Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-08

with their fair ownerA the perishabie
cover n easily replaced. 4 double width
niece OF right length In creased and ironed
down into l-inch folds. An accordion
pleating Of the material In laid all around
the four edges, and satin butterfly bow
IA placed at either end. II the room Is
hung at any light color the chiffon can
match II.
Torchon or platte valenciennes on
covers or hangings Is not considered
tasteful. II the material Is Swiss. silk
muslin, or any of the thin wash-goods,
the trimming Is made from the same
goods. II silk or satin Is used. the rich.
open laces now In vogue form the trim
ming.
But invariably II the toilet-table IS in
room where one lives a great deal, the
best decorators advise linen hemstitched
covers These can go into the wash every
week. and therefore preserve a freshness
that silk or Swiss lose after much use.
AN AVERAGE OUTFIT.
The toilet articles usually depend on the
wealth OF the owner or the generosity Of
her friends Here Is the usual outfit
Brush, comb, and hand-mirror; two Co
logs, bottles, glove stretcher. two poT der
boxes Zone for face powder and the other
for glove) ten manicure implements. t"tse
oil laid In a tray; ring stand: pin tray:
hat and clothes brush; watch stand: but
ton hook and glove buttoner.
The silver and jewelled bonbonnieres
that have gone out Of their normal use to
some extent are used by many women to
hold the red finger-nail salve that Is ne
cessary for well-cared-for hands.
BEST BRUSHES AND THEIR CARE.
asked at a well-known Broadway
jewellers which was best. the yellow or
white bristles In selecting brushes. i was
told that 1t made no difference, except in
the looks. All the best bristles were from
the Russian boar In their natural state
they are the unpleasant yellow which Is
retained for many brushes. But the
whitening did not injure them. The bris-
tie is split only twice to make stiff, hard
brushes: several times to make them
soft. The best brushes can be distin-
gushed by the little punches of bristles
being placed far apart. This Is a good
sign to look for, also. in the matter of
keeping them clean, as the water passes
more easily between. All brushes, when
not In use, should be placed brlstles down.
once week brushes should be washed
In warm water and household ammonia,
no soap used. They should be well
shaken and laid I'm the sun for a few mo-
obtained when two brushes are rubbed to-
gether In the water. IL the brstles get
discolored. teaspoonful OF peroxide OF
hydrogen with ten drops of hartshorn
mixed with pint of warm water cleans
them perfectly. IL the wood Of the brush
Is OF snake wood or any of the fashionable
varieties. care should be taken that the
back and handle are not wet when the
brush is laid in the sun or they may
warp or crack.
THE STYLE IN TOILET ARTICLES.
The most fashionable material used for
toilet articles is carved burnt ivory. But
this is within the reach OF few, as a single
nail-polisher costs s35. Next to this in
popularity comes repousse silver. The
plain silver is bought entirely for men.
Celluloid has gone out, but the imita-
ton burnt ivory, which costs the same
price. is used instead. This makes lovely
toilet articles. A brush and comb OF II
costs only $3.50. n mirror sl.75. These,
mingled with silver articles, look well.
Some OF the extravagant special" pieces
are made of old silver mounted with
carved ivory. and of gold mounted in
green jade.
Many OF the colonial dressing tables
have full set of tortoise-shell articles
but they are too perisbable for real use
No matter how handsome the case may
be that toilet articles come in. 1t should
be relegated TO the closet. / saw a dainty
dressing tables yesterday at the home OF
a debutant that was spoiled by having
the yellow plush case, holding an elabor-
ate silver outfit that had been sent her
placed intact In the centre OF the table.
HARRYDELE HALLMARK.