Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-02
SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES


HISTORICAL SKETCH.
Matilda j. Flanders. coasort of the fir.t
sovereign Of England, William the Con /
Queror, was celebrated for her accomplish
meDts. She was remarkably skilled in |
neeiiework. an requirement The mnst lie
sirsbe that could oe posse .sed by ladies' OF |
rank kiug Aihels,on's four sisters were
so well skilled in ea broiitry. spinning and |
weaving tina these oame accomplishments
obtaiGed for them the addresses of Eu- |
ropes greatest princes. Matilda's grea;
work, the Bayeux tapestry, is still in exist
ence.
When Lord Grauthuse va, invited BY |
Edward Nv to England he was given apart |
ments hung in great richness. After re- |
freshmen; the king had him n. once brought
to the qneen's own drawing rosm where she
aud her ladies were playing with little balls
ike marbl =, and some of her ia lies were |
PLAYING with nine-pins.
Queen izabetL's economy was remark
able and in some instances seemed 10 border
o. avarice. The smallest expense, if ii |
could possibly be epsred. appeared con
siderable in her eyes; ami eyeG The charg.
of An express was not below her n
Beng .irgle she Is ex aensive in 10 kid
of msgnincence except her clothes Her
economy Was for purpos.. She is said TO
have paid four millions Of cebt left on the
crown by her father. bro her AID sister
In the third year of her reiga Queen El:zi-
beth WAS presented with par of elk
Stockings from her siik-womar. 1t is said
she never wore ,tE- iose an, more. Be-
fore the in .rodut ton of coaches she rode,
on pub lie OCCASIONS behind her chamber
Lila. ithstsudiag her e,o.omy n
every thing Ierisining to business, no
ever went to greater extrdvsgaUce III ap-
psrel, or studied more the variety AID
richness of her dresses She appeared
almost every day I'M DIFF rent habit, and
tried all the several modes by which to
render herself Agreeable. She loved her
clothes so mu h hat she C uld not bear
TO part with any of hi IN. snd at ,he time
of her death she had in her ward ODE all
the different habits TO the number Of three
thousand which she had ever worn in her
lifetime.
WoMANs Dress AT BREAKFAST.
So far as possible let all women dress
beautifully; so God dresses the meadows
and the mountains. Let them wear pearls
and diamonds, if they can afford it. God
IlAs uuHk tne HtCh VI his "OItt
strings Of diamonds, and braided the black
locks of the storm with bright ribbons
of rainbow. Especially before ard right
after breakfast, ere they expect to be seen
Of the world, let them look oeat and a.trac-
tive for the family's sake. Let woman
adorn herself. Let her speak on platforms
so far as she may have time and ability to
20 so.-T. De Witt 7'dlmage in Cottage
Hearth.
Every woman who does her own work |
should have working dress fitted with
view to the different positions of the arms
and body while doing different kinds Of
work. For instance, while bending ever |
the cookinR 'able or wash tub, one needs a
dress with plenty of room across the back
from sleeve to sleeve. When cleaning |
Window. adjusting curtain draperies or pi, Fl
lures, there seems n special demand for |
plenty of length under the arms. The |
sleeves should be so made az TO allow of |
being turned up-not rolled or pushed up, |
and the skirt should be shorter than the |
usual house dress. Verify the working
dress should be fitted with view to ease
and comfort as we'll as to give is wearsr
the appearance of being neatly not careless.
ly dressed. TIE sleeves if gathered toto |
broad cuf just below the elbow, and the |
cuff buttoned from this pOn, to the wris',
can be turned back without wrinkling thu m
and fastened with small safety pin To
one in delicate health or afraid of taxing |
cold while the wris's are thus ext os4d. ! |
would r. commend short or half sleeves to |
reach just above the elbow, then to be fas
tened by q safety pin, or an elastic cord run
in a. the top. When the work for which |
this dress was intended. Is done, il |
should be put off. And the woman who
finds herself in a fresh clean dress free
from all od9rs of the work she has been
doing, will ieel doubly paid for the making
and the trouble of changing Old half
worn dresses that were really rice in their
day, are often taken for work dresses with
GU, the least change being made in them.
This never seemed quite the right way to
do and once nice dress put to such use
without any change whatever always re-
minds me of "-hsbby gen,eel" The dress
should BE- made &C ;ordi3g to the part it has
to perform.
Working caps, and cooking cspe in par
ticular, shonli be msde of the lghtest pos
sible m4terial. White cotton net used for
window screens, is, when fresh aud new
quite as god even better than a ,ything
heavier. This can be msie double Half
q deem Of these can be made in a single
evening &c that no one need ever be caught
in an uu.idy or unsighty co kit z cap. The
coarse texture Of the net sff,rds free and
perfe ct circulation, one Of the main things
to be thought Of when fasbioniug these
dainty articles.
The straight, plxin fashion for making
u,sls" hpaas.a nj
popular as the season advances. Though
somewhat quaint it is characteristic OF
cool taste Until the warm weather has
really set in, henriet;as and soft cab
meres will be snitable for girls dresses.
These will be made Nth velvet whict, will
form part of the waist, say the yoke and
sleeves, while the materi. will form the
rest OF the dress; this will be gathered
quite full on to the lower part of the yoke
ard the fuliness con6nei al the vais; line
this will be met by the skirt already fast
ensd to belt o: the % ne material. Over
the belt sash can be rorn or fArcy belt
With hand-ome buckle.
A breakfast dress for lii,le girls should
be all Of one material. The yoke and belt
style Of making is pre- tier than any more
elsbsrate or fussy style. This should fas,en
in the back ard = narrow lace or soft ruche
6ni-h che neck. The partly worn drsss Of
An Older ulster can be put to good use by
making over for the little ones. and besides,
made ii the simple fashion mentioned, the
help of . dressmaker viii not be needed
An apron for little girls is made With .
broad vaist-band reaching from the waist
line veil no under the arms. Straps over
the shoulders will bod it in place. The
skirt has the fuilness and length Of the
dress, AMI falls without being fastened,
from the bottom Of the waist at the back
Ribbons 10 narrovess vidshs are larssly
sssd in trimming dresses.