The record-union., 1896-06-07

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4 Extremely wide revers, which were
the concomitants of expanding sleeves,
are decreasing in size quite as rapidly
as the huge sleeves. The enormous
lapels that made their wearers look
ridiculous are no longer fashionable.
The new shapes are prettier, far more
sensible. and decidedly more becoming.
Mrs B. F. Young of Cincinnati has
passed the examination required by the
United States Government for a first
mates license. She is the only woman
with this distinction. She is 80 years
old, and has been with her husband on
the Ohio and its tributaries twenty-one
years. She is Kentucky woman.
/ An all-wool, close-fitting jersey that
a wheelman has washed, he says, just
forty times without shrinking, was
cleaned in the following way: A pail
was first filled three-fourths full with
cold water and a good suds made with
a high grade laundry soap that does not
contain an excess of alkali. A teaspoon
full of ammonia is added to the suds,
and the sweater is soaked in it for fif-
teen minutes, when it is squeezed and
pressed thoroughly, without any rub
bing or pulling out of shape. The gar
ment is then turned and treated in the
same way on the inside. 1t is then rinsed
thoroughly in several waters of the
same temperature as the first. If the
water is very cold, enough warm may
each time be added to take of the chill.
Take from the last rinsing water, and
lay over line or on wooden frame to
drip, without wringing or squeezing.
Hang in a shed or basement with tub
under it to dry. and keep the garment
from the fire. sun, wind and extreme
cold. If very dirty, use larger guam
tity of ammonia, and if there are many
grease spots, treat those with naphtha
or any cleaning mixture that will take
out grease without taking cut color or
shrinking. Do this before washing.
A strawberry festival soon to be given
will take the shape of pink tea. The
room is to be hung with cheesecloth of
that soft shade that is pink even under
electric lights The small tables, each
seating four, to be used in the room,
will be covered with linen cloths, with
centerpieces of pink crepe paper On
each of these there will be a small lamp
with a pink shade, candelebra, or a
candlestick, with pink shades over the
candles. The napkins will be of Japan
ese paper in pink and white, the potted
plants on windowsills and brackets will
be of pink blossom, and small electric
lights will be concealed under pink
paper fiower-shades.
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If you would like buffet cover with
a unique design look over the pictures
of household utensils found in histories,
or their copies found at the silver
| smiths or the dealer in ceramics, and
copy some OF the graceful shaped
| hagons and dishes for the ends, COM
bining them with graceful scrolls and
| working the designs in art colors. A
handsome all-over design for a white
linen bedSpread consists of the stems of
the lily plant curved into scrolls that
join lily pods of different sizes. For a
green and white room this design may
be worked in olives and greens. A
beautiful divan pillow of heavy sage
green silk is scattered with scarlet
poppies in solid work. The entire pill
low is crossed by threads of gold,
couched in places. Cactus blossoms,
| either natural or conventionaliZed,
make effective designs for large pieces
of work that are to be nearly covered by
reedlework.
One of the new popular coat bodices
is like a bolero jacket, fastening with
one button across the chest. 1t is then
cut away in a curve which ends on each
side, forming a coat-back, tight fitting
and terminating in a fiuted or waved
back which extends no further than the
} hips The glove-ftting waistcoat de-
void of seam or opening in front. is
made of the material which best har-
monies with the dress fabric Odd
textiles are used, like satin brocade.
chiffon, fancy net over taffeta, ETC.. but
vests in fine thin cloth, on pretty color
contrasting to that of the gown, are the
best choice If the costume is intended
for useful rather than for dressy wear.
The latest development of French
fashion shows a tight sleeve banded
with straps OF embroidery insertion.
or narrow, rich gimp, revealing the arm
to nearly the entire length of It, At the
top OF the sleeve is a double puff set in
at the armhole; 1t is not a large. full
puff, and frequently it is looped up at
the shoulder point to show the whole
arm. The sleeve may be puffed, but
still the arm is in full evidence At the
wrist the fashion to extend the sleeve
so that it partly covers the hand still
finds favor On the upper part it is
elongated in a leaf-point. the sleeve be-
ing cut away on the under side. An
ether style is to cut the sleeve very long
and then divide the wrist portion into
square tabs, finishing these underside
with frill of pleated or gathered lace.
A gown modelled after a costume de-
signed for and worn by the Duchess of
York Is of silver blue fancy silk. The
bodice is decorated with lace that is
outlined with glitterinS sequins which
in one light look blue in another pur-
pie. The sleeves of this gown. it was
noticed. were strictly medium as to
size, the cores of the skirt narrow ther
than flar-ing, and in the back the pleats
were wide and full. The buttons that
fasten the dress are of silver and blue
enamel in the form of heartsease bios
SONS.
II A handsome costume of sage-preen
brocade with glints OF gold in the pat
tern has the bodice enriched with a
plasrron and girdle of green, gold.
bronze, sapphire, and opal beads,
; wrought on net. An Eton jacket with
elongated fronts is turned back with
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