The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-23
FOR THE WOMEN.
Never Such a Variety Of Ready
Made Waists.
Cheapest Ones Are Made OF
Nuns Yelling.
WIDE RANGE OF PRICE.
From Two Dollars and a Half
Up to Twenty-Five.
Things Of Interest to HOnse-
keepers and Others
WIDE RANGE OF PRICE.

such variety Of pretty ready-made
waists a. are to be found in the Topeka
stores this season They come In All
colors and styles and range in price
from two dollars and a half up TO twenty
or twenty-five dollars so that all women
wishing to buy a pretty ready made gar
ment may ind something to suit them
The cheapest ones. which are also
among the prettiest, are made Of nun 3
yelling. tucked back and front, win
plain stock and bishop sleeves. They
come mostly in light colors. and while
there IS nothing particularly new OF
striking about them, they are very con
venient for the many women VINO nave
little time to sew and little money to
pay to dresSmakers
Some exquisitely pretty silk waists are
shown too. and range in price from hve
dollars up French flannel waists are
also among the most popular ready
mades. and come In all styles 'Lhe
French flannel waists are very con-
Eenient TO have in ones wardrobe, as
they may be worn on occasional warm
days during the early spring without
jackets The ready-made cotton waists
shown in the stores this season are
much more deliberately trimmed than
they have ever been before Many OF
the colored ones have white pique sailor
collars. revers or boleros; others are pro
fusely trimmed with lace and en-
broidery-
Three pretty waists are shown in the
accompanying cuts. which may be found
in Topeka stores The first is OF pastel
blue French flannel. tucked and trimmed
with Persian bans. 1t is finished at the
waist with a black velvet belt and
rosette while a black velvet rosette is
perched under the left ear.
The second is of plaid French Bingham.
made on the bias. and the third is of
the palest Of pink silk. with front and
collar of tucked white liberty silk and
trimmed with delicate gold braid and
gold buttons
Seen and Heard in Topeka Stores.
Black and white wells with gold
threads woven into the mesh are among
the spring novelties
Lingerie is more elaborate than ever.
The prettiest Of the new nightgowns are
finished with lace bolerOs-
One of the latest fads is to have your
favorite flower embroidered on all Of
your lingerie.
The stores are full Of pretty new rib
bons- Some Of the prettiest. both plain
and figured. have threads of gold woven
in lengthwise. producing charming
effect
Many Of the new ribbons are given AN
air of chic by having introduced into
them a bit of black. either a tiny dot.
a thread line or broken figure.
Pastel blue is one Of the favorite
The new foulards and other spring
gowns are all TO be prOfusely trimmed
with lace.
Lace wells with chenille borders have
made their appearance.
Narrow turnover edges Of lace and
embroidery are still worn.
Most tail0rs and dressmakers prefer
the quilted revere to the plain ones.
Sashes Of all kind and descriptions
are to be feature Of the summer
gowns
The tailor-made silk gown IS one OF
the seasons novelties
SingIe-faced velvet ribbons are to be
used as a trimming for foulard gowns.
The new skirts are sheath-lilSe, with the
fullness well TO the back. From the
knae down they fare decidedly, and
many are deliberately trimmed.
It is said that the extremely up-to-d date
woman now has her breakfast jackets
match the breakfast china.
The craze for gold has not abated very
much. and bids fair to prosper through
out the summer.
Variety distinguishes the assortment
OF flowers which appear on the new hats,
but size and quality are the main fea-
lures after all
All tones Of violet from deep pansy
and queens purple to the palest, pink
ish amethyst. are to be greatly favored
Other popular tints are art blue, tea rose
pink or nlignonette.
Undersleeves OF lace and embroidery
that may be worn with almost any
gowns are to be found in the stores.
Eggs as a Tonic.
Raw eggs have now been added to the |
menu Of the fragile, nervous woman /
whose love OF doing things is out of /
proportion to her strength or endurance. |
Brown bread. oranges. milk and olive 4
oil, singly and combined. have been /
recommended for nervous women. and |
now comes a college girl who sings the /
praises OF raw eggs-nOt raw eggs in 4
sherry or raw eggs beaten up in milk. i
but raw eggs straight" without any /
frilis or accessories This college girl /
went through q course of studies. with |
basket ball, tennis. golf and gymnastic i
side Issues. when the family physician |
had warned her family that she was not /
strong enough to stand a year of such
rigorous living The girl confessed to \
keeping eggs in her room all the time
breaking and swallowing one at odd \
times throughout the day. growing fond /
81 them and consuming sometimes five
and six without thinking-sinely. Of
course They had the effect OF a tonic
says the st. Louis Republic
Another girl I'm her last year at school !
IS kept mp to working condition by a |
tri-naliy dose OF raw egg. AT breakfast
she swallows one, directly she. returns
from school another. and at dinner one
Is broken into her soup. The iron in the
egg holsters her up finely. and she no
more complains of a weak back or ener-
Vation. The treatment IS recommended
20 other growing girls
Beauty Hints.
For skin roughened by the high winds.
t---- We nave a utuDit allowance ]
MS month, nothing is better than a lit
le rub Of pure olive oil or almond oil
mis- worked well into the pores after
Fasnlng in warm water, will give satiny
iInQotnness- The Odor Of olive oil is un-
pleasant to many people. and for these
~ excellent facial cream may be made
rom tablespoonful of almond oil
laif teaspoonfui Of benzoin, beaten to-
iether until frOthy. after which the
White Of an egg ana "a Few dv-one Nv
ssence should he added This shouts ~ |
beaten again with 4 Vvbfslr
md bottled.
Few women understand f,,llvv ~, ,,ee,r
flying effect of lieht color re.s n. H., &C.,
MY the most perfect blond complexion
an stand a dead black froek. and the
Fefaze woman be she ever SO lovely,