The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-06-23

Jackets edged with laco have graceful, femi-
nine look, particularly when made up in Sum-
mer goods. A moderately long one has full
ruffle of wide lace around the lower part Of
the fronts, and around the bottom and up one
side of the opening in the middle of the back
of the jacket. The ruffls gradually narrows
around the fronts, until 1t Is quite narrow
around the neck. The full sleeves are edged with
very wide ruffle Of the lace The skirt is plain.
The vest Is straight piece gathered along the
sides. The folds fall across the bust with a
very few above and below. If the gown be OF
gingham-as in the cut-the vest is pretty OF
soft, white cotton null. The gown here is of
gray gingham and the ruifle Of lace. En-
broidery can be used in the same way as the
lace. The collar and belt are straight pieces of
the white material, but are stiffened little.
Gray is particularly pretty when combined
with white, and looks cool and neat for the
Summer.
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Counterpanes should be washed by them
selves in hot suds. AS they are too heavy to
be put through the clothes wrnger success
fully they should be either wrung az tightly
as possible with the hands, or hung right out
from the last rinsing and allowed to drip dry.
If they have been carefully washed the last
way will prove perfectly satisfactory. They
should be blued slightly. When nearly dry
they can be stretched and folded and put
under heavy weight overnight. The next
morning they can be put out in the hot sun
to dry thoroughly.
It Is good plan to blue the clothes only
every other time that they are washed, and
then but slightly. If for two weeks the wash
ing be blued and then for two weeks the bluing
be omitted, the clothes will receive their bluing
regularly.
Kerosene will take paint off the hands moro
satisfactorily than will turpentine.
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Anything that will exclude the afr will re-
lieve burns or scalds. Scraped potato, flour,
white of egg, vaseline, or soda are all good, and
whichever is the handest is the best.
Some of the girls are wearing ring on the
thumb. When the ring is Fat and has no set
ting except a fat one the habit is rather odd
and pretty, but when the ring has projecting
setting the style is not SO pretty.
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Itisruled that hair must no longer be frizzed
as Of yore, but only softly curled.
Young girls are often worried over the thin
ness of their arms, but there are many pretty
sleeves that hide this, and still look dressy
enough for evening wear. One Of the prettiest
ever worn by asharp-elbowed maiden was made
of ribbons. At the shoulder there was a short
puff of the material. 1t was pink albatross,
trimmed with chiffon rufles and pink ribbons.
But about the sleeves, from under the puff
came four ribbons about an inch or q little over
wide. These were fastened in ribbon band
at the wrist, falling loosely, except at just
above the elbow, where they were caught in
with another ribbon band that was tied with
square bow. There was also bow at the wrist
band. Another sleeve that also tends to hide
the faults of the arms, and only disclose their
good points, is made long, loose, and straight
from the shoulder to the wrist. It is split up
on the inside to the shoulder almost, and is
tied together with two or three bows between
the shoulder and wrist