The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
rea-oown.. Morning Jackets. Etc

Tea-Cowns. Morning Jackets, Etc.
1t has taken scores OF years to de-
velop the artistic tea-gown OF to-day,
though just why it is thus named is
not quite clear; for it is worn morn
ings, afternoons, and evenings, and
can, with perfect propriety, be worn
when receiving callers and informal
evening guests, though not when re-
ceiving invited guests. The tea-gown
is essentially home dress, and should
not be worn elsewhere, though it may
be worn in ones room at an hotel or
public boarding-house.
These tea-gowns are very artistic, as
well as comfortable, affairs; and
some OF them are elaborate enough
for an evening toilette, were they APP
propriate for such wear. have one
OF these in mind-a soft, black silk,
with a plain, perfectly fitting back,
with the fullness of its demi-train let
IN in box-plaits at the center OF the
back just below the waist line. Its
jacket-like fronts are loose, from the
neck to the foot, and lined with pale
lavender silk; and open over O plain
skirt OF deep lavender silk covered
with black lace skirting. The lavender
vest is trimmed with cascades OF lace:
and Medici collar finishes the neck.
The flowing black sleeves arefaced with
lavender, and have full undersleeves
of the lace. tsash of the pale laven-
der silk, caught under the jacket fronts
at the waist line, completes the gown.
Another lovely, but less elaborate,
gown of Gobelin blue cashmere has ito
fullness at the back laid in fine plaits
short, pointed back; and it's full front
OF pale rose satin merveilleux shirred
at the neck and waist. The jacket
like fronts have two tucks, an inch
wide, their entire length, and are
stitched to the silk front an inch back
from the edge, thus making three tucks
in all. The high collar is silk, also, the
gauntlet cuffs of the Bishop sleeves.
The morning jackets, like the tea
gowns, are lined the Same as any
bodice, and fastened with hooks and
eyes on the jacket front and vest,
Buttons are not used, unless forfasten-
ing the undermining as is sometimes
necessary. BY the way, ii the hooks
and eyes are set on i'll alienation,
there will be no trouble with their I'M
hooking.
Printed challie, with soft silk in con-
trasting or self-colors for the vest, is
the favorte material. A lovely jacket
OF printed challie, showing a cream
ground nearly covered with pale pink
flowers, has Just been finished. Its full
front is pale pink silk shirred ,at the
neck and gathered UP under at the
waist line, making puff at the bot
tom. It's fronts come Just a little be-
low the puff, then round up over the
hips. These Jackets are made the
same length as the prevailing one for
the bodice. It's full sleeves are finished
with a cord and frill at the wrist, and
theneck, with Medici collar.-House-
keeper.
Women In the Census Office.
Robert P. Porter, Superintendent
of the Census Bureau, gave the follow
ing commentator of woman's work
in that department, in late number
OF Mrs. Logan's Home Magazine; 1--WE
have in the census office nearly eleven
hundred women. With the exception
of one hundred and forty-six employ
ed as skilled laborers, they have all
passed an examination in the various
branches required. 1t is safe to say
that over half the number have stood
high in arithmetic, receiving all the
way from eighty-five per cent 30 as
high i'll some cases as one hundred per
cent. Wehave in the census Office one
room in the lnter-Ocean Building i'll
which two hundred young ladies are
engaged under woman chief, making
comparisons for the final tables OF
the census. Women are engaged iii
what is called working out the equa-
ted life Of mortgages, also under q wo-
man chief. A woman has had entire
charge OF the insurance division in the
than those referred to above, never
theless involves very important work.
In this work find women very sat
isfactory and conscientious.
These facts, and, indeed, the records
OF the entire six weeks, show that
women are better adapted for this
work than men. They are most exact
in touch, more expeditious in handling
the schedules, more ut home in adjust
ing the delicate mechanism OF the ma
chine, and apparently more anxious
to make good record. For this rea-
son contend that all work OF thus
kind should be done by women"
A Class for Home DressmakIrg.
In the first place the class should
contain not more than twelve girls.
First Lesson.-Take measures, Sc
lect styles, and advise as to purchas-
ing suitable dress-linings and findings.
Second.-The teacher should allow
the class to see her cut one waist,
sleeves and collar. Then each girl
cuts a complete waist.
Third.-Each scholar must haste
and fit waist.
Fourth.--Stitch, press and finish
seams.