Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-12

sary, press with a very small fiat
| iron.
The writer received as birthday
| gift from girl friend, tiny nickle
| plated fat-iron, so small that it looked
| like paper weight. 1t was a two
pound pressing iron, designed for rib
| bons and laces. Such an iron heats on
| a gas stove in a few minutes and the
work Of pressing can be done upon any
small table with a pillow case for an
ironing blanket. These are merely sug-
gestions for the busy woman who some
times, in fit Of industry, feels that it
will be both playful and profitable to
turn laundress for night.
1t is to be a white season, and this
means eternal vigilance. They are
| making silk ruf1les double and finger
deep, which they sew in the wrist Of
| house dresses. The ruffles are attached
| to a band of taffeta. Points of white
| taffeta are also used for the wrists
| great silk points that come down over
| the knuckles. These are sewed in
rather full and are immensely fashion
able on house or street dress.
Making points is the fashionable &C.
| cupation of the girls of Gotham. The
| pattern is triangular piece of white
| taffeta twice as wide as the hand.
1t is lined with taffeta and is sewed
in the dress sleeve in such a way as to
fall like full ruff1e over the knuckles.
Every inch of taffeta can be used in
this way and the best portions of
sleeves and bodices put to good ac-
! count.
THE BUTTONS.
Buttons, if used on house dresses or
lounging robes, are odd buttons, SOU
venirs, old pieces Of cameo and bits of
breastpins and jewels of bygone day.
Any old brooch, be it moss agate, onyx,
cameo, blue-stone or plated metal can
be made into a dress button by the
boring of two holes through which the
button can be attached Often in this
way a pretty and unique ornament is
secured, one that would cost too much
| if purchased outright.
The long dangling chain of gold, slen-
| der as thread, hangs around the neck,
and from it depend all the small articles
of household need-scissors, work-bag,
keys, and kerchief bag. Into the little
kit is placed pencil and tiny pad and
| everything a housewife may call for on
| her journey around the house.
1t is really better in the long run to
make up these lounging gowns out of
good new material no matter how mex
pensive, for the result is so much better
in the long run. A morning robe is one
| that is for work, not for play, as in
the afternoon tea gown.
| Very brilliant buckles are in good
form if properly selected. A lady OF
unquestioned taste comes to the break
fast table every morning wearing belt
with great big buckle thickly set with
what are known as sulphur diamonds
They are dark gray with a subdued
sparkle, and upon the grey silk vest
they are very harmonious and one OF
the pretty features of pretty morning
toilette.
In selecting these jewelled belts, be
careful that the stones always harmon
ize with the dress. This is their only
excuse for being worn. as they are
neither valuable. nor pretty by them
selves, although in combination they
are wonderfully effective.
8 Real diamonds must not be worn in
belts that appear at breakfast. Jewels
according to the best society laws. arr