woman who is unaware of their cleaning quali ties. i he hew calfskins In grays, lavender blue and other light colors are kept in peitect condition by a mixture one-half milk and one half water. This should be appl.ed wl'h a sponge or soit rag. Wash off all soli thoroughly and allow the shoe to dry. Be cureiul nut to soak It in the liquid. '1 he results are much better If all light shoes are cleaned on trees, which ate allowed to remain In them until the. leuthrr Is thoroughly dry. In f I esheiilng whit shoes, either can vas or buckskin, different preparations of pipeclay ale luvaluublv. The yellow IiiM that comes with this cleaning la usually caused by using too much of the preparall jii. which leaves a thick, tukey deposit. Always set the shoes lu the sun to bleach while they dry. Kusset shoes, when the oidinary polishes are not available, can be given a hue shine by rubbing with the inside of a banuna skin and polishing off with a soft cloth. If Ian or russet shoes are rollshcd befoie being worn the fliat ime, they will not spot. If ono cannot afford to own several lairs ot trees, shoes, especially patent euthers. should be kept Huffed wuh tissue paper or soft muslin, to prevent cracking or Wearing lutd uua.ghlly jm&mimmvz . a r iig ri yy ,,. ;- 1 -V V m 7 frrs"6"wl 1 , t if W'V-v ' ' w"'' '"iL a 'Mnh iV'A' U " '. ' ' lJ !, 'fi"t ; 'tiMj-!- . t , , ' ' .'.Vivy,1'- s' J? ten. u t M V -"v il.H h i W i'U u ul's tV tint. We liMV t.i.iflMrMl'iliir.-a,li (bllarlrfoiifs Applied hl)iccLck, i 4 . f m ia m 5 ' t t '1 i x v 1 St PAPER HANDKERCHIEFS T HE devotion of the people ol Japan to nygienic nving shown In no way more clearly than In their customs in regard to handkerchiefs. , , , Ins eiuboiaie linen, lace and embroid ered handkerchiefs of tastern peoples Would be regarded by the Jupuliese as unhealthy and unsuituble. In fact, they are rarely carried even by the mora progressive of the younger genera tion who have 'adopted Western dress. "Are the Jupanese so uncivilised ss not ever to use handkerchiefs'.'" some one asas. How the little Japs would smile at that application of civilization. They claim, not without wisdom, that a handker chief once used a refined person or one who uudei stands the rules of health can have no further need for. "Well, it Is nut pleasant.' Is acknowl edged, "but how van one help it? lull cannot be burdened carrying aiound a doaeii or moie handkerchiefs especially now that pockets are a bygone luxury. 'Ihink how tlivy would bulge one a shut w gist!" l.a, you can. If those handkerchiefs happen to be Japanese ones, which ute nothing muie nur less than very hue paper, so soft In texture that they al as pleasant as the sheerest linen. A Jauaiiese always lairtee slipped In side the fold ot his kimono a doseu or more little pieces of white paper about six inches square, whtcn he uses but once and then throws away. "bul." says the skeptic. what do they do Willi them? ll Is certainly not hygienic tJ throw tueiu Into the street." Probably not on American streets, bul the Japanese keep theirs so scru pulously clean that all debris la ie- moved Immediately. This Idea of the paper handkerchief has been widely adopted In this coun try In cases of sickness, r or consump tives especially their use la becoming general, and they are sold by the thousands to sanitariums, hcspitalo, aui even to private familie. where there Is a patient with tuberculosis. 1 lie hunukci chief s mude In this country are larger thitn those of the Japanese tabout the ilia of the linen oncsi and come In a hue crinkled tis sue paper, entirely tree frjm harsh ness. They cost bul a few Cents a lltuLisaml I he advantages over the linen or muslin rags formerlv advocated for the use of the consumptive la maul- " J I If WW '' .' . A Design. fest. The paper handkerchlefa are cheaper, more attractive in appear ance, much mora easily carried around and can be burned In a mo ment, without any danger of clogging tk lire, as so often la the vase Willi heavier inalerluls. While the averuge Occidental, unless he Is genu crazy, will hardly forsake the handkerchief of linen fot ordinary use, certainly those of paper may be strongly recommended from a sani tary standpoint to the man or woman atlllcted with a cold, lutluenxa. hay fever or sore throat. Stockings for Euchre Prizes IT HAH become rather "the thing" this pas winter to give stockings fur euchre or budge p.ises. Certain ly homing could make stronger ap peal to the average woman who revels in the possession of sheer silk or lisle thread stockings, especially