The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Frnln Here and There.

Fr0ln Here and There.
A specialist in nervous diseases says that
women should sleep at least nine hours at
night and one hour in the daytime.
Ordinary headaches almost always yield
to the simultaneous application of hot
water to the feet and back of the neck.
Many spring cleaners do not know that
an old carpet scrubbed with common yell
low soap and hot water and afterward with
clean cold water will be wonderfully I'M
proved.
An umbrella dealer cautions against the
double use for sun and rain of a rain UNI
brella. Silk wears, he says, as long as ITS
oil lasts. then it splits and cracks and is
gone. TIL sun dries out the oil, hence It's
harm.
When a dose Of unpleasant medicine is
necessary, particularly with children, its
disagreeable taste may be almost wholly
concealed if peppermint candy is taken just
before the medicine. This is a better plan
than taking something after the dose.
An agreeable method of changing the at
mosphere in an invalids room Is TO pour
some good eau de cologne into a soup plate,
and with a lighted match set fire to 1t, Inc
cologne will make a pretty lame. ana I'M
part a delightful, refreshing odor to the ar.
White gowns are to be worn more than
ever this summer for informal as well as
dressy costumes, and these will be accom-
panied by white hats, parasols ana SHOES.
With toilets of china silk, foulard, organdy,
French muslin, India null, and the IKE,
the greatest elaboration and richness are
allowed, but in tailor costumes or WHITE
pique. linen, serge, dimity, etc, the parasol
is of the plaineSt, simplest description,
matching the gown IL possible; me gloves
of Castor beaver. and the shoes OF inner
with kid ~finishings.
An old housekeeper says that there may
be many new liquids for freshening and
Frightening carpets, but she has yet TO ind
anything that will do better work than OK
gail. Use one gill to q gallon of cold soft
water, stirring the OK gall into the water
with a stick. With a soft brush rub the
carpet, making a white lather. TWO per-
sons should do this work, one following the
other and washing the. lather Off with clear
water. The water should be changed otten,
and then the carpet should be rubbed with
clean cloths until dry.
Black and white effects in gowning are
quite as much the fashion as the rage Tor
glaring and outre, color mixtures, ana are a
decided relief to the blaze of gorgeous dyes
used both in dress and millinery. The black
ana white striped and checked silks and
Jacquard Liberty SatinS are We'll represent
ed among summer textiles. Black lace,
white insertion, chiffon, accordion-pleated
frills and black velvet ribbon are used TO
trim these gowns, also those of sheer white
wool and India silks. This makes a very
lady-like combination in black and white;
and a feature of these toilets IS the pand
and bows of black velvet RIBBON on the
bodice.
Many of the models for summer gowns
nave flat bands of velvet set upon the skirt
or lace insertions set in about TOUR lhches
apart. some of these showing a color con-
trasting with that of the dress set Deneath
each row of insertion. Tiny ruches OF SILK
outline the Skirt SGdUlSs anu - NSiNo
trim the extreme edge of the skirt. adorn
the sleeves. and finish the diminutive shoul-
der cape: and on other gowns accordlon-
pleated frills ripple all over the dEess from
the neck of the bodice to the bottom OF the
skirt. The sleeve tops are a mass OF the
pleatings and the little Marie Antolnette
fichu or French pelerine is edged with SIN
gle, double or triple rows of the frllls.
All sorts of exquisite little neck decora-
tons will take the place on summer toilets
of the stiff millinery or stock collars. stand
ing and falling ruches of India muslin, silk
canvas. lisse, chiffon, ETC., and little turn
over collars and paquin points OF Whlte
batiste and lace, which give such a dainty
touch to the gown. One Of the latest neck
mi for airy gowns is a band of
linen batiste not more than an inch and a
half wide. This is laid in tiny folds with
very narrow Valenciennes lace on each
edge. In the front and just at the back
are points of the linen with a medallon
embroidery in each point and lace at the
edge. Wide white organdy collars trimmed
with lace are a finish for brench zephyr
Bingham and colored dimity dresses, ana
Vaienciennes lace and insertion inquire
largely in the decoration of all thin gowns
for the coming season that are made Tor
special wear. For more ordinary uses,
yery fine Irish laoes and linen insertions
are used. and some of the designs IN these
trimmings are exquisitely dainty and
thread-like.