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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1906)
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Models direct from the other side show that the "plain nine-gored skirt 'is very much liked with suits, but the separate skirt, for the most part, is pleated, ruffled, trimmed and strap ped anything but plain. One very attractive skirt comes in one of the gray Kngllsh mixtures that are both durable and, as their Kngllsh makers would say, smart." This particular model just clears the ground, and is laid all round In double box pleats. The Inner pleat Is stitched as far down as the knee and flares gracefully from there down. It also boasts of a tiny flap pocket on each of the two front box pleats. This skirt looks exceedingly well with the. popular Scotch plaid shirt waists, or with the stifl white tailored ones, of which some women never weary. Tan pumps and stockings are to be worn all winter, and the woman who affects them will find that th-y and her mixed gray skirt are very much In harmony. ( BLACK TAFFETA EFFECTIVE BlRck taffeta Is a very satisfactory material for separate skirts, and several very pretty styles are shown this year. One, a bit elaborate, but none the less useful and appropriate, is built of ll.ree luige r utiles. Karh of these rutlles is box pleated In front and side pleated all around, and la finished around the bot tom with three rows of black velvet ribbon. The skirt Is of round length. Just touching the floor, and the whole effect is dainty and charming. Another black taffeta skirt is made of. nine gores, a narrow pleat being laid on either side of each seam, with black ap plique overlapping the two pleats. These skirts look well on many occasions, and may be worn with a number of the dif ferent fancy blouses. Sums women think the contrast be tween all-white waists and black Skirts Home-Made Candy MANY persons prefer candy that is made at home to the most ex pensive that can be bought If you know an Individual of this sort and want to send him a trifling present at Christmas and at tha same time pay deference to this taste, a box uf home made candy attractively gotten up will exactly meet your requirements. Have the boxes that come your way rollai boxes, glove boxes, almost any that coma from the department stores as well as those whose original use was for candy, and invest la some colored tissue paper and ribbon. These boxes may be covered with tbs tissue paper (giving particular cars to the lining, which would best b white), and decorated with paper flowers and foliags If you are clever with your fingers, these last may be home-made also, otherwise they way be bought for ri. rather too doclded for good taste. For them come the black net waists all black or the black lace or net over white, which Is distinctly a this year's feature, and the black and white plaid silk waists, which are promised a cer tain vogue this winter. When a woman wears her black taffeta skirt over a fluffy white petticoat and in combination with one of these black net waists over white, and In addition dons a pair of black patent leather slippers adorned with tulle rosettes, she has achieved a very attractive costume for home wear. v Most charming of all the separate skins, however, are the white ones in voile, albatross, cashmere and broad cloth. White, especially the soft, creamy white of those woolen materials, is be coming to most women, and there are very few home occasions when an all white costume does not look well. WHITE BROADCLOTH A LUXURY A white broadcloth model shown this year has tine pleats In front and box pleats on the side, these box pleats being finished with .crosswise strapping, mis skirt barely touches all around aim gives the wearer a chance to display her buckskin pumps and white stockings all winter. It is 'beautiful worn with white lace, net or silk ' blouses, but it is un fortunately an expensive beauty. Every fleck of flying dust every chance bit of dirt or stain, even the touch of a finger leaves Its mark on tne broadrloth. and then it must go to a professional cleaner. To be sure, mag nesia will soften down a spot that has not been ground in, and there are num ber.ess systems of dry cleaning crop ping up every day, but such matters In the hands of amateurs were ever of doubtful result. So for the women who have not un limited wealth at their command, vol.e, cashmere or lansdowne Is a far better Investment. All three materials are pretty, graceful