The National tribune., 1894-08-30

filmy, delicately- patterned cirelets than the
homelier, perhaps moro botanical title. 1t is
August5 wayside flower. In the early Spring,
when the air has yet more than a tint of frost,
there is the dandelion to fringe" the dusty
road with harmless gold )" ; The Eye of Day"
takes its place as the days grow warmer, and
mods and smiles at everyone; and during Az
gusts hot sunny weather Queen Anne's Lace
is spread over the fields and waysides to Written
in the sunshine. In some parts it divides
honors with tho Ragged Robins" that grow
scarlet and ragged in deep bitches along quiet
roads. Tho golden rod just shows tips and oc-
casional threads of gold in this month, but in the
cool, bright Autumn weather with its friends,
the purple asters, in glad company, nodding.
swaying and Frightening, the roads are bor-
dered very gayly until Winter comes, and we
remember the cheerful procession of wayside
blossoms with Thanksgiving.
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On the 31st of this month Hollands girl
Queen, Wilhelmina, will be II years old. There
is to be much celebration of the day by her
loyal subjects.
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1hey do say that some OF the fashionable
Summer girls have as many as dozen parasols
as a part of their outfits. ParasoIs for riding,
walking and boating, and parasols Of many
colors to match many gowns.
Resets, choux or bows are sprinkled lavishly
all over the new gowns. There can be three
four on tho collar, one on each side Of
the 'front.' and just one in the middle or one
on each side in the back. and the belt
may be similarly treated. Any ruffie on the
skirt or yoke or sleeves may be tackled at
wide or narrow intervals with ribbon bows,
and puffs can be held in place with bows.
There may be bows at the shoulders, elbows and
wrists if desired, and one can have them on the
ends of long ribbons hanging from the belt. So
garment of bows worn over silken slip is
not an impossibility for the deyotee of twisted
and knotted ribbons.
"Things" and "fx" are two of the most
popular words in the English language. They
are used continually in cases where there
good English words Of special meaning that
ought to be made use of. A woman's wraps
she calls her "things." Her trust in Provi-
dence is shown when she says sob, things
will all come out right" She gets things"
for dinner and for Christmas presents. She
thinks things" and says "things," and she
really could not do thing" without the
word. With FIX it is the same way. She
fixes" her room, her bonnet, the fire, or
quarrel among the children, broken window
cord hole in the lace curtain, or a cut finger,
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for all.
Apropos of the fact that birds are to be used
lavishly for Fall hat trimming. here is de-
scription of French device for identifying
Nature for my lady's hat: Small bluebirds
and others of pale yellow or pink are shown
with jet along their slender wings and pointed
beaks." Think of coloring a bird pink and
then trimming his wings and beak with jet.
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The divided trimming-a roset or bunch of
flowers on either side of the front of hat
inaugurated with the Mercury wings, seems to
be much liked, as the new styles continue it in
resets of velvet or chiffon with one aigret on
the left side.
What promises to be pleasing fancy for
Fall and Winter millinery is the braiding of
strips of felt and satin together for hat crowns
or brims, or both. The felt and satin Offset each
other very well.
It is said that faded muslin dress whose
pattern has become too dingy to be recognized
any more can be bleached out white by boiling
the frock in strong sal soda water and drying it
in the sun on the grass, dampening it occasion
ally to hasten the whitening process.
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