The herald., 1896-01-19
OF ASHES OF ROSES.
F1owery FrOck Trimmed With
Gray Embroidered Linen.

A beautiful afternoon gown for dressy
wear was of glace chine silk, with heavy
| embroidered linen garniture and ribbon for
| trimming.
The silk was a dull ashes-of-roses color,
| with great splashes of color in the form Of
| chine flowers scattered over it,
The skirt was made very full and flaring
| and was beautifully lined with snowy silk
The bodice was rather elaborate, and in
blouse style, the yoke being formed of
pleated chine silk while the blouse below
| it was of the heavy gray linen, cut out and
embroidered in gray thread. 1t hung in a
! very loose mass, and beneath it showed a
| dull green silk lining.
The belt and stock were OF dull green
satin ribbon, with a cord edge, fastening at
| the back with wide bows, while from the
belt were suspended tabs Of ribbon, finished
by bows also.
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OF course, a certain degree Of warmth
must be obtained, because if it is not ones
| nose is very apt to become frightfully pink
and ones pretty, mobile features to look
pinched and drawn, not to speak of the
havoc chill brings to the smooth, pretty
skin. Yes, indeed, warmth, to certain
| degree must be observed; and this is very
readily done by wearing the little tight
under waist of chamos skin, which is
actually nothing more or less than corset
| cover, and takes up no space whatever.
They sometimes have sleeves, though sell
| dom as the bodice sleeves are so full and
may SO easily be warmly padded under the
masses of folds that an undersleeye is no.
\ necessity.
a charming gown made cozy and warm
| IL this way is of wood-brown boucle and
| corduroy. The medium-wide skirt has
/ numerous godets made with overlapped
seams as a decoration. The bodice is
round, and is made UP Of wood-brown cor
duroy in thick, broad stripes cut on the
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no fitting seams, being drawn over a tight
lining 1t fastens diagonally with a set
of eXquisitely framed miniature buttons
| The sleeves are pronouncedly fiaring and
droop modishly toward the elbow. huge
collarette covers the shoulders, coming to
the waist in front, after the fashion of the
favorte fchu. 1t is of feathery chinch and
a lovely contrast to the warm brown tono
of the gown. A big muff of the same
fascinating fur is adorned with smashing
big bow of pearly gray velvet and nose
gay of deep purple violets A tiny little
toque of wood-brown velvet is worn with
this rig, decorated with one graceful black
Prince or Wales plume standing saucily up
in front and held by thy beasts head
with fierce jewelod eyes For extra warmth
this gown has an entire inter-lining of
fibre chamois, and, truth to tell, that is
| one of the state secrets of the smartness,
| as it does keep its flare so wonderfully.
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Children all over the world probably
live as sumptuously Gf their families have
the same amount of mcans) as the children
OF the White House. In fact the wee
| daughters of any simple citizen usually
nave more ceremony and ostaton in their
lives than do these babies of the Republic
aged SIX months, two years and four years
! Aunt Rebie" is the autocrat Of the nur-
sery. She is an old nanny who belonged
years ago to an old Virginia family. Since
the war has been doing help work. in
the North, and one day she was employed
, IN Mrs Clevelands household She is nomi-
nally third in the nursery. the two white
nurses ourankng her. But she is general
manager CT the bottles and other trinkets of
the babies She knows from long experience
Just how long chilG should stay out for its
airing and Just at the right time Rebecca,
or Aunt Rebie," as she is called in the
Presidents household, always appears with
the warm bottle.
Aunt Rebe" takes as good care Of the
Cleveland children as if they were gifts
from heaven. Not one garment is permitted