when they are a luxury bcyoiid her own purse. Ihis season, when stockings are mure distracting than ever, the host ess should never be at a loss to get a show y acceptable pi lie. Though resedas, emerald greens, Alice blue, royal purple and llluc, oyster giay or the lovely silvery Aglncouil will all be worn with self colored ahoea, on the whole It Is safer to stick to whiles and blacks in mak ing a choice. This, however, should prove no dis advantage, as both ale seen In Infinite variety of sheer plainness, lace opuu work or gay colored embroidery. blockings are designed, by the wav, l special I., for use us prizes. They are slitcr lisle thread in black or white, wan kiik embroidered clubs and openwoia hearts scattered over the surface. Kqually popular would be thosu with Ane eyelet embroidery. Though they can really only be call ed "stockings" by courtesy and should delight a Kuelppist. or that advocate of bare feet. Isadora 1 Him an, tne cob Wcbl y chirr, n silk slot kings ur amaz ingly In favor ll.-nn ml., r In purchasing such a prize to have It exchangeable, as the winner Iiii.hl not wear the cuoscu number. .1 II -"rt v.r. ! ; . vss-s f fr J sferiiiv. 1 'jTx e.w 'v in if P v ..." . Sleeves 'ztcJi the m Fronl Solid Comfort in Traveling As) Women begin to realise mora and more the benefit, as well as pleasure, of short trips awuy from home, week-end parties ut Country homes, or a frequent Sunday at the seashore or mountains, have become quite a usual way to pass the summer. How in dispose of one's belongings on these Hying trips has always been something nf a problem. To tuke a trunk for a day's .lull seems ridiculous, In deed puts the hostess to unnecessary inconvenience, yet in summer, especial ly, one needs a plentiful supply of tresh waists mid gowns The diess suit ease, which has street car propensities when It comes to pack ing, would seem a happy solution of the dlllicully, but for one thing Its extreme weight when filled. "Porteis can carry them," say you? Alas, porters, or the umull buy, either, have an unhappy faculty of absence at the cruclul moment, us most us have discovered to our sorrow. Who ha not struggled ulong muny a time under the back-breaking loud tif a bulging dress suit case, when she would willingly have paid a small fortune tor an urchin to lug It? But If leather suit cases are un healthily heavy fur a woman, and trunks loo inconvenient, must she then be home-bound? Nut at u 1 1. sine some Ingenious person has thought of a wicker substitute. "oh, but wicker bugs are so cheap looking! I'd be ushumed to cany one; ' ays Madame I'lnlcky, which la prouf positive she never did carry one, or the comfort tf It would absolutely uulweigii aicarancea. In point of fact, though, the modern wicker suit case la rather ultraclive looking than otherwise, and, what is moie, Tuts become distinctively the fash ion. So one could possibly objec t to these bags in point of looks, while the bliss to a woman of being able to puck her bag to Its fullest cupucity, and then carry it with absolute euo for miles, If needs be, makes the lucky owner of a wicker dies suit case feel she has a mission In Hie to proclaim Its virtues to her unfortu nate sisters who have hot yet leunied the blUs of being absolutely independent ol poilcia when vilf for a few days' Jaunt, Colored Morning Dresses HAVK a couple of morning dierses made of some dark or hull-dark colored dimity or lawn or gingham. I'rctty little dre-sa of pink and white check, or o the cool hgured grays and daik blues can be made (lightened up with eint.ioidei y or luce), which do won ders lu the way of savlug laundry work. OST women have to know something of the cure of a man's clothes, be he father, husband or brother I'nr man i something of the care of a II f'" "-' i i iBt '? IV I muu'a clothes, be he father. lit" . I'm Xasf id INI himself, although he rates his ability far above that of mere woman, quails when It comes to handling u needle or preBiii an obstinute puir of trou sers thoroughly "kneed" so that the bulging knees are made to Hhrliik und the trousers given that trig little crease that makes them look next to new. Traditions are responsible for the fact that everything done to a man's clothes differs, though possibly only a little, from the corresponding thing done to a woman's a fact thut few women take Into account at the start. Tailors have spoiled the lords of cre ation, no doubt; still tailors have sim plified things, and their methods are worth copying. Take tllut on troublesome detail piessing trousers. Turn them