The Portland daily press., 1896-10-17
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Concerning Furs.

Concerning Furs.
Exceedingly smart are the short fur
jackets for wear when winter nets IN.
The fronts are loose, the back tight 1T
ting, with just little fullness in the
skirts, sleeves medium size, and turned
back revers faced with the fur, and so
arranged that the collar at the back can
be pulled up as high as the ears If nee
essary. OF course short fancy jackets in
the Elton and bolsro style are to be seen
in fur, but these are more like the trim
ming of the street gowns. They are ex-
tremely becoming. for they have broad
pointed revers which turn back to show
full vests and fronts of white satin
covered with lace ruffles and jabots.
Rsvsrs of furs are much used In trim
ming handsome gowns, and a plated
piece Of fur sewed into the shoulder scam
and hanging over the front Of the waist
is one CT the newest fancies. Chinohilla
on dark blue or green, beaver, otter and
sable on oil colors, are in style; and the
pieces Of fur certainly give touch of
smartness and oddity that is very desir-
able. The band Of fur around the hem
of the gown is again in favor even on
evening gowns, while on the latter it ia
side of the embroidered front breadth;
and around the shoulder or across the
front of the waist of low-cut gowns 1T
is con sidered most effective. For this
purpose sable, mink, beaver, are used
in preference to other furs. When these
fur bands are put on it is best to have
them an inch and half or two inches
wide, and then double them SO that
a round edge shows, and they look partio-
ularly well put just under a fold of cloth
or passementerie.
Mouff1on. the fur that came into favor
last season, is to be greatly in fashion
this year. It is OF such an exquisite
shade of gray that it is more becoming
than chinchilla. although the latter is
much Landowner. Capes, collars and
boas, with muffs to match, are made of
this fur, but it is not yet used as trim
ming. With a gray cloth costume with
touches of yellow, and muff and cape
OF mouff1on lined with yellow, a most
artistic effect can be obtained, while
with the new greens, reds and puppies of
this seasons colors, it is extremely
smart.
just an edge OF fur showing around
the cloth coats, making them look AS
though lined throughout, is again fash
ionable. and some of the new evening
wraps. which are most regal in eonstrnc-
ton, have the edging of one kind Of fur
and the lining of another.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Hiuts to Housekeepers.
Fresh eggs sink to the bottom of pail
Of water. Stale eggs float on the top.
Eggs between these stages indicate their
age by the depth to which they sink.
In washing anything made of ohamois
skins use warm water with little am
monia in it. Wash by rubbing between
the fingers. but do not wing the
chamois. Press 1t between the palms of
the hands to take out the water, and
hang before the fire or in the hot sun to
dry quickly, rubbing and pulling the ar
ticlc into proper shape every few mo-
ments to prevent the skins drying hard
and stiff.
In giving medicine in liquid form to
an infant place the point of the spoon
containing the medicine against the roof
Ct the mouth. Administering 1t in this
way it will bo impossible for the child
to choke or eject the medicine.
A woman who has long resided in the
tropics as missionary's wife tells how
to eat banana digestibly. When you
have stripped off the rind, scrape
of the stringy and hairy coat that lies
beneath the rind, and you may eat your
bana ma without tasting it the rest of the
day.
The best sweeper for mating is not
broom, but brush, one with stiff, not
soft. bristles. This peneti ates the mesh
co OF the mating and removes the dust.
After wards wipe with soft cloths wrung
o ut OF lukswarm water.
new implement for the carvar will.
do away with much of the DIRE I'd which
AhSA polAolCc0 udtc lOT prOCcSh.
This tool resembles pair of shears with
one blade much shorter than the other
Tough joints in bird are easily divided
by this com binaiton Of knife and scissor
Place an oyster she'll in the teakettle
and it viii; collect the hard matter that IL
liable to form on the inside of the kettle.
Ihe shells should be washed with
brush before using. Remove the shells
every few weeks and replace with fresh
ones If the water is very hard.
The best dislnfectant and deodorizer is
copperas. A double handful dissolved in
a bucket of water and used to wash
drain pipes an receptaoles of waste ma
terial, will keep such places above sus-
picion.
One of the small things to remember
Is that alcohol will quickly remove an
bstinate porous plaster whose period of
u sefulness has expired, and will also
cause all traces of its use to disappear;