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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26

And she wrote the truth. You may howl
hard times as much as you please it re-
mains true that more millions went abroad
for fine clothes, silks, satins and laces of
the costliest character this season than
ever before, and more money was spent at
home in preparing the autumn attire than
ever before in the history of the country.
Not that women are getting any greater
number of gowns. but they are so deter
mined to have the very latest agony in
fabrics that they are willing to pay almost
fabulous sums for the same. Think, for
instance, of borders of lace for the bottoms
of gowns, and pockets, collars and small
capelets for the same coming as high as
$50 for the set. Before you shrek at that
price, just examine some OF these costly
fancies.
Here is one set Of two pieces, cape and
border for the gown. The gown itself Is of
heavy leaf green satin, made rather plain
ly as to skirt and with blouse waist, the
big buttons on 1t being covered with spe-
cially woven lace. The bottom Of the gown
is cut in semi-vandykes, and under them is
set a lace-covered satin border, which Is
edged with a roll Of finest mink. The cape
is of the same and you can buy a frenzy
of this character for $40! When this visit
ing gown is topped Off by a green satin
hat with pink roses and green velvet in
the front and tall plumes standing up at
the sides it makes a swell-looking costume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
ONE GIRLS ROOM.
1t Was Furnished Tastefully by Its
Occupant at Slight Expense.

1t Was Furnished Tastefully by It's
Occupant at Slight Expense.
From Harpec's Bazaar.
One girl. whose love Of tho beautiful Is
great but whose purse Is Tot correspond
ingly heavy. has furnished her room so
prettily that the observer would scarcely
guess how inexpensively 1t has all been
done. She had a set of ordinary painted
cottage furniture. Having plenty Of time
at her disposal, she scraped with sand
paper all the old paint from the bed. bu-
reau, washstand and three chairs. These
she painted herself with white enamel
paint. 1t was not small task, but she
accepted no assistance The village car
penter made her a set Of smooth pine book
shelves, which she treated as she had done
the rest of her furniture. The floor she
covered with white mating, and in front
of her bureau she laid a white fur rug
bought at a Japanese shop in New York
for two dollars and q half. At the two
windows were white scrim sash curtains,
and on the side toward the room hung
yellow denim portieres at thifty-fve cents
a yard. On these, about a foot from the
floor, was outlined a row of heurs-de-lis
in white rope silk. On the walls was a
cheap white paper with tiny gilt figure.
cravings in wide gilt frames. These frames
were made of plain pine, flowed with
glue, and then sprinkled thickly with rice.
When this was perfectly dry and firm, the
frames were carefully covered with gold
paint. The effect was very pretty. The
bureau scarf and the scarf on the tiny
stand were of white monte cloth worked
with yellow silk. The pincushion was yell
low, covered with white lace, and mouchoir
and glove cases were yellow and white. A
light Japanese screen in pale gold color
concealed the washstand from view. The
toilet set on this same stand was not an
expensive one, but its design was Of yell
low flowers on a white ground, and thus
carried out the prevailing idea Of the room.
There was an open fireplace in this
apartment, and the plain mantel was
painted white. On the hearth stood pair
Of brass andirons, but on the day that I
vas there the fireplace was filled with a
great bunch of golden rod. A low ottoman,
on which were piled several cushions COW
cred with yellow India silk. stood at one
corner Of the hearth. The whole apart
ment had about 1t look of purity and
freshness that was delightful. 1t remind
ed one irresstibly of the chamber looking
toward the east whose name was Peace"
OF course all this furnishing took time
and trouble, but 1t cost little, and many
young girls have SO much more time than
money that they could well afford to spend
their unoccupied hours in Transforming
their rooms. I doubt whether a profess
sional decorator could have pleased this
girl as well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
Indian Decorations.
From the Upholsterer.

