The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-25
THE HOME.
FASHION NOTES.


The leading novelty In parasols Is the can
opy top, covered with China silk and lined
with contrasting color, with ribbon bows
Of the two colors on the handle.
BLACK Trimmings. especially MORE or
satin ribbons, more than hold their own
against all the colors of Paris and Persia
combined" -
Dressmakers affirm that more white
dresses are being made this spring than ever
before.
A sash invariably accompanies all of
Worth's gowns, the newest being narrow.
| Delt-llke ribbon worn about the waist line
even OF corsages that are sharply pointed
The newest mousselines de soire are very
nlmy, gauZy tissues, and the zigZag figures
Win which they are worked look as il sus-
Renueo on rose, blue. mauve and amber.
tinted mists rather than woven stuffs
| Inc nlgh-heeled shoe Is rapidly disappear
ing. Its use Is regarded vulgar and 1t marks
tne wearer as one who does not know how
Shocking will be used extensively on
/ glngham dresses.
The new goods imported for street wear
| curing the spring and cool summer DAYS are
Ignt, sheer woelens usually with enough of
SIX or mohair mixed in the weave to insure
| texture that will shed the dust. There can
be little doubt that the popularity OF soft
rough,hnished goods has gone by and that
people VINO liked them because they lent
themselves gracefully to drapery and because
OF their beautiful dead surface are beginning.
70 weary OF them because they catch the
dust Cloth was never extensively popular
because It made too heavy dresses. The
new monairs are not as becoming as camePs
hairs In colors, because Of their glace surface
winch Is peculiarly trying TO the COM
| plexion; out they are delightfully."- light in
weight and shed the dust like taffeta silk.
| BLACK mohair Is likely to become standard
| goods Tor summer, although at present more
| Tribune.
There are oddities in the way Of fans and
Ians OF all sorts OF materials. A fan entirely |
| OF tortoise shell. painted upon with butter
flies, birds and flowers. ornamented with
| gold lacquer; fan with every stick of a
different native wood. and all inlaid with
mother OF pearls; a fan solely of ivory sticks
and lacquerd gold. But where ten OF these
ana the SILK fans are sold, thousands Of the
parchment and the paper fans 20 forth
Inc IAN made by the Japanese is not with
out its significance. The odd little artist is a
being Of symbols. But he does not always |
make his meaning known and it is not |
TO be guessed at. There is fan in water |
colors and India ink. There is a ground of |
SILVER and a. flight Of white storks." And |
L Is to be learned from the designer that |
that means "long life" So does the chry- |
santhemum and water signify purity"
Accordion plating is used for all sorts of |
gaaze ana net skirts, and also for silk or |
satin skirts beneath gauzy draperies 1t is |
also pretty when set on at the foot of the |
skirt In narrow flounces.
Fashion in dogs changes almost as quickly |
a. ssoo i r. nc IN dress The popular pet for
little skipper, says the London Court |
Journal. He comes from the low Countries. |
and Is the favorite companion OF the Flemish |
barge. Hence his name. He is perky \
little fellow, coal black, with Manx-cat |
tan, prick ears. and hard" coat: neither |
smooth nor broken haired. He should weigh |
at most twelve pounds. Within the last few |
weeks the demand for these animals has |
exceeded the supply. sg ~ 81 M
THINGS WORTH KNOWING. 4
For coffee stains try putting thick glycer-
Inc on the wrong side, and washing it out
with lukewarm water. For raspberry stains
weak ammonia and water is the best
To preserve bright CRATES or fireirons from
rust, make strong paste of fresh lime and
water, and with fine brush smear 1t as
thickly as possible all over the polished sur
face requiring preservation. By this simple |
means all the CRATES and fireirons In an empty
house may be kept for months free from
harm without further care or attention.
An adhesive mucilege for labels suitable
LOT bottles or glass, may be prepared by soak
Ing glue In strong vinegar; then heat TO boil |
ing and add flower. This is very adhesive,
and does not decompose when kept in wide
mouthed bottles.
