The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-06
TALKS WITH GIRLS.
WHY THEY SHOULD KEEP Up
ACTIVE EXERCISE.
Cooking Classes n Winter Amuse-
ment-a Notable Wedding Dress
tribes for Chrissmas-How Good
Taste VIII Compensate for Ex-
pensive Materisis-EausI Rights
In An Orchestra.

With the dan. rainy days Of winter the
thought comes 10 many young girls.
'W hat shall We do for amusement -
Way not aSve a cooking Glass; In the
Hast cooking classes are ali the rage.
They meet once a week st one another
houses and each girl tries 20 do some
thing. The chaflng dish craze has given
an impetus TO this fad and girls arc be-
ginning 20 find that cooking IS an art. ami
that good and wea-cooked food is a thing
nos 20 b. deSpised.
Girls who take a great deal OF active
exercise in summer should continue Il IA
winter in the gymnasium. Resides thu
caliStheaics there is the swimming tank.
and 3 girl must know how IL swim now
aaays II she wishes 10 be considered up
TO date.
A recent bride sn the East went in for
great originality at her wedding. Ii Was
a scarlet wedding. The attending maids
wore bright red gowns OF satin. large red
velvet hats with long black cStrick 9eath-
srs. They carried huge bouquet OF red
carnations. The decorations were in red
roses and carnations. liz IS needless 10
add that this brilliant coloring made a
most striking background for the bride
white gown.
Another bride gave two dinners on the
two nights preceding her wedding. AZ
wlseh she insisted that the bridesmaids
saould wear their bridesmaid gowns. She.
however, did not wear her Wedding gown.
Indeed. most brides are superstitioas
about putting on their bridal dress. after
Il is All finished, until just before the we'd
ding.
Here are a few suggestions for Christ
mas. they are useful and easy 10 make:
Bags OF all kinds and FOR every occasion
are carried hy both young and oid Very
pretty bags. suitable to carry one = belong
ings TO the thealeF or party. arc made OF
pieces Of hrocade sink. cut sn the shape OF
a handkerchief and gathered up with a
drawstring or narrow ribbon. so as TO
bring all four corners to form four points.
These bags are made large that they
suggest a Saturday till Monday bag.
A powder pun TO carry 10 parties IS
something new. 1t Is made OF any pretty
kind OF silk. I'm the shape Of tiny bag. Il
is lined With elderiown. into which damp
powder Is rubbed. IL is then pulled to-
gether by n drawstring.
A stieknin case and ring bag combined
makes a dainty gift. Take a piece OF fig
ured ribbon eighteen inches long. Fold
one end over 10 form point, sew neatly
together. and take a piece OF narrow rib
bon TO the point. Take another piece Of
the ribbon about three inches long and
sew 10 the other end TO form bag: run q
drawstring through and pull together. In
the center Of the piece of ribbon reaching
from the bag TO the other end fsafherstitch
on a piece OF elderdown flannel This Is
for the stiekpins. When finished begin 10
roll at the bag end and tie together with
the ribbon sewed at the point
Women are now admitted into the New
York symphony orchestra. 10 hold offla
jointly with the men and 10 have equal
rights and voice In all matters pertaining
IN future uCgtfaF1