From the Upholsterer.
Seekers Of the quaint and curious" are
beginning to think of American Indian
decorations. An acquaintance who visited
Alaska not long ago made a collection Of
bags, boxes, paddles and totem poles,
with an eye to the decoration of his re-
ception hall. He found his first treasures
at Fort Wrangle in the form of a hand
somely carved paddle. bark rug, horn
spoons and bone daggers and slowed them
away in his state room. That night he did
not sleep a wink. The odor from those
Indian things was something not to be de-
scribed. The purser had to put them and
the rest of his collection down in the hold
for the remainder of the trip. When he
reached home he had to have the things
unpacked in the back yard and thoroughly
cleansed with SOAP water and a scrubbing
brush before he dared have them brought
into the house.
Indian blankets are used with good effect
as rugs and portieres, where "wigwam"
furnishings are used. A pair Of such blan-
kets large and fine enough to drape a door
way costs considerable, We have seen some
at so. some at $2OO-depends on the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
wOMENLY WOMEN.
A Practical Interest In Home and in
Outside Affairs rs Well.

A Practical Interest in Home and in
Outside Affairs rs Well.
From the Brooklyn Citizen.
1t is a great mistake to think that be-
cause a woman is2 doInesticated she must
in consequence be dun, dowdy. old-fash-
toned, and altogether out Of the social
sphere. A domesticated woman need not
be mere domestic drudge, whose thoughts
and conversation are confined wholly and
solely to her household duties, the servants
and care of the nursery; who can take no
interest in art, literature, politics or So
ciety. s.'2
1t is quito possible even in these days
of rush and hurry, as, many women have
proved, to take a personal and practical
interest In her home and belongings, and
at the same time keep In touch with the
deeper, fuller life of the outside world. To
look we'll after her own household is the
duty and should be the pleasure of every
woman. Even those who have to leave the
shelter of their homes to work in ;he busy
world outsde-and@what a number of re-
fined women have. to do this in the pres
ent day-need not neglect their homes. for
1t is not 50 much time that is necessary
thought, method and punctuality. If the
machinery Is put in good working order not
much time will be required to put 1t in
motion each day.
Women's duties are varied, as we'll as
domestic, for 1t Is duty as we'll as q
pleasure to move in pleasant society, to
keep up old friends and make new &C
quaintances-a duty we owe to ourselves
as we'll as to Others for none of us is
meant for self alone. A domesticated wo-
man can fulfill these duties; for, living in
the calm and peaceful atmosphere of a
well-ordered home. she has time that the
woman who is always rushing about and
trying to do everything cannot command.
The truth is that the women who lead
lives of excitement and rush do so not he
cause they really like it, but because 1T Is
what they consider fashionable. If the
tide were once turned, they would gladly
follow it. and, in following it, would dis
cover that their lives were fuller and hap
about. breathlessly, with complaints Of no
time, and a bustling air that deceived no
one except themselves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
AN EGG CAME BETWEEN THEM.
How the Happiness of Two Young
People Was Imperiled.

How the Happiness of Two Young
People Was Imperiled.
From the Philadelphia Record.
An everyday hens egg nearly caused a
rupture between a Chester young woman
and her lover While in the poultry yard
two weeks ago she picked up the egg and
placed it in the pocket of her macintosh,
but before she returned to the house the
egg was forgotten. The macintosh was
hung on a hook and was not disturbed I'M
til a night or two ago, when it was donned
by the young lady. and when the arm of
the lover embraced her the long-suffering
egg gave way
Soon the lover grew distracted, and gradu-
ally withdrew his arm. He edged off from the
girl, and, touched to the quick and not I'M
Outstanding his GOODNESS, she also widened
the space Finally. seizing his hat, the
lover muttered an excuse and left the
premises, and the girl fled into the house.
" here she burst into tears. The broken egg
made it's presence felt in the house to the
ether members of the family. but as the
young lady had cold she had not noticed
the aroma which drove off her lover. A
re cancellation followed, and the lover eX-
planned that he was angered to think that
the girl he loved could tolerate an odor so
awful as that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
HOW SHE HEARD.
Some Feminine Amenities as They
Passed in Kentucky.

