The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29
Pretty New Things Seen il
Topeka Stores.
French Flannel Waists Are Now
Very Popular.
SOME EVENING WAISTS.
Panne Velvet Plays an ImpOr-
tant Part.
Things of Interest to House
keepers and Others.

With the cooler days comes the pretty
French flannel waists and all kinds,
shapes and sizes may be seen in the
stores in Topeka The prettiest ready
made ones have vest of white flannel
and small striped lapels of the goods
the same as the waist Some have little
stitched straps on the shoulders and
down the front which give them the
taiIor-made effect. Very narrow belts,
not wider than an inch. are to be worn
with these. These belts are coming in
fast and the narrower the better
Some PRETTY models of evening waists
may be seen at the fashionable dress
makers in Topeka. They have just been
brought from the east and are up-to-
date and chic IN appearance.
One is of light blue material, trimmed
with black velvet and cluny lace 1t is
low neck and sleeveless with sem
blance of a cap on the shoulder, which
is slashed and run through with the
The same modiste has a very hand
some square of panne velvet with a Dor
der of bright colored geraniums, which
is to be made into a waist draping IL
icrosS the bust with a rosette on the
eft side. Trimmed with panne velvet
Il to match the flowers this waist will be
very handsome and will in the rousseau
|of one of Topeka's autumn brides
The very SWEETEST reception dresses
have reached Topeka cut ready TO be
lftted to any form. One is of black bolt
ing cloth very heavily appliqued and
trimmed around the bottom with num-
Der of little ruffies of chiffon Another
is Of striped grenadine with enron
trimmings These are to be worn over
very handsome silk slips of almost any
color.
The Panel Skirts.
One Of the most noticeable features
of the new autumn skirts is the front
panel, says an eastern exchange As IL
invention had been squeezed dry, we
have in these days nothing but re-
vivals.
The tablier or panel fronted skirt is
revived from 1892, when it was revived
who knows when it originated2
It appears in costumes or the SIX
teenth and fourteenth centuries 1t was
Roman Christian. 1t was Egyptian.
OF late the tablier has been thought
formal, elderly-adapted only to dow
ayers. But this autumn it comes brave
" back on costumes for women OF all
ages
And yet its beginnings are modest For
the most part it is simulated by inser-
tions Of lace or by braid or embroidery
running up and down each SIDE OF the
front of q dress. Sometimes Strappings
of cloth produce more lively counter
felt
Occasionally the panel is holder; it
lends itself to skirts of two materials
It appears in velvet when the skirt IS OF
cloth or in lace or embroidery. with
falling overskirt OF silk or other ma
terial.
The front panel deserves to be thought
formal: it is formal. It lends statelt-
ness to woman Of height and majestic
carriage; it is the last style that should
be adopted by a short and stout per-
SON
It carries the thought away back to
the days of Louis XIII, when beauty
with her pretty coiffure adorned with
Jewels. her gold embroidered. gayly col
ored and richly ornamented dress open
in front over an underslOirt OF SILK or
satin. her large puffed sleeves showing
undersleeves trimmed with lace and love
knots and her stiff, long pointed bodlce
all covered with gold, as if she were an
enchanted princess imprisoned in dam
ascened armor, was indeed an "elegante,
but one to be approached with trepida-
ton.
Velvet is the material that the front
panel needs-velvet and damask and
sequins- And it gets them. 1t gets. too,
the pointed bodice that belonged with 1t
in the days of Richelieu.
Look Out For Moths.
It is of special Importance to see that
there are no moths in your carpets be-
fore they are put away in the spring
and also before they are relaid in the fall.
says the Philadelphia Record Should
there be any doubt about 1t, lay a wet
towel over the suspected place, cover II
with a piece of heavy paper, press with
a. hot iron, and the steam will effectual-
" destroy any eggs. laTva or insects that
have escaped notice After the carpet
Is thoroughly cleaned and renovated roll
and wrap in a tight cover. When it is
to be put down again brush the edges
of the floor with turpentine or coal oil,
being sure to get in all the cracks.
Sprinkle salt plentifully over the face
Of the carpet next to the washboards
and on any edges that are to be turned
under.
From experience it has been found
that salt effectually prevents the carpet