St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-25
SHORT TALKS
About All Sorts of Things.

SOrCS OF lnlnQS.
A new material for an outing costume
is of buckeyes, the same old duck worn
by cur grandmothers. Now it is cut
and trimmed differently, but that IS all.
1t comes in number of shades, and is
made with plain skirt, waistcoat and
jacket bodice. The boating costumes
are Of white flannel with hair stripes in
different cOlorS.
Rose bowls are sold Of colored glass
with an indented navy edge. If they
are to be filed with pink roses the glass
bowl is Of pale pink hue. With the
bowls can be bought round fiat mirrors,
upon which they are to stand.
The summer girl now buys vests by
the half dozen. They are made OF Mar
settles, snowy white. but With a mas
cuine cut. Pearl buttons button firmly
down the front. Colured vests are also
worn and come in a variety of materials.
A summer convenience is the basket
trunk. 1t is trific larger than the or
binary trunk. and several gowns can be
packed without danger of crushing or
wrlnkiing. On arriving at its close
converted into wardrobe. After un-
packing, it is turned Oh one end; you
touch ii spring. three shelves appear
and row of hooks. The cover of the
trunk comes off and silk curtain goes
in. Presto. There you are.
My lady's petticOat is very lmpor-
tant article this season. 1t is formed of
clouds OF lace, frilled and tiounced to an
astonishing degree. The white skirt is
coming forward again. regardless of
the popularity of its silk rival. It's
dandy affair, made of the finest white
cambria, with alternate tnckS and low
tlounces. The young woman who is
comfort better than laundry bills, wears
skirts of imported gingham. The pat
tern of the deep tiOunce around the
bottom is outlined with colored silk.
The silk skirts are growing more and
more elaborate
The latest French hat is the most be-
coming thing of the season. 1t flares in
the b1ck and comes to an odd little
point III the front. Between the sides
OF the point there is just room for the
fluffy bang Of the summer girl. The
foundation of the hat is black guipure
lace with a narrow edge falling over the
Drim. A large bow of soft pale green
ribbon and stately loops form the trim
ming. Each loop is studded with imita-
aigretteS tower above the loops of rib
bon. They are respondent with alter
mating rows of the emeraldS and jets.
The tailor-made young woman rolls
nd ..ls
into an odd metal case which has just
made its appearance.
Among the most graceful and whole
some of desserts at this season of the
year are fruit ices. A very nice orange
ice is made in this way: Put quart of
water and three-fourths of pound of
sugar in a porcelain-lned saucepan over
a moderately hot fire. When it has
boiled ten minutes remove it from the
fire and let it stand until it is perfectly
cool. Squeeze the juice from a dozen
oranges and four lemons. Rasp the
rind of an orange with lump OF sugar,
and after the juice of the lemons and
oranges has been strained add it to-
gether with the lump of sugar to the
boiled sugar and water. and, after STIR
ring all thoroughly together, freeze the
same as ice cream.
Owing to their exposed position, win
dow boxes require great deal of water.
They lose moisture very rapidly by
evaporation, attacted as they are by
wind and sun not only OH the surface,
but on all sides, except that next the
house. The secret of success in out
door window gardening is to give water
often every night and morning) and
plenty of it. When the family on the
floor below begin to complain that their
windows are being soiled by the drip
ping, it is time to stop. Water given in
small quantities will soon result in sick
ly yellow plants.
The Queen of p, I ugal makes her
own hats and bonnets. The Princess of
Wales fits aud makes gowns for herself
and family. The daughters of royalty
are well grounde d in the principles of
domestic &c Onomy, and each one is re-
CURED to mast or the technique of some
trade. The wife of a green grocer
In America would scorn to wear home
made gown or hat not of Partisan
origin. and the daughters of washer
women and cooks and mechanics in this
lard CT democratic simplicity are grad
yates in the art of being idle gracefully
and of being helpless elegantly.
Harrison w. Crosby. who has lust
died at his home in Jamesburg, n. Y,