and by no means as expensive In the beginning as broad cloth, and then -they will wash, really wash in soap and water, and this is no mean Item. When one of these white skirts Is to be made at home, either by the wearer herae.f or by an ordinary house seam stress, It Is best to stick to the simpler styles of making. Too many box pleats are hard for the amateur to handle; moreover, their destruction Is assured once (hey are turned over to the orul nary laundress. The pattern used for the second of the taffeta skirts mentioned is a good one as Christmas Gifts a small sum. The box thus constructed ls tilled with fudge, caramels, conserves or whatever the particular goody may be and then tied up with ribbon. A round box covered with violet paper and adorned with a hunch of violets is very attractive; a square one In red with a bunch of rosea equally so. One box covered In trie red paper by a girl full of Ideas was finished with a spray of holly, which gave it the distinctive Christmas air. If you are a devotee of the art of basket making you can vary your Christ mas boxes by weaving baskets In any desired shapes, supplying them with covers and lining them with luce paper doylies In white or silver. These baskets are exceedingly pretty tied up with bright-colored ribbon, a spray of holly or mlMletoe slipped through tha loops of ths bow. ... var - for the soft white skirt that Is to be made at home. A nine-gored skirt Is easy of construction and usually hangs well, the narrow pleats nre not so troublesome to launder and the applliiuo is by no means necessary, although it given a pretty tinieh and may be bought In waxhable materials. It goes without saving that thes skirts are unllned. They look extreme ly well over a white taffeta petticoat, but if yon are not- so fortunate as to Imisschs one, Hn elaborate affair of white cambric and lawn, well supplied with ruffles of luce or embroidery, is really Just as pretty. One very important Item for the home dressmaker to consider la the place where her skirt is to be fastened. Many women prefer a front opening for all their skirts, hiding the hooks under the . box pieat or strapped seam, as the skirt may happen to be pleated or plain. Of course, this mode of fastening has its advantages, chief among them being that there Is no risk of a sagging, open placket unsern by the wearer; but the woman with very broad hips will think long before she adopts it. Habit backs are trying to the woman who Is over fat or over thin, but their effect Is very much modMod If you are careful to let the fulness of your skirt begin at precisely the same point when ii Is made with a habit buck as it docs when made with an inverted pleat, in any case the Joy of owning a pretty separate skirt that you can slip Into as soon as you go into the house, Is worth a little trouble. franirdr' Cas6s Ar(i By Dorothy Tuke COZY corners are fast going out, as people are realizing that they are dust traps and are, therefore, not sanitary, liut though they had their faults, there was certainly a charm about them, and they well deserved the name of cosy corners, if we wish to arrange an attractive little spot, of almost any sort, the corner Is the best place to choose for It. There will always be cozy corners, but of a ulf ferent sort to ths old-fashioned, heav L rr. .-, ; ; .., .-;-i4i tj Cozy So Mnces- i'renrjzpv W - ' Bags for Christmas Holidays B i AGS!" said a well-known ac tress tersely, when she .was asked how she managed to ar- rive at the end of a long, dusty rail road Journey with a fresh, uncrumpled wardrobe. Uags! 1 use them for every thing," Now, there is also another tale of a man whose wife supplied turn witu ba;s of ever, tort und kind, wolch she in sisted he should take with hlni wnen ne went oiT on a short buslm-si trip, llelng an accommodating husband, the man compiled, lliw sail cane was filled wilh bags the coijars, shirts, shoes and other tulles uf a like nature were lett behind, becuuse there was no room lor them. However, these are extreme rxses. I'nie.ss you are a woman who spenus two-thirds of her time In trains und hotels you do not need a multitude of bugs; but if you want to keep your be longing in good order you must bu toe po2scior of a few. l.auuury bags are an Invention whose origin has been lost In ooscurity; yet, despite this fact and their homely ut.e, they are acceptable Christmas presents. I-urge ones for large pieces, buiit of blue or gray linen, simply crnliroiili ed; smaller ones In white