The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-23

is rendered still more lovely by delicate
c0lors- This is one reason most women
look better in evening dress than in their
ordinary high- necked gowns The ex-
panse of delicately tinted shoulder puts
the face at its best. For this reason all
festival frocks and house gowns should
have Light yOlzes or vests. and where
this IS not possible, a collar with long
ends or a bow in front will partly sup
ply the deficiency. If only one gown can
be afforded for outdoor wear, including
theaters and concerts, then light col
ored waist should be provided to wear
with it. An entirely dark gown at a
semi-festival evening never looks well.
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
A .sFiancee Dinner"
A sfancee dinner was the novel en-
tertainment given by a Philadelphia
hostess to four ENGAGED cotlDles The
dinner cards each had a blOod-red heart
IN one corner. in which was imbedded
the first name Of the prospective life
partner. says the Mail and Express.
The table decorations were unique and
original with the hostess. Two sashes
Of glowing red ribbon were draped from
the chandelier to each side of the table
center, and We're ornamented their en-
tire length with papers OF needles and
strips Of pins to call to mind the Jingle:
Needles and pins. needles and pins.
When a mans married his trouble begins
Standing beneath this drapery were
tit DtAQE anu DIlQCEIDODl IN miniature
and dangling at the brides side were
tiny scissors in sugar, to indicate that
she would always have s'the last word"
At her feet lay a broom. her weapon Of
defense, while in front of the bridegroom
stood a candy coal scuttle and shovel, to
show he would be the one to build the
fire.
After the dessert there was served
with the coffee an enormous pie, envel-
oped in a white tissue paper and deco
rated with the tiny scarlet blooms of the
begonia- The top was covered with
paste, which the ingenious hostess pro-
ceeded to cut open in the usual manner.
Then with the pie knife she drew forth
every known utensil for housekeeping,
as well as miniature furniture, which
was passed on plates to the guests, with
life.
Change Shirt Waists.
Ordinary shirt waists may be DIVERSE
fled in many simple ways A favorite
fancy at present is to edge the center
band with a full frilling an inch or more
wide, and finished with narrow hem or
edging Of lace. A simple shirt waist
Introduction of insertion and tucks set
in straight, vertically or horizontally
Sleeves are not trimmed except in the
case OF cuff bands or hem-stitched flaps
at Wrlstsays a writer in Harper's Bazaar.
Wash skirts are most often finished
with several ruffies or a deep fOunce, cut
upon the straight and made very full.
The usual length for the single deep
hounce is twelve inches. and the width
allowed is from two to two and one-half
times the width of the skirt. Bias ruff1eS
are not used. Narrow rufffeS are finished
with the mereSt edge at the top, and the
uppermost one Of a group only is pro-
vided with small heading. Deep
hounces are usually put on with conceal
ed heading The same rules apply for
putting any kind Of rulings on skirts
They and the surface over which they
are to be. fitted should be measured off
in quarters. Each quarter should then
be gathered and carefully fitted into each
quarter Of the skirt.
Belts and Sashes.
Different belts and sashes also help to
make up a wardrobe at little expense.
With a black gown it is possible to ring
the changes for an indefinite length of
time by having broad belts or narrow
belts. cOloFed chiffon SaSheS or fancy rib
silk gown was in former years consid-
cred necessary to every WOman-S COM
fort and peace of mind; fortunately the
1aSnlOn mas returned again. and very !
much the same rule can be carried out !
as in the white lining, says Harper's |
Bazaar A skirt with fitted top and very
haring hounce or iounces will serve to
wear with the figured black nets without
lining, the embroidered muslins OF chif- |
fons. while the waists can be worn I'M |
der smart boleros with false fronts, or
even with a cloth waist and a cloth over |
skirt.
Necessity For Good Clothes.
There used to be a silly notion that a
woman who spent much time or money I
on her clothes was frivolous. while a
man was supposed to be quite beyond /
the necessity of doing more than cover |
his nakedness. says Frederick Miller in /
the Woman's Home Companion We are 1
learning better. and, despite the fact |
that you can point to a hundred and one |