The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-01

and they are braided. gimp-trimmed or
merely finished with a number of rows
straight s 1nes The d sahaa possible a
vests or dropping blouse fronts are worn
with these Jackets. made variously Of
FANCY taffeta, shot and dotted surah,
shepherds check or gayly plaided silk.
Some Of these gilets have ruched neck
band with rosettes of the same; others
have softly folded collar of velvet, with
glittering steel buckle, which is sewn
in among the folds and does not form the
fastening.
Full neck ruches with ribbon ends re-
place the fur collars or bands on new
capeS.
With the increasing volume of skirts
and the slight trimming which has APP
peared upon some of them, it might be
expected that bodices would grow some
what less ornate-not, however, the vol
ume of the sleeves, for a meager sleeve
would look ridiculous with a widely dis
tended gown. A sleeve that is wide
enough for small child's petticoat is
none too large for present demands, and
the newest sleeves for warm weather
gowns are nothing less than startling as
regards size, even to eyes accustomed
to the exaggerated styles of seasons past.
Strange to say, bodices are more deco
rated than ever.
The summer tailor-made girl in her
morning attire will, as a rule, appear in
q killed or box-plaited dress of linen or
pique, with either plated Norfolk waist
or a chic jacket bodice over dropping
belted blouse, a banded sailor hat and
four-in-hand tie, the suit completed by
pair Of arched Duse ties, high over the
instep and of finest kid devoid of any
sort Of bead or patent leather decoration.
Among the dainty fabrics for summer
that the hnSV nO0iStpS 9lro2OV a.
nipulating with swift fingers, to be in
readiness for the coming seasons early
and ceaseless demands, are SILK ging-
hams, linen lawns and grenadines. ex-
quisitely tinted and patterned French or
candies, a large variety of fancy printed
linens. India dimities, sheer Persian mus
Inns and lawns, Hindoo batistes, Main
socks. Madras cloths. cheviots, Oxford
suitings, covert and Galatea cloths white
and colored piques and a very pretty va
riety of plain and fancy veStingS.
An easy method of trimming simple
bodice is to make pretty rosette or fiat
bow of medium-wide sash ribbon on each
shoulder, bringing the ribbon down from
thence, to fall in overchanging blouse
fashion. a little below the waist line,
where it is caught under. The ends.
however, fall low on the skirt, reaching
half it's length at least and are finished
with fringe of beads. narrow vine
or floral design stamped above this fringe
and covered with the beads is an i'm
provement 1t is easily worked and the
added weight serves to keep the ends
from flying about.
POSSIBILITIES IN WINDOW GAR
DENING.
Truly good gloxinia is worth striving
for, and the variety is so great that every
taste can be suited. II the blues and pur-
pies and glowing crimsons that contrast
SO finely with the pure white do not
seem SO desirable as the paler colors
which to choose.
It is very aristocrat among plants,
and for the parlor table, for the dining
room or for any other decorative purpose
few show to better advantage. The foil
age is of such velvety softness that the
leaves are almost as beautiful as the
flowers; and a pot containing we'll de-
veloped plant may be taken from the
summer window garden when at the
height of it's beauty and used for some
special decorative purpose and ex-
changed for another one and returned
to the window when it's first splendor be-
gins to diminish.
It is time to start the bulbs into growth
now for this summers window garden
Have the soil and pots ready when the
bulbs are ordered, and see that the soil
is good and rich and finely sifted and that
thorough drainage is supplied. The
plants cannot have the thorough spray
ing enjoyed by other summer boomers
during the hot weathsr on account of in
juring the fuzzy foliage; and on this ac-
count it is necessary to supply thorough
drainage and give copious watering at
the roots.
With good general ideas of plant Gull
ture, general dash of enthusiasm and
reasonably good facilities, the cultivator
may attain success in growing these
charming plants even though an anna
teur One of the chief causes of failure
the bulb and also to the foliage of the
plant, causing decay. Sometimes-pre-
facing injury by insult-the poor bulbs
are planted wrong side up, the novice
supposing the thread-like filaments atthe
top of the bulb to be roots In growing
the plants from seed we become we'll
enough acquainted with the bulb to avoid
this mistake.
Great care is necessary in starting the
| fine and tender seed, but with explicit di-
catalogues nowadays. we ought. with the
use of little good judgment to be able
| to compass this. So perhaps, it need not
| be repeated here in tedious writing
| making tedious reading. too-of how the
| drainage should be exceptionally good, a
| layer OF moss or similar material above
| it, of how the soil must be light and rich
with good addition of leaf mold; then
sifted and filled into the seed pan with a
| firm and even surface on which to thinly
SOW the seed that should have only the
slightest dust of covering sifted over
them. Then the cover with a pane of
glass and the warm place to await ger
mination, and the very careful watering,
when necessary, either with a fine spray
or by placing the seed in dish of warm
water and<water from below. Seeds may
be sown in the house in March, and with
steady growth they will develop flowers
the first summer and the small bulbs will
be ready to store in the fall for next sum-
mers growth. But for early bloom this
summer it will be necessary to plant the
bulbs now instead of starting from the
seed.
Remember that the thread-like fila
ments at the top are not the roots, but
this is the upper side of the bulb. Use
three or four inch pots unless the bulbs
are very large; use light rich soil, and if
possible, a trifle sandy; plant the bulb
only little below the soil. an inch or
less, and press the soil firmly about it.
Water we'll and set in warm place until
growth starts.
Tuberous begonias may be planted at
the same time, and may be grown in tho
same window garden with the gloxinias,
as they require the same treatment in re-
gard to shade. moisture, etc. The be-
gonias may be planted in three-inch pots
at first. They will soon sprout and in
about three weeks they will be ready to
shift to larger pots; and for their final
growth and blooming they will require
five or six-inch pot with fine porous
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