Some Feminine Amenities as They
Passed in Kentucky.
From the Louisville Courier Journal.
We know news when We hear 1t or read
it. but little do we imagine the various and
Intricate channels through which such
items come. In almost every case the
sources and course of a bit of news would
be far m"re interesting than the matter
impaired. AS a curious instance Is quoted
the recent case Of two Louisville women.
who ere great friends as the phrase
goes. but from one cause or another have
not met for several weeks. though living
only few squares apart. The other night
one dame ent down to visit the other one.
and said, on entering the house:
Margaret, l came down to see you be-
cause heard you were sick
WELL" answered Margaret. who seemed
trife out of sorts, you took your time
about 1t. I have been sick week."
Yes" Deborah replied, but I couldn't
come sooner, because you took such a
roundabout way of letting me know you
were SICK
Roundabout way? / don't remember
sending you any word at all-how did you
hear?"
We'll, yo wrote the news to your daugh-
ter Alice in Milwaukee. she wrote to my
daughter Mary in New Orleans, Mary men
toned it when she wrote to me-and that
Is how happened to come over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
LAVENDER IN THE LINEN.
Nowadays q Hint of Perfume IL
Proper, hut Only a Hint.

Nowadays q Hint of Perfume II
Proper, hut Only a Hint.
From Harpers Bazaar.
The extent to which perfumes were used
in old times, indeed in times not so old at
ALL would be something remarkable If 1t
were not remembered that they often took
the place of the absent bath. In the me-
diaeval days this was an obvious fact; but
in the days of the Greek and Roman the
bath was so universal luxury that they
only supplemented it in the shape of richly
scented unguents. These are as important
a part of the toilet of the oriental women
today as they were of the elegant Italians
four hundred years ago. But as it came
to be recognized that much of this per-
fume was used as a disguise for unclean-
illness, it's use about the person in any
strong way was regarded a vulgarity,
and it was only thought fine to be odor-
less.
When this principle had been thoroughly
established, and with it the habit of the
frequent bath also, the luxury of life reas-
serted itself, and perfumes were again in
request, but in moderate and very dainty
and delicate form. There are perfumed
waters now used in the crimpng of the
hair, and there are little sachets to be
worn In the corset, and French dreSSmak-
ers often shake very fine powders between
the Innings in the bodies of the gowns they
make, so that they shall give out mere
hint and suspicion as the wearer passes, as
If she came from some land of flowers and
brought a mere dream of remembrance of
than this hint would be barbarous, and a
return to the crude old habit when every
one who could must have gone about drip
ping with Sabaean spice.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
A Woman's Devotion.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
Ingemine Jensen, tall and blonde, as most
Of the women of Denmark are, has given
Perth Amboy a great surprise. Her act
was not that Of new woman, but rather
that of the old woman. faithful to the OBJ
ject Of her affections. though for years not
ceasing to love him when thousands of
miles Of ocean separated them and his con-
duct had shown him to be unworthy of it
all. Yet the pretty Dane, finding herself
by the death Of her parents in possession
of fortune of 5000, crossed the sea and
arrived In Perth Amboy to find her loved
one a shiftless town drunkard. He was
asleep on the floor of q beer-bottling shop
when she saw him. Within an hour they
were married. Within day he was dress
ed IN new clothes and sharing, with his
bride, a handsomely furnished house. II
loved him, I came for him, 1 will make a
good man of him." said the young woman
as she exhibited the marriage certificate
that makes her Mrs. Tom Iverson.
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times. and one of those is that no dia-
monds should ever be worn by woman
in first or second mourning No feathers
should be worn on the bonnet, and the
hair must be left perfectly plain. Don't
ask this chronicler of fashion why a wo-
man who mourns departed friends in deep
est black should further add to her bur-
dens by making guy of herself. 1t is so
because custom has made it so. An attrac-
tive mode for a widow Is found in fine
black cashmere, with an eighteen-inch
border of crepe anglais. The round circle
cape is of the cashmere. and has double
ruching of black glace taffeta. The second
cape is adjusted with q wide bow of the
crepe under the chin. A little out Of the
usual line is the knot Of crepe on the side
of the bonnet, and the veil Is dolorously
long, and of crepe, which is the popular
yelling for widow in her first months
of sorrow.
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10 the alleged new discovery. They are
large at the hips and slope down with al
most straight seams to the bottoms, which
measure from sixteen to seventeen inches
with a width at the knee of nineteen or
twenty inches. There is a marked tendency
toward stripes in trousers fabrics, and it is
expected that during the next few weeks
the inclination will become fully developed
Worsteds and casSimeres have enjoyed an
extensive popularity, but there is a demand
for something new, and the cheviots In a
large variety Of gray. Oxford slate and
wood tints are shown in combinations so
beautiful that they give every promise of
occupying the place of favor.
The fashionable top coat just reaches to
the bend Of the knee, the length varying
from thirty-four to thirty-eight inches. The
back Is shaped rather closely to the lines Of
the body above the waist with the lapels
pr the collar two inches in width and the
Toll extending to the second of the five
evenly spaced buttons in front. The IA
yored colors are velour-coorei cheviots and
brown, Oxford and London smoke in ely
sian beaver. The covert top coat, which
vas originally designed as a garment to be
worn on horseback and was for that rea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
The Doctor Got Even.

