Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-17


For evening not wsp of a bang is
seen feathering out any white forehead,
and a new hair ornament is talked about.
inches long, having q fuchsia in diamonds
or u daisy at either end. The chain Is
meant to be woven among the coils OF
hair and the flowers of briiliantS peep out
at any point desired.
Over i'll Paris. where Mrs. Pell recently
gave to her friends in the smart American
colony a splendid dinner and dance, num-
ber OF these hair chains were worn. Some
OF them We're draped over the coiffure. were
Iunctuated with small jeweied flowers at
every inch or We're chain of small carved
gold bells that tinked musically at every
movement of the head they adorned.
very pretty holder for cabinet photo
graphs can be made in the form of = fan,
ana this is most effective ornament
for a small table. First. take two pieces
or fairly thick wood and cover them with
velvet or brocade, pale turquoise blue and
apple green being pretty coiors. Next cut
two pieces of stin cardboard into the shape
taken by the sticks Of fan when spread
out and cover these on the outside with
the same fabric. One of them can be
saastsfuily .adsas embroidered il you like or
be the front one of course. Glue the two
semicircles together along the sides. but
leave the top open, as in this the photo
graphs are placed, forming the top part
Of the FAM. The holder must then be
glued at the point to the two sticks
winch lOrm tne Slanu, one SUCK on eacn
side. and this stand can be secured at the
ends by ribbon bound firmly round and
tied in an outstanding bow at the top.
A woman may possess wealth untold.
she may have the kindest of hearts and
the brightest of minds, but unless she
has has, absolute control Of her feelings there
viii be some time in her career as
hostess that she will display annoyance
or furry, and the contagion. spreading
to her guests, will cause an otherwise sue
al ia M n II n1lS
guised failure.
true hostess must to all appearance
be made all of good humor SO far dis
agreeable happenings are concerned. Even
though guest or careless waiter inadvert-
emily breaks a bit of china which can never
be replaced. she must smile on as though
the loss of the entire set would but empha-
size the pleasure OF the evening.
Her well-bred calm inspires her guests
with feeling of confidence.
hurried hostess or nervous host. whose
cOuntenance but sadly conceals the worry
felt, can do more toward making the
guests uncomfortabl bic than if the soup We're
served stcne-cold. An imperturbable calm
and ready tact the two important
factors in the making of u model hostess.
Secure these, and You need fear nothing.
In our letter writing how often we fail
to consider as We should the rights and
needs of those at the other end OF the line
of correspondence. says WomanS Home
Companion. We dash off page in an hour
of restlessness or of disappointment that
careless of the effect upon the one who re-
ceives 1t, ignoring the possibility of the
want of help at the other end of the line,
and go on our way, satisfying ourselves
with the fact that we have given letter for
letter. Some of the most promising friend
ships have been killed through thought
lessness and selfishuess in correspondence,
for the written characters will reveal the
purpose of the one who penned them, and
a sensitive soul will receive a chill through
the page read by the heart as well as
through the eyes
We need to be very careful of the
form Of our written messages, for the one
to whom they are sent must interpret them
without the help or explanation ot personal
friendship through the years. let be
careful to keen up reasonable regularity
in our correspondence with the friend
whom we prize.
Harper's Bazaar: A very pretty writing
pad and blotter. which could easily be
made by anyone who is neat seamstress.
was exhibited the other day IN the rooms
of a decorative art society. The founda-
ton was a square of heavy pasteboard
covered with cotton fabric showing
design of scarlet poppies and green leaves
on a cream ground. At each of the four
corners, where silver. leather or china cor
ners are used. were corner pieces of scarlet
satin, the color of the poppies, interiined
with some stiff material that kept the satin
perfectly firm. Into the lower right hand
ting paper. cut large enough to extend
two-thirds Of the distance to the top of
the pad and two-thirds of the distance
across the bottom. The upper left hand
corner of the blotting paper was cut OFF in
a slant!ng direction. and through two Sits