In side out and press not the way you should to make that all-important crease coma In Just the right place, but the opposite way, pressing through a muslin cloth, and dampen ing again and again, until the steam heat has shrunk the bulging cloth flat bgalir. Then turn them right side out and press again, folding them so that the crease runs perfectly true down front and back (you can do thla beat by laying the seams at the aides together at the hems nd matching them all the way along) and pressing through a dampened piece of muslin. Never put the Iron next the cloth. Duck and linen crash trousers are washed and Ironed Just aa anything else Is. the only care needed being to aee that the crease Is in the rib'ht place. For cloth trousers come Ingenious presses, upon which the trousers are Stretched and left to pleas themselves. Some still more ingenious urrunge meuts are the result of home manufac ture odd contrivances which open out to make room for coat, vest and trous ers (each to be properly set upon its hunger), and close to keep them In per fect trim. , Cloth that has grown ehlnv may be treated In several ways sponging with ammonia, diluted, of course, with water; or by rubbing, carefully and lightly, with n bit uf emery paper, or by steaming-passing a hot Iron, over which a wet cloth is laid, close to (though not touching) the surface. Kvery little while nockets should ba emptied and thoroughly brushed out It's aslonishinK how they manage to collect dust, uclutil rolls ot it. While they are turned Inside out Is a good time to look for holes and to mend them, too! To sew buttons on tailor fashion the thread must pass throua.i Die cloth and the cuiivhs which lines It. but not through the thickness of cloth facing It. To do thin, pull the facing out. away from ths canvas, and take the stitches through the canvas and out again upon the upper surface, pausing the needle through the eye of the button as a separute atltch. Pluce a pin on top of the button and let the stitches puss over that, then pull the pin out and wrap the thread uround the stitches be tween button und cloth. Tears are best sent to a tnllor to mend, but, If they must be done at home, try raveling a threud from a hem or raw edae somewhere and darn with that, or with hair, which makes the mora perfect durn. Then presa through a dump rag. and your tear should have dlsunpcHred. Hlots of grease may ba removed by rubbing French chalk Well Into them as much as will stick on letting It stand for a day, then brualiing out thoroughly, repealing the whole process unless the snot Is entirely gone Spong ing with equal parts of alcohol and ether will remove most other spots If he's an extra v ax, nit mortal who idihcts to wearing- durned stockings try darning them with dainliiK hi Ik, In stead of the more usual cotton The durn Is softer und much less notice able. Kxtra collar bands come to replace those which have been maltreated In laundering until the edge resembles a finely ground snw. Kip the old bund off carefully, soaking every bit of starch out first, to make tho process of ripping easier, and stitch the new bund In place. Collars (If they are attached) of neallge shirts may ba turned when they wear shabby on the right aide 1'n.len lollies should be Well looked to In the niatter of buttons mid tapes r - r laced wnl thin places lightly iluriied here's nothing else which so adequate- PORCH TABLE COVERS J OWADAY3 no one aits In the i house In summer with half uu " opportunity to stay outside. Women practically live on their porches, und in consequence those poichcs must be mude as habitable us possible. Kay chulrs there must be, with an occasional table to hold books, work basket and a vase of flowers. The coverings for these outd.ior tables Imve a charm nil their own. The dainty affulis of linen and luce, which must be kept Immaculately white, are, of course, quite impracticable for a porch, and must lie relegated to the living room or bedroom of the summer home, while something that will not soil, yet is showv und dainty, is chosen. A really lovely table cover may be made of a square of crcum-coiored can vas or cotton etamiue, with an eight or ten Inch border of gay-col,, red flowered cretonne, ur a central sqtiaie In rich, dark Kgytlun designs has a plain bolder in some harmonizing shade. Another cover somewhat daintier this may be made of Inexpensive pink ticking, with large rosea cut from cretonne and appliqued around .e water edge for an Irregular border. 5 GIOTIM f:-- .''