The record-union., 1896-12-13

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able relish Of its contents, chicken, o3s-
tiers, or naked fish la creme, or what
it may be, Is secured by serving these
| in round rolls, whose tops have been
sliced off and interiors scooped out. This
! is an excellent way to serve mince or
warmed over for the children's lunch
con.
| The question box" Of st. Bartholo-
| news Girls Club is plan employed by
the club to gain general information. All
sorts of questions are dropped into the
| box by such of the 600 members as feel
the need Of enlightenment on any topic,
| and once in every fortnight the Presi-
dent and Vice-President of the club
meet with it and the questions are read
and discussed. This is one of the most
successful working girls clubs in New
York.
Gold and white are modish COM
bination. White and gold china en-
ables one to set a lovely table for a
white and gold tea or a white and
gold dinner, using gold-colored chys-
anthemums and gold-colored ribbons
for decorations. The ices may be yell
low, the cake icings and trimmings may
be of the same color, and tall banquet
lamps, with yellow shades, will throw
a soft, golden light over the festive
scene. Beautiful tea and dinner gowns
are made in white and gold. and if the
hostess has golden hair and a pure
white complexion she will look like a
fairy princess at magic banquet.
Smooth cloth and velvet are the favor
ite combinations this season. A very
pretty gown from Nine. c. has skirt
of light fawn cloth, silk lined, and per-
fectly plain, and a very short. open bo-
lero Of velvet of a darker shade, open
ing on loose front of satin marveilleux
The draped belt of black satin is so high
that it reaches the bolero at the back
and on the sides, and fastens on the side
with large disks of cut steel. The sleeves
are of the beige cloth, and on the top of
the puff are arranged loops of black
satin ribbon about an inch and half
| wide three on either side of the ARM
| connected with twist of the ribbon in
the center
will be a marked characteristic of the
winters costumes. A very "chic" cos
tune from a well-known Partisan
house has skirt and sleeve of mixed
cloth, the edge finished with three tucks
about one and half inches deep The
bodice is made Of heavy figured bro
cade cut with plain. tight front, with
| two bands of fur across the front, one
at the neck, where it is lost to view TN
der a tiny bolero of the brocadc,
| trimmed with fur and reaching to Just
| below the arms, just covering the sec
| ond band Of fur across the chest. These
| bands of fur are each about three
| inches deep. high, straight collar Of
the brocade is finished with a fur edg-
ing around the top, and the sleeves have
| full drapery of the mixed material
gathered up to point on the shoulders.
| A French tailor-made walking dress
which has an immense deal of "cachat"
about it has a green skirt with Tapped
seams, and basque waist, the latter
worn with black satin belt fastened
| on one side with a large gold buckle.
The skirt of the jacket consists of short
tabs with cut edges, each to be finished
with rows Of stitching. The jacket
! fastens over to one side just above the
| buckle, and has a coachman's cape
with three flaps. Over all Of these are
turned back large revers of sealskin, the
| overlapping one being much larger than
the other to preserve the balance in
| front, as the jacket fastens on the side.
The slight opening is filled in with a
scarlet cloth vest. A high storm collar,
which may be worn either up or turned
over, completes the costume
A jacket that is popular in Paris, but
which will probably not be worn much
over here, has loose box pleats front
and back. Sometimes the sides are
fitted, and sometimes there is another
pleat under the arms. Americans. how
ever. have distinct preference for big
| looking jackets, and those who are
tempted by this novelty will doubtl, SIS
regret it.
| A pretty little walking frock Of severe
simplicity is Of gray Irish freize made
| Princess shape, with a small square
neck filled in with white pleated surah.
The front Of the dress is formed by an
arrangement shaped not unlike an
| apron with a bib front, the upper part
buttoning to the squared neck with two
large pearl buttons, and shaped toward
the waist with Tapped and tailor
| stitched seams, fastening on one side
with invisible hooks and eyes. The
same Tapped and stitched seams con-
| tinue the apronlike effect of the Slight
| ly gored front breadth. A white MORE
| ribbon belt is worn with this costume,
and on either side of the squared neck
are very small revers of white more
| silk. The collar is also Of white MORE.
with rather wide lace frills on either
side. The sleeves are OF the new lego
mutton shape, with a perfectly tight
fitting forearm.
| A new occupation for women is that
OF house agent. One young woman has
made quite success of it, She gets
two commissions, one from the real es-
tate agent for getting him a tenant
and the other from the tenant himself,
who is glad to pay her a small amount
| for relieving him of the annoyance of
going over the house and approving or
disappearing its condition.
|
Mrs. Emma Forsythe is an Amer-
can woman who is called the White
Queen by the natives of the South Sea
| Islands, where she owns 1J0,O acres
Of land. She will soon have four ships
built for the trade She has made a
large fortune by her own business sense
and tact. having been left a widow
| when only Is years of age, and in
almost penniless condition.
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