The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-03-20
Amber side combs are effective

IN dark treSSeS.
The colored umbrella is fast losing
its popularity.
Neck ruchings are enormous, and
are sure to be popular for early
spring wear.
All shades of pink from deepest
rose to palest opal tints will be in
favor this summer.
The women with tiny feet can
never be made to believe that long
gowns are graceful.
Even the old time Cardigan
jacket is putting on airs; it now
comes in Bolero form.
Braided leather belts are seen,
but are too bulky for any but the
very slenderest waists.
Glass in oven doors is new con-
trivance. 1t enables cooks to watch
the food without opening the doors.
A bite at bed time makes one
sleep well. Old fogy ideas about
not eating at night have long since
been exploded.
A few drops of tincture of myrrh
in a tumbler of water makes a good
purifying wash for the mouth and
throat for occasional use.
Josephine combs in shells are
new; being short and broad they
are effective only when the hair is
worn in flat braids l'Empire.
Buttons will be much in vogue
on the Louis Quinze coats; in
beauty of design and workmanship
they are veritable works of art.
A pale yellow pique coat for
wee belle has a full cape made of
lines of insertion set between
similar rows of the fabric proper.
Why is it nine out of ten women
sit on the floor to put on their stock
ings and shoes when there are at
least three unoccupied chairs in the
room?
Delicately tinted, thin shells are
strung ON fish net to make artistic
portieres.
Lamp shades are made of the
same things mounted on white or
black lace. The effect is remark
ably pretty.
When the canton flannel or felt
under cloth for the table is too long
it can be put out of the way by
fastening it up to the table by
means of small loops, one at each
corner of the cloth, which are
caught on to hooks placed at proper
distances on the under side of the
table.
1t seems useless to point out the
danger of quenching thirst from
the public drinking cup on cars,
steamers and places of amusement.
1t is certainly a revolving habit,
but it is also a highly perilous one,
and a folding drinking cup that
may easily slip into the bag or
pocket is a belonging that every
one stay at home should possess.
Strings still appear on bonnets
and hats. Strings have advantages
and disadvantages, and should be
worn discriminatory. They make
certain faces look too old, yet to
the thin, wrinkled neck sisterhoOd
they may prove boon, if rightfully
disposed. Tulle strings, which
will be in vogue, are most ingratiat-
ngly adaptable to almost every
sort of face.
A mother who had nearly broken
ler back in STOPPING to bathe her
Daby bought not long ago well
made pine table of medium size,
good sized drawer.
She had the legs cut down so that
he table stood about II inches
high, and white porcelain castors
to each leg. The table
vas first painted with common
White paint and then with white
Anamel, and the drawer divided
nto compartments. Such a table
a convenient and safe
for a bath tub, and, with a
hair proportional to its height,
he bath may be given while seated.
All the necessaries for the bath,
powder, brushes, soaps, dry sponges,
nay be kept in the drawer thus
aving many step.