.;." ?"L..:i .... , VA:, f V ; ':! Tx!ar ZL-' i. ':Jv J i : does H emiaTOro sal t ; v 4 . j ' 1 I ? vvJ fii' t t. , 's, ' .- el d ' i-.... -i -..1 TfoDasl Th(t2.ccumuJaie$ in Pockets ly pioves the ltd theory that stitch In time auves nine. These are the mnln things, but a thousand and one little detulls come up as yiu work the lip in a glove (which should be sewed with silk, unlike a wnniun'a glove, which Is better mended wild glove cotton), tho looking after ties and belts and hoi-dl-.erc hlefs-ull of w hich may need a stitch occasionally. A tiny Liuciv wush galloon can be used in tl. is applique to give a little mole character to the design. A very Milking cover, Indeed. Is a square of thu now Kugllah (lowered chintz in a conventionalized design uf brilliant red upples in illlTe tent shades peeping from among; green leaves. This has no other linlsli than u nar row cotton tallcta braid about two inches wide. Kven iiioru serviceable are the so cntled tluead and thrum covets, woven the Runic us an old-fashioned raj carpet- These stand hard wear and tun bu thrown in thu wash Willi per fect safety. Kquully washable, and costing ut most nothing, are tahlu covers mude of unbleached muslin with u broad border of gay Hcotch plaid ghiMhaiu, navy blue chauibruy, or even of vivid turkey red. Any of these little uccessoiiis make, a poicti wonderfully home-like und ttttiucllve, yet ale so cln i. e.iaiiy mude and launder ho well that the most careful housewife need not havu thcui on her mind when thu dust blows, or rains descend, or pilferers coma High. filial Flower Combinations Not Injurious TOT long ago It was stated in see I XI cral pHpei-H, on the authority of X a well-known florist, that rosea und mignonette had such a tad effect on one another thut when com bined In any Moral piece they would wilt In less than an hour; thut, lu fact, there were many llowers which posi tively could nut get along together. To the great relief of the muny wom en who think there can be no mora beautiful uriuiigemeiit of flowers than great pink ur white roses Interspersed with the thick heads of mignonette, thla Idea has been utterly exploded by a noted llorist, whose experience during a long life has made him a recog nized authority. "There la absolutely nothing la this theory of llowuis reacting on one an' other in certain combinations," he said. "Ho fur as loses and mignonette era concerned, I have alwuya used them to gether In my rarest decorations, it la an arrangement of which I am par tlculuily fond. "True, the forced foliage of mignon ette will not last long when exposed to the air; this may be the secret of thla uiuuslng theory. The llowers, though, muy be kept fur weeks." "How do you account," waa asked, "for the following fact In regard ta white lilacs? They were plucked at the samu time from the same bush; part were kept In a vase with aome double tulips, the rest alone, but all were lu one room. The next morning the lilacs combined with tha tulips were completely dead, while the others were still fresh. lJoes not that look as If there might be .something tn the other I'orist's Idea, after all?" "No, indeed," was the reply. "It was an odd coincidence, but probably tiia me set of ltlucs was lu a draught; that Is sure to wilt them; or they may have been cut from older wood and the water could nut rise so readily through their stems. l'erhapa, loo, their stems were broken or split across. One should always gather li lacs with a strulght, clean knife cut across the stem, so as not to clog. Whatever the cause of the fading, It was not the tulips, fun may take my word for that. "There aie many floweis that do lint keep In the ulr. Lllits-of-the-val-ley, for Instance, we alwuya wrap In oiled paper until they are sent out. In fact, almost all flowers, unless hardy garden varieties, stay fresli ionwer when not allowed to stand lu a draught. "This coiiiblnutlon idea Is without foundation utter nonsense: For forty years I've been putting every known kind of flower together, so I know." A Protection to l'earl Buttons Till-: big pearl buttons which deco rate the fiont of so many shut waist Si.il - both skirt and waisl-ai ii it I li 1 1 H but Improved by being triat id to the vigoiuus tubbing the dress Is kUhjcctid to. Ingenious little device huve been In vented for utlu lung the buttons de vices which can be released so thut the hiHti'iis may bo lemuve-1 before each washing. .... When buttons are set on In pairs, it IS often possible to fasten thelll to gether by u strong ruiu or by long elite us of cotton, buttonholed to muke the connecting link strong.