The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-08-10

That wonderful creation, travelling or
walking gown, that can, by a complicated ar
rangement of buttons or fastenings, be made
into "a handsome evening gown" with low
mock, long train. and chiffon rufIle, sounds
very fine, but u.s. practically. rather shiftless.
Any arrangements by which long skirt is
shortened for street or rainy-day wear-exeept
the arrangement be to cut it off-are awkward
and bunglesonle, and in the same way the neck
of a waist cannot be changed very much and
still fit prettily or gracefully. The plan sounds
hot, dusty, and unrefned. A simply made
gown of dark, lightweight cloth, made up
with some quiet trimming. will be suitable for
wear while travelling. and will look well at
any time during the trip If there is to be
some elaborate social affair that must be pre-
pared for without counting On trunk, then
carry an evening gown, and be clean and fresh
looking.
The nearest approach to a gown that may
serve two purposes is an entire suit of serge.
which can be changed by wearing with the heavy
skirt shirt-waist or silken blouse. This is
simple arrangement, and involves no elaborate
construction.
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Plain big hemstitched towels are the most
satisfactory. Heavy embroideries or wide-col-
ored borders are not so pleasing.
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When sheets begih to show signs of wear
split them, whip the outside edges together,
and hem the new sides. The sheets wear twice
as long.
A pleasant breakfast dish is eggs served with
tomatoes. Break five eggs carefully in a
creased baking dish and sprinkle them with
pepper, salt, and bits of butter. Bake for six
or eight minutes until the yolks and whites
are set, or longer if hard eggs be preferred.
Pour over them a sauce made by letting
tomatoes simmer with slice of onion and
sprig of parsley. Then press this through a
sieve and thicken with teaspoonful of -four
smoothed in a teaspoonful of melted butter
While adding it to the tomatoes stir until the
thickening is accomplished Season it. of course
with salt and pepper to taste.
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A stylish waist made of thin silk is fit
ted at the neck and across the shoulders
in the back. 1t is cut in one piece and
gathered to fit snugly around the waist. The
fronts are two long pieces, shirred at the shoul-
ders, cut out around the arrnhole and sewed in
with the back in an underarm seam. Then the
long lengths are crossed over the breast and are
carried around to tie in bow in the back OF
course they must be soped of, so that the bow
will be small and the sash effect around the
waist not SO wide that it will fold clumsily.
The fronts must be lined with thin cambric,
cut after regular waist pattern, including the
underarm piece and the front in one. II is
fitted loosely with darts.
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Black chiffon and jet together is stylish
com bination for trimming black silk gowns.
In making over old material they are particu-
larly useful A puffed chiffon sleeve banded
with jet, made over black silk is pretty and
easily fashioned. Skirt ruffles headed with jet
bands are stylish.
A dark-blue serge is shown. Il is gown
suitable for any outing affairs or for street or
travelling gown. The skirt, slightly fuller than
the old bell skirt, is hemmed, and at the hem
ming is band of fine black hercules braid.
fes. They also are of serge, edged with the
braid. The sleeves are leg-o'-mutton, coming
down over the wrist in q point, and braid