The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-30
Odds and Ends.

Apply powdered alum to a fever sore. This
will prevent 1t from becoming very insight
ly or noticeable.
Violet in all shades between pale mauve
and pansy is the popular color for your silk
shirt waists. White silk with endless tucks
Is also worn, with red or blue velvet collar
bands.
To clean all kinds of glass bottles wet
some tea leaves with little warm water
and soda; put them into the bottles, and
well shake until the bottles are clean; rinse
In clear water and drain.
Soft, rich colors prevail in the fashion for
gloves, the glace gloves being the favorite
for street wear and the suede in a soft
cream shade for evening. Some of the street
gloves are heavily stitched and fasten with
colored crystal buttons.
To clean sewing machines cover all the
bearings with kerosene oil, work the ma
chine very quickly for few minutes, then
thoroughly rub all the oil off with a piece
of soft rag, and apply machine oil to the
parts which need oiling.
The foreign fashion writer's are continual
ly reminding US that the ideal costume for
morning wear in the street consists of a
plaid skirt and plain cloth coat, both
tailor-made, of course. Black and gray and
white plaid, with a black coat, is the latest
but you can exercise your own taste as to
color.
The abolition, or, rather, the moderation
OF heavy winter flannels, is part of the new
wise a graduation of flannel underwear if
they advise it at all, and point out that it is
much better to increase the outdoor wear
as occasion requires than to keep the body
incaSed in warm, muggy winter days as
we'll as on sharply-cold ones in the same
weight Of flannel.
The remarkable fondness for lace, says a
writer in the New York Sun, seems likely
to outlive every other caprice of fashion,
and the fortunate woman who has q stock
of real lace is more to be envied this sea-
Renaissance lace are in great demand at
the moment. 1t is used for hat trimmings
very effectively over white satin ribbon, for
bows for dress trimmings. for neck bows
and TO cover revers on some of the dressy
evening wraps.
Bicycles that are to go into winter quar-
terS in private houses are usually relegated
to the cellar. 1t is not necessary to have
the elaborate raising apparatus that is seen
at colleges and other places. where many
stout hooks screwed about eight inches
apart into beam will afford trustworthy
support for any wheel. 1t is dashed to
through and around the framework. A COW
ering of some closely woven sheeting is
then drawn over 1t, the end sewed around.
A sleaZy cloth or cambria will not protect
the wheel from the dust of the cellar. BIZ
cycle covers of various heavy and water
proof materials that it neatly over the ma
chine are TO be had If preferred.
Every kind of lace, either real or imita>
ton, is in use in some way. Entire dresses
of real lace mounted on chiffon and made
over white satin are the thing for evening
gowns and the little sleeveless coats of lace
are charming. Ecru guipure over white
with 4 eolored velvet belt. is especially,
pretty for the gown or coat. Lace polo
naises are worn as well. They are cut away
at the neck usually TO show the under
bodice of chiffon. Short jackets of black
chantilly over white satin are exceedingly
stylish made with the round cutaway
basque and cut out at the neck enough
10 give yoke effect TO the chiffon bodice
worn underneath. A narrow ruche OF black
chiffon finishes the edge prettily. Elbow
sleeves are the rule for this sort OF bodice