Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-02
Whisnars For women.

Although winter yet fingers, the world of
fashion has commenced its spring arrange
ments, and we therefore note that for the
lighter cashmere and camel's hair dresses
preparing for spring wear, watered silks are
being used revers and vests on basques,
and in bias folds on overskirts and on pleat-
ings of lower skirts. 75t-
1t is considered quite certain that tailor
made dresses will retain their popularity far
into spring, and the bulk of importations are
| of cloths of light weight suitable for such
purposes.
The general design for spring suits is that
of short basques, with long drapery and
plain lower skirts, whether the dresses are of
one fabric or of combinations of two ma
teria1s
Among the combinations shown are frise
velvet figures on woolen ground for the vest
| and front breadths of dresses made principal
ly of plain wooden material. Striped wool
ems also used for combination purposes
with plain fabrics
All watered and mott1ed effects are to be
revived for millinery, in harmony with the
watered silk effects in costumes.
The favorite colors for spring bonnets are
| ecru, drab, brown, red, porcelain blue and
black, and the trimmings will be contrast
bow on top of the bonnet.
A new fabric for millinery is unbleached
etamine, light, soft canvas having printed
bayadere stripes across it in heraldic designs.
1t is a material susceptible of much variety
of ornamentation.
Bonnets made of etamine or gauze will
have soft crowns of the thin fabric with vel
vet brims, and will be worn much larger
than those of straw
There is much variety in straw bonnets
for spring: the English straw which initiates
Milan braid; the lighter split-straw braids;
black chips; rough straws, and fanciful
braids with thread of silver or gilt in each
braid, are some of the leading styles.
A beautiful parlor ornament may be made
in the following manner: Construct basket
of fancy form of pliable copper wire wrap
with gauze, and tie into the bottom violets,
ferns, geranium leaves, in fact almost any
kind of flower, except full blown roses
Then sink the basket in solution of alum,
one pound to gallon of water, after the So
luton is cold. When a light covering of
crystal has formed, remove the basket care
fully, and allow it to drip for twelve hours.
The beauty and freshness of the flower will
be preserved for long time.
To arrange fruit in dish for an ornamen-
tai piece set glass tumbler in the center,
and put over it thick layer of moss; con-
tinue this round as the base, and it will not
only reduce the amount of fruit required,
but will have a pleasing effect.
In most every case of headache the stimuli
taneous application of hot water, or hot wet
hannels, to the neck and the feet, will bring
instant relief.
1t is stated that whole cloves are more eff
fectual in the destruction of moths than
either tobacco, camphor cedar shavings.
thorough test for watered 1nilks consists
in dipping well-polished knitting needle
into a deep vessel of milk and then immedi-
ately withdrawing it in an upright position.
If the milk has been watered ever SO little,
the needle will come out clear, but if the
milk is pure, a drop of the fluid will hang to
the needle.
Rubber or gutta percha may be firmly
united to metal by the following method
Dissolve finely powdered shellac in ten times
its weight of pure spirits of ammonia In
three days the cement will have the necas-
sary consistency. When the ammonia has
evaporated the joint will Withstand the pene-
tration Of gas and water.
new potato cut into small pieces and
put into bottle with tablespoonful of
salt and two tablespooonfuls of water and
well shaken will thoroughly remove all marks
of vegetation or other discoloration. Rinse
with clear water,