or colored linen for handkerchiefs and collars either has its place, but see to it that all your materials are washable. Shopping bags are looked at askance by the younger generation, though they still find a place In the affections of women wno were young a while ago, but their generous proportions suggest another use. A white linen suit is not a bit the worse for a white linen bsg to cover It, and the flowered lawn affairs made In various sizes to fit over a MAKING ODD (te Corners ily draped ones. The corners of every room should be made attraitlve. Often this can bo done by puttii.g pieces of furniture across the con er, for if the corner is broken in this way it gives a pleasing round effect to the room. A very pretty corner seat Is shown In the Illustrations. This was made by a oung bride of limited means. The wooden seat she pttlnied white to match the rest of lh woodwork In the room. She then fastened green denim behind the seat aiul finished It blouse or over an entire party gown should be highly prized by any woman. A sponge bag is a necessity fur trav eling, and attractive ones may be mndu of linen or denim or crash, deco rated us simply or elaborately as -U plensc. A plain white rubber bug, whoso cost Is nominal, la used for the lining, of course. A twine bag of soft gray or brown linen is very good as a Christmas gift. This bag has a deep heading and a casing, through which rlbbun is run as a drawing string, the loops being used lor hanging the bag. The bottom is gntheteil and sewed to a small ring, through which the twine Is drawn out. 'i his twiiK should be of a bright, con trasting color to complete the effect. Kvery woman must have a work bag and some uro glad to have two or three lor stockings, or fancy work, for tho ordinary bit of sewing that she takes wiUi her on the cozy afternoon she spends with a friend. 1'onget makes an extremely pretty work bag. It may be embroidered in a contrasting color or the ribbons used as draw strings may be depended upon to give the relieving tints. Flowered silks are pretty, but not so durable. Cretonne mukes an attractive darning bug. Then there nre white linen bags to hold the smaller pieces of soiled table linen; bags that are little more than cases to hold handkerchiefs and veils for the unusual woman who always keeps her top drawer In order. There Is the tli'y envelope bag whose flap Is supplied with a buttonhole anil button for the woman who carries her money around her neck. CORNERS off at the top by nailing up a piece of white picture moulding, rilie made Uie cushion of cheap hair and covered It Willi the green denim. On the pic ture moulding she arranged little cups and sauet rs, which give a pretty little touch of colo She made a few cushions for the seat from remnants she picked up In the stores for a few tents. So she Is now the proud po Kor of a dcllfhtful corner seat which, owing to her capability, cost almost nothing. Another odd little effect I havs seen The Right Plates for Your Plate Racks PLATE-RAC of taste It! One LATE-RACKS tell many a sad tale taste or, rather, of the lack of collection, made by a series of Christmas contributions. may consist of many and varied loeas on the subject, but the plates displayed around a wall should be simple and dig nified In style anything that is garish carefully preserved in the darkest, deep est corner of a closet, or Intrusted to the hands of a servant who has made her self famous for her "outbreaks In Chl na." Seriously, though, that rlnt,'-rnrk ls either a bit of attractive decoration, or an inharmonious something which spoils the whole room, no matter how care fully every other part of the furnish ings have been chosen. Bo-called "handsome" pieces are to be avoided. They are usually conspicuous in every sense of the word a confusion of color and design without a slnglo really attractive feature aJout them. They are usually expensive these mon strosities In the shape of gift-plates, for surely nobody ever went no far as to buy one to live with! I-ess expensive plate3 are passed over purposely, In spile of the fact that theli dignity of style and nn exquisite simplicity of coloring make for the prettiest sort of decoration. Avoid those pla.es wnich are gay with a profusion of highly colored roses, perhaos made still more sirlking C) by a broad band of green the strong, In sistent shinies of the fields and trees In midsummer touched off (save tho mark!) with Irresponsible splashes of gilt. They cost, probably, a dollar and a