F.om the ROckland Tribune.
THAT horrid little Bimley boyr" e1-
claimed Dora. pouring .tea; 'he was just
as insulting to DR.. Graver as he could be. .
What did he do?" +
''Why, the doctor was walking quietly
along. and meeting Willie. put his hand on
his head and said: 'Howfdo you do, Willie?'
just as nice, and that boy up and made the
horridest face, stuck his tongue out at the
doctor, and said, Yah! Yah! In the hate
fullest way possible. declare, If he was
Craver thought?
"You needn't worry aseut Craver." David
said, complacently. Il met Bimley just now
and he had his billy S
THE doctors billHs
Yes |.zg
What for?' Yss
Five dollars, for looking at Wfllie's
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is. Of course, the pink Of good form, but SO
1t was last season. The crown Is the same
as heretofore, but the curl Of the brim and
the set are a trif1e sharper-thafs all The
derby Is little flatter in the crown, and
the brim a tride wider and of sharper curl.
Otherwise the difference between the win
ter derby and the Easter prototype Is i'm
material The English derby is high in the
crown and almost fat at the top. with a
DOrsay brim. The tourist hat Is still in
form In at least forty different shapes. The
latest creation has full crown, wide
band, and Is worn with. only a top crease.
the sides of the crown being perpendicular.
or nearly so.
Necl<wear.
There is more novelty in neckwear than
in any other article of mems wear this
season. The Ascot Is in use, and so Is the
moderate-sized puff. Extremes of all kinds
have been outlawed, and the principal in
novation Is a stock scarf which can be
tied into a fiat bow. an Ascot, a fiat or a
De Joinville. In collars the poke, with
wide spacing, will lead all other styles for
both day and evening wear. An attractive
points and wide spacing, and Is considered
the proper thing for conservative men,,
Who wish to dress well and fashionably
without going to extremes. The plain
bosom shirt, in both linen and percale, Is
the only style recognized among smart
dressers. Both two and three-eyelet bos-
oms are in good form, but the former IL
the more favored.
Patent leather shoes are still fashionable.
but they are not by any means in the lead
of the procession. A fad which came from
England last season, and Is still popular,
is enameled grain leather. 1t is very SINH
lar to the patent leather in finish. but is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
DRESSES AND CLOAKs.
Trimming Must He Profuse If One II
to Be In the Style.

to Be In the style.
Here is an item from a first-class French
authority on trimming for winter dresses
and cloaks: Every handsome passemen-,
teries in arabesque or Persian patterns ap-
pear on coats of finest ladies' cloth made by
Partisan tailors, and with these. trimmings
on models for winter wear are combined
additional trimmings of fur in martin,
Alaska sable. seal, mink, Persian lamb, fox
or chinchilla." That will give you some
in trimmings the coming winter. Another
authority says: ''The new silks are of sur
passing beauty, and of the quality that
Stands alone They are ideally adapted to
the historical styles of which there Is at
present renaissance.
1.-THE Marie Antoinette silks, about which
so much has been written, are as gorgeous
as were, perhaps. the originals worn by the
elegant queen herself. They are employed
either for entire gowns or only for the
accessories that are abundant in these
modified old-time fashions
One Of the popular modes in vogue for
using the Marie Antoinette silks is to make
them up in redingote style. The petticoat
is made of the silk. and the redingote of
some soft wool plain silk, and the effect
is often most gorgeous. These effects may
be initiated at a much less cost by using
the handsome French challies and CASH
meres. which are lowered In exquisite pat
terms and colors. The Louis XVI silks are
Powered and striped, the stripes distin-
gushing them from the Marie Antoinette
silks. which invariably introduce garlands.
Otherwise they are all exactly alike as to
coloring.
An elegant party gown which will appear
at a soon-to-transpire wedding Is Of palest
pink peau de sole, brocaded in floral design
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gold is another favorite. A pretty little
frock for little girl initiates the Louis
XVI style just little, being a dainty bit
of French cashmere. dotted with pink silk
rings over a petticoat of pink liberty silk,
pink silk forming the ruching about the
redingote, shoulder ruffles and belt, which
is fastened with a tiny pearl buckle.
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L uef oO HOT CRUSH
or pull out of shape
as those of last sea-
son did, either. A
great many of them
have a bright color
ed ground with the
crinkle running over
1t in black, forming
a striking and rath-
er novel contrast. A
bright yellow ground
with brown crinkles
IS very rich, and a
dark green, overrun
with crinkles Of red
brown silk, is sirnply
elegant Rllie and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
FROM the Upholsterer.

