New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27

stitched ruiies There is less hemsttching and
drawn work used than last season. A great
, many of the skirts. instead Of being finished with a
plain. hemstitched hem. are bordcred with SOFT
ruie trimmed with insertion and lace. TIL the
baby Is Year old touch of color should be used
| in Its dress but after that age delicate tint Of
color may be added and when the little one Is two
years old the white coat Is left OIL ana coat OF
more substantial color is put This may be Of
mixed tan. edged with narrowest border Of otter
fur. In this case a little band OF otter fur Is
introduced around the large granny cap OF white
silk. as face trimming to the large hat Of
white felt with It's peaked Mother Goose crown.
When the child Is four years old she puts on q
guimpc dress. There is little change In these
garments except that they follow the Empire fashion,
and shorter at the waist than they have been
before. For elaborate wear, these dresses made
OF white China silk, trimmed with box platngs OF
ribbon about three inches wide merely touched with
color at the edge. These plaiings OF ribbon, form
ing full ruche, are used on all variety OF dresses.
Sometimes they placed around the neck to make
smart little cavalier collar. Sometimes they finish
the neck Of outside coats and end in long tie
strings In front. A ,an-cOl0red Bengaine Is shown
finished with huge revers, turned back from the
shoulders and bordered with quillings OF brown
velvet ribbon. For simple dresses, red cashmeres,
trimmed with dotted bands embroidered In black
silk are worn by little children with white
nainsOok glmpe Yellow remains favorite color
for fanciful little dresses made Of chiffon or en-
broidered silk muslin which is laid over India silk.
There are still many smock dresses. pretty dress
OF this kind In cadet blue cashmere Is drawn up into
short Empire waist by fancifu pattern OF a shocking.
This waist would have been merely q yoke had IL
not passed under the arms. The bottom OF the
skirt is finished with deep hem. The full sleeves
finished by a close cuff Of shocking. full
ruche OF box plated satin ribbon about two and Q
half inches wide in golden brown, the color Of the
silk used In shocking completes the dress.
Girls from eight to fourteen school dresses
OF twilled serges and mixed chevios. trimmed with
velvet silk, or heavy rows OF wool braid. These
dresses made this season, without exception, In
variety OF the jacket form. The bodice over
which the jacket Is is made soft and FULL usually
in blouse fashion. The Jacket quite often is Of the
Mkado STYLE split mp the back and rounded In front;
or it may be turned back In in front which
extended over the shoulders In deep point In the
back while the bottom OF the jacket is straight around.
Combinations OF gay wool plaid with plain twilled
wool very frequent this season. recently i'm
ported French dress dainty example OF a
viceabe wool gown for children. The material
brown chevlot, sprnlded with dots Of old blue and
Of rose color The full front OF the waist Of old
blue Bengalne. The Jacket, which fitted closely to
the figure reached only high the shoulders, where
II was finished by full rufie OF brown velvet, which
fell down either side OF the front in revers. This
low-necked jacket displayed the full waist OF blue
Bengane beneath 1t at the back, giving something Of
the effect Of gulmpe OF silk wrinded Empire
belt of corded silk gave the fashionable shortwasted
effect
For elaborate wear. there are shortwasted dresses
Of simple India brocades In delicate colors. dress
OF this style. in pale blue brocade, trimmed With
narrow knotted folds Of velvet in pale green called by
French "ceesson.n The short shrred waist reached
but an inch or two below the II was cut low
in the neck, and finished with Empire sleeves formed
af gaavQ al do foil
plated sleeve OF crepe de Chine, which halfway COW
cred the upper arm.
Housekeepers very often find that the crisp white
celery the firm lettuce which they bring into TIE
house In the evening has become wilted and worth
less by morning. The OF this Is the exposure
plant the strong light OF the early morning
hours to heat. To keep thoroughly firm. any
green vegetable should be kept at cold tempera
ture as possible and In the dark. small chest TO
frlgerator is the best place to keep the limited
amount Of vegetables for family supply brought In
daily from the markets. But unless there Is
separate refrigerator for the purpose OF keeping milk
and butter and dishes OF delicate nature. the
presence OF celery any vegetables with q strong
flavor will certainly cOntaminate butter or milk.
There is objection to putting these vegetables In
the same refrigerator I'm the compartment OF
the refrigerator with meat. small chest icebox
Is very useful article TO have In the house, and the
most expensive ones those with slate shelves, cost
hut go I'm medium family size. Articles certainly
keep more satisfactorily III an tce-box like this
where they are in tie compartment with the
ice than they do In refrigerator where the Ice Is
I'm separate compartment. IL Is far better to have
two chest Ice boxes than large refrigerator with
two compartments Though these ice-boxes are q
little more trouble 10 keep clean. they do not require
much more ice. Where there is cold storeroom
in the house Witch can be kept Thoroughly sai AND dark IL
table,. and even milk. n there IS window BY which
there are no such storerooms and rcfri serators
as essential In winter as In summer.
"No one can deny that thorough education Is
very good thing and to say that knowledge Is power
u.s. OF course, a tusm; but question very much II
this present system OF prolonged study is not mis-
take" said . clever and practical man at dinner
lately. 81 doubt II SONS will be any more sue
cessful intelligent than have been OF our fathers
we're: and Il certainly must handicap a fellow
slderaby TO the OF business and profess
sional competition late. Why, many young fell
low Is twenty five nowadays before be is ready u
see what stuff he is made Of! couple OF years since
met an old caSsmate, wh0@ son had just returned
from Europe. This is curious state OF affairs he
complained, r,efuy. Here 10 Bob, WHO has been
sent to the best schools in this country, going after
ward TO Harvard and then abroad to take some special
course: and now after all these years OF expensive
education. | find that his commercial value is just
$50 MONTH And this is not the end OF the story.
met nv friend III. other day and said to him: Wen.
what is Bob's commercial value nowl' Just nothing
at all. my dear fellow he answeref, with a sign
found nothing to suit him since. IL Is really not his
fault either for he is too well educated and knows
his own valuc too well To take Just nothing nj ALL
am almost becoming convinced that the dfashione
way is best, aftcr all, and that Is better not 70
educate our Young men too much theoretically 10
let them supplement, ordinarily good education with
practical experience is ths best way In the end
The newest gloves for evening wear are suede
mousquetaies in eight button lengths Occasionally
a glove OF four-button length Is sold, but this ex-
remely short glove finds little favor. The very long
wrinLl,d glove of twelve or twenty button length
extending beyond the elbow is never seen to-day on
the contrary, the glove must fit the arm and Is but
toned closely ut the slit at the wrist with three but
tons favori,e glove for evening wear is the pearl.
gray, though all the varieties OF what are known ~
mode shades are wOrn including deep shades OF