half, and make as one woman said, with unconscious Irony: "Such a showing for vour money." That plate went as a Christmas present to a woman whose dining room was a combination of soft tapestry green and rich, though dull, old rose. For fifty cents there was a pretty plate at which the purchaser had sniff ed contemptuously just a band of guld around the edge with a small, graceful medallion uf guld ill the centre to sol It off. There's one rule that ls worth r( m- ATTRACTIVE Iff fttrdctVP Corner tfexcA ls directly In the corner, a small home-made Lookiack Willi a piece of pottery on top. before this is a small oval home-made rug. This rug is made by plaiting three strips of derilin together and then sewing the Idait round and round to form an oval tin the window -111 l a plant which stands on a pretty anC unique stand. It Is Just a pretty tile, with rich blue an.l green coloring which Is framed with a plain black picture mtuilolnr On the other side of the bookshelf hangs a clever little device for hold berlng In choosing such plates; nnd that is, to choose only simple designs ami colorings, unless you do, as one woman did, make a hobby of collecting plates of u certain couuliy or kind, bin "went in" for Chinese piales, und used only the pretty variations of medalhon ami Its kindled wares, with the result that her plate-rack was Interesting In Its Orientalism. Another woman, whoso dining room the whole house. In fact was u copy of quaint old Kngllsn styles, used only old plates of Kuglish niako on her rack, picking them up olio ut a time. Kndlcss possibilities suggest themselves as you study the subject ever so little possibilities which express so well tho very character of the owners of a house. Hut don't use n plute-rack to show olf 'hnndsome" pieces. .Make every plate, Instead, harmonize with every other plate and with the general character of the room. That sort of choosing makes the difference between the right and wrong plates in a collection. Novel Pincushions for Christmas A PINCUSHION Is a very necessary adjunct to the average wt..i.ins diesslng table, and vh Is not to be, specially apirreclatlve If the one be stowed upon her at Christmas is uia.lu In some novel form. Brooches that are worn often are g n erall Kept somewhere wlilun t ,tsy reach, and they are preserved In I rt'a r condition If their ordinary rt sting place Is a wash leather cushion instead of a cl.lna or metal pin tray. To make this brooch n'nens'ilon u-o a round cushion covered with wash leather for your rent re and sew to Hi j four flaps of velvet, heavy silk or ihiv other materlnl that you choose, lining each flap with the wash leather. 8iiek your brooches Into the centre cushion anil fold tho flaps over. The two that fold on top are tied together wuh ribbon. ing newspapers. It Is mnde from an oyster broiler. The broiler was i li -ed, pieces of cardboard were covered with green linen and tacked to tho broiler, while a bow of green ribbon holds the bundles about three Inches apart to ullow room fo. the news papers. Attractive corners can always bo made around an open fireplace, lint? of tho Illustrations shows a corner of this sort. The Ironing table, which tlanUs the fire place on one side, was picked up at ' old Junk shop for 75 cents. It was pointed dark green. This seat f.hd lis way to the porch In summer, but mak- s a (ireshle seat in winter. ri he Ii e.iiiuc.,1 of the room ls particularly t""i; l'. wallpuper has a bold tb-sign of juck-in-the-pulpit leaves In IWo-.oned fc-rcil. 1 ht woodwork Is black. The cbaiis. for the most art. ,ne black. Willi no n leather seals, while the desk and aiin chair are palnttd green. The elf- t t this room Is tleculeiily bold atal l-'likiliu, without Lcing ill the Icttt uiiKsttul or gaudy. A pretty conn jseffect was mu'lc la a room having a single low aiai hn n I window at one end. I hi either sale of .1 the ronierfc were tilled in with truing 1 lur Closets, With leaded glas doom, ,i... shelves beneath for hoot. a ami the lifte. Tins was a clever Idea, for it not on'y greatly Improved the room by taking away the fcliaip coiners, but I he cno boartls were found most useful, wlrl.t the reflection of the light from the Win dow onto the leaded glass tioois llgnt ened lire room considerably. livery home maker must think out rcr to arrange her corners for herself, i,,r the moie itid.vidunl they are the b. tt-r; tne bou:,e that has odd liltle cornets here and there will sunly be cozy and comfortable, and one that Is admired.