II chromos need cleansing moisten cloth
In little cold tea and wipe them off with a /
channels skin, after which polish with a |
little olive oil. Gilt frames, when new. can /
be covered with coat Of white varnish and /
then all specks can be wiped off without
harm.
To obviate offensive Precipitation. wash
with soap and diluted spirits OF ammonia
small piece Of paper or linen. moistened
with spirits Of turpentine, and just put into
bureau or wardrobe for a single day, two |
or three times, Is said to be sufficient pre-
sentative against moths.
Lemon-luice and glycerine will remove tan
and freckles. W5 - ~
For mosquito and gnat bites an experienced
traveller writes that he uses solution of |
alum water as strong as IL can be made, ad- |
ding one-fourth Of aromatic vinegar and one
nth Of glycerine. Shake well before using.
1t will instantly cure the bite.
Prof. Riley claims that the ravages Of the |
so-called buffalo moth may be prevented by
spraying carpets. wooden portieres and other
articles to be protected with benzine. A
hand atomizer Is used for the purpose. As
benzine Is very infammable great care must
be exercised in the use of the benZine that it
! does not come in contact with fire or flame.
Among the poor, popular remedy for
rheumatism and other aches and palms,"
says the London Hospital, ''is piece Of new
flannel applied to the parts affected. If one
inquiries why new flannel Is selected, the ex-
PLANTATION given VIII probably be that there
is mysterious 'oip in new flannel which is
good for the pain; but as matter Of fact the
merit seems to consist In the power of irri-
tating the skin, which new flannel possesses
in greater degree than old: It'll in such
cases mild cOunter-irritant."
Plants occupy the middle place in the
economy Of nature-they absorb the poison
, GUS di oxide and give out oxygen. Plants
only do this-animals cannot Plants stand
between animal life and starvation. They
exhale carbonic acid, but in quantities very
small In comparison. The belief that plants
in living rooms are injurious is fallacy.
The amount OF carbonic acid given out by
Inc Sre.tP g9ns ana , heating apparatus and the
far exceed what could be produced by the
same room filed with growing plants.
Plants are test of the healthfulness of
rooms-when they will not thrive the rooms
are n0L it places for human beings.--Prof
G00ddle.
To clean straw mating, wash with a cloth
dipped In clean salt water; then wipe dry at |
once. This prevents 1t from turning yellow.
NOTES ABOUT WOMEN.
The Women's Penny Paper has been
started in London, and is said to be the only
paper In the world conducted written,
printed and published by women tbs de- |.
voted to the interests ofthe English women's
movement. ,
Shige Kusida, a young Japanese woman
who has been doing successful temperance
work among her own people, Is to be sent to
the United States to study the method here. |
One OF the most remarkable feats in modern
journalism was achieved by Mrs Isabella B.
Barrows, of Boston. She wrote a verbatim
report OF q speech made In German BY Carl
Schurz, which she turned into English while |
her pen was flying across her paper In steno
graphic Characters. To write stenographic |
ally and translate from German to English
simultaneously was remarkable piece of
shorthand reporting.
| In a private letter an earnest woman throws
a good deal Of practical sense into the fol-
lowing paragraph: II feel oftentimes like |
getting upon the house-top and Shouting.
Down with physic, keep your feet warm ali
Of the time, drink warm water eat plenty of
vegetables OF all sorts, and coarse BREAD"
Oliver Wendell Holmes says: MANY
years ago, in walking among the graves at
Mount Auburn, l came upon plain, upright
white marble slab. which bore an epitaph of |
only four words, but to my mind they meant
more than any Of the labored inscriptions on
the surrounding monuments: She was so |
pleasant This was all, and IL was enough. |
That one note revealed the music of a lire of |
which knew and asked nothing more"
Marian Harland says that whoever estab-
fishes reading room In an agricultural dis