The Portland daily press., 1894-07-16

them the proper length. They are gath
cred to straight cuffs of pongee four
inches deep when doubled, briar-stitched
IN single row, and fastened by three
buttons. The edge of the waist goes
inside the dress skirt. A navy Blue
necKtle and II bbon belt with a pearl
buckle complete the waist for wearing
with blue sacking or serge suirs. For
Ghose who prefer washable materials
Tor similar shirt waists. Madras ging-
mans and linen batiste are used in the
ecru pongee color, which is sometimes
called Linen color" in the shops
Pressed Ferns.
1t does not pay to postpone gathering
grasses until late in the season for then
one has to go without many beautiful
specimens. The New York Tribune ad-
vises gathering the grasses on warm,
bright day. Pull stalks of all sizes, taking
those that have ihe grain still in the
milk. Leave stems of generous length,
and be careful not to get your hands too
full. The temptation of abundance is
one to be strongly guarded against. Put
me stalks loosely in wide mouthed jar,
ie6tlng them hang over in graceful
curves. Ii you wish to keep them green,
SET the jar in a dark, airy place, and
leave it undisturbed for week. To
make them bright golden yellow. let
them wilt for 10 hours, then set them
where they will get the full sun blaze
anG the dew. If you want wreaths and
garlands of them, braid the flexible
stems together, taking care to choose
Gne featheriest sorts, and hang them in
SIDE the glass of south window to dry.
When you go after ferns to mix with
them, take book made by folding
newspapers in four and tackled and cut.
Have loose cover of stout cardboard,
with tapes for tying at the outer edge
Choose only the most graceful stalks
ana get as mucn variety as possible. As
they are gathered pin them fat against
lea OF your book. Do not lap one fern
on another and let two thcknesses of
paper come between each layer of leaves.
When the book is full, take it out of the
cover and let it dry under weight. If
you have not time for that, lay thick
paper over each fern-flled leaf and press
dry with very hot irons. Thus treated
they keep color wonderfully. wreath
OF them, half on, hair off, a mirror whose
frame you have enameled. silvered or
g1lded, makes "a thing of beauty out of
something that was commonplace.
The Dainty White Gown.
When wearing white gown thought
must be given to the becomingness of
the shade, for, after all, there are as
many tints in white as in other colors
the one that may suit the pale blonde is
absolutely unbecoming to the rosy
brunei, writes Isabel A. Mallon in an
illustrated article entitled 1.-THE Art of
Dressing in White" in the July Ladies
Home Journla. Dead white, which has
CLINT of blue about,it is seldom becoming
to anyone. 1t brings out the Imperfect
tlons of the complexion, tends to deaden
the gloss of the hair and dulls the
brightness Of the eyes. The white that
touches on the cream or coffee shade is
undoubtedly the most artistic and best
suited to the general woman. However,
in choosing it one must be careful not
to get too deep tone, which is apt to
look not quite dainty, and to give the
impression of faded yellow rather than
cream white.
Lemon Float.
Boil one quart of fresh milk and three
tablespoonful of sugar. Mix one table
spoonful of eornstarch, stirred smoothly.
and the grated rind of one lemon. When
the whole has boiled ten minutes, add
the yolks of three eggs, well beaten,
andsstir constantly for five minutes. Put
the saucepan in which it was cooked
into pail of ice cold water and stir
some time; then strain into a pudding
dish. Thoroughly beat the whites of the
eggs, add the juice of the lemon and two
ia blespoonfuls of sugar. Pour sover the
pudding and serve ice cold.
Grated cocoanut can be added to the
whites with advantage