From the UphOlsterer.
On the occasion Of the festivities incident
to the coronation Of the present Gar of
Russia, the gift of the peasants of the
royal estates, through the court cabinet
maker. was an oaken chair, expressing in
its details the loyalty and affection of the
simple people. for their ruler. In all its
parts the national implements Of service
and pleasure are indicated. The upright
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
Ineligible.


From Harper'S Bazaar.
Have you ever loved another, George?"
mo, Maud, no. I swear by all"
"Never mind that. If you say 1t, I be-
lieve 1t, but cannot be yours. A man who
has lived as long as you have without ever
loving must be lima tely a woman-hater and
l shall never marry woman-hater. Good
evening, Mr.. Jones. Maria calling the maid),
you may send Mr.. Wilkins up. l am olsen
gagged"
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fion Is not great deal-not more than two
inches in extreme instances-yet the i'm
provement in effect is readily discernible.
The skirts hang full at the bottom, are
well draped about the hips, and the Shout
ders and breast are wide and shapely.
This gives small effect at the waist, and
throws out the lines of the figure to ad-
vantage
The skirts of the cutaway are sloped
gradually from above the lower vest but
ton to a narrow point not more than an
inch below the knee. The fashionable col
lar Is quite long. with wide notch, and
the roll is full six inches. In nearly all
materials the lapels are faced with silk
frequently to the edge. The most popular
fabrics of the season are vicunas and I'M
finished worsteds, Thibet cloths and chew
lots.
The distinctive new colors for day dress
are brown, olive brown and deep shades of
green. The many variations of blue and
blue and red mixtures which have been so
popular during the past year or two are
no longer in vogue, their place being filled
by rich, dark Oxford" gray.
Both the double-breasted and the cut
away frocks are made with stitched edging
or with narrow binding, according to the
character of the fabric selected. Coat
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son made short, but which in spite Of pro-
test grew into popular favor for street
wear, is still in evidence this season. 1t
is even shorter than 1t has been for sew
eral years, and can be worn only with
sack coat.
The hatters have done but Little for the
advancement of fashion. unless 1t be con-
coded that holding on to good thing IS
better than experimenting upon something
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
Meteorological
IN the Indianapolis Journal.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
Peddler: want fine barometer that will
tell you all about the weather? Cheap"
Would-be customer: Nav. Got no use
for It, Whenever the janitor turns the steam
on full head l know 1t is going to be fair
and warmer, and vice versa. What do I
want Of barometer"
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in green and brown. and trimmed at the
foot of the very full skirt with fan-plaited
ruching of yellow chiffon, embroidered In
pink. The very large sleeves are perfectly
plain, but the half-low rounded neck has
the chiffon about the shoulders and in the
bordering Of the full box plat in front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-26
Wouldn't Your

From an Exchange.
If had a SON who would smoke cigarettes,
I'd instil him
With thoughts of the evils the habit begets,
And I'd fill him
With dread of 1t all. How to flee from Its nets
would drill him,
And II that did no good. without any regrets
i would kill him.
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tougher and is proof against cracking. The
spring shapes hold over, and If there is
any change in style 1t is that the toes
shall be sharper and longer than ever.
Laced